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Indonesian karaoke fire kills 20

UPI - Fri Dec 4, 6:20 pm ET

MEDAN, Indonesia, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A fire at a karaoke lounge in an Indonesian provincial capitol Friday killed 20 and injured more than a dozen, police say.

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Indonesian militants call for sharia law to stop HIV
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 29, 11:58 am ET
Several hundred hardline Muslim protestors staged rallies in Indonesia Sunday to urge the government to prevent the spread of HIV by implementing Islamic law.
Indonesian police stop Greenpeace forest protest
Boston Herald - Thu Nov 26, 8:33 am ET
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Police broke up a protest by the environmental group Greenpeace against deforestation on the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Thursday, arresting 12 foreign...
SC holiday wish: Clean drinking water for world
Live 5 News Charleston - Fri Dec 4, 4:28 am ET
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - One wish by a South Carolina group this holiday season is providing more safe drinking water for the world. Water Missions International of Charleston is hosting 30 of its directors working in 10 nations from Haiti to Indonesia.
Amnesty highlights abuses in Indonesia's Papua
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 30, 3:41 am ET
Amnesty International called Monday for an investigation into a "pattern of unchecked human rights violations" by Indonesian police in restive Papua province.
‘When China Rules the World’
New York Times - Thu Dec 3, 6:10 pm ET
“Since 1945 the United States has been the world’s dominant power.”
Polanski set to begin house arrest in Swiss Alpine resort
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Dec 4, 6:17 am ET
Gstaad, Switzerland - Dozens of reporters and the residents of Swiss ski resort Gstaad were Friday awaiting the arrival of the town's most prominent resident, 76-year-old star director Roman Polanski, due to begin a house arrest in the early afternoo...
Japan considers dropping out of 2018 WCup bid race
Sports Illustrated - Fri Dec 4, 10:19 am ET
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) -- Japan is considering withdrawing from the 2018 World Cup bidding race to concentrate on getting the 2022 tournament.
World Cup bidders gather for campaign launch
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Fri Dec 4, 10:12 am ET
The 10 bidders hoping to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022 have launched their first campaign films in the gardens of a stately home. The four-minute movies were screened back-to-back in a giant tent at a government residence in Cape Town on Friday, hours before the draw for the 2010 World Cup. Bid ambassadors including David Beckham, Ruud Gullit and Luis Figo promoted their home nation...
Ancient Volcano's Devastating Effects Confirmed
LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 10:10 am ET
A massive volcanic eruption that occurred in the distant past killed off much of central India's forests and may have pushed humans to the brink of extinction, according to a new study that adds evidence to a controversial topic.
'More than 100 leaders' confirmed for climate talks
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 8:32 am ET
More than 100 heads of state or government have confirmed their participation in top-level talks at the end of the UN-led Copenhagen climate conference, Danish government officials said Friday.
Hanesbrands to Sell Debt as Junk Bonds Trail Stocks (Update1)
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 3, 10:06 am ET
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Hanesbrands Inc. , the maker of Hanes underwear and the Wonder Bra, may sell debt as soon as today after high-yield, high-risk bonds returned less than equities and U.S. Treasuries in November.
Hanesbrands to Sell Debt as Junk Bonds Trail Stocks (Correct)
Bloomberg - Thu Dec 3, 9:51 am ET
(Corrects high-yield issuance in ninth paragraph.) Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Hanesbrands Inc. , the maker of Hanes underwear and the Wonder Bra, may sell debt as soon as today after high-yield, high-risk bonds returned less than equities and U.S. Treasuries in November.
Reflections on the First Decade of the 2000s
New York Times - Fri Dec 4, 7:18 am ET
List-making for the end of the first decade of the 2000s is in full swing.
7-Foot NBA Center Wins eBay Auction to Name Shrimp Species
Wired News - 2 hours 1 minutes ago
Luc Longley, the center on three Chicago Bulls championship teams, has a soft spot for taxonomical nomenclature. He purchases the naming rights for a newly discovered Australian shrimp species on eBay.
Tree Harvester Offers to Save Indonesian Forest
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Mon Nov 30, 2:18 am ET
TELUK MERANTI, Indonesia -- From the air, the Kampar Peninsula in Indonesia stretches for mile after mile in dense scrub and trees. One of the world's largest peat swamp forests, it is also one of its biggest vaults of carbon dioxide, a source of potentially lucrative currency as world governments struggle to hammer out a global climate treaty. The vault, though, is leaking.