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Indonesia suspends new army powers

The Indonesian Government suspends moves to introduce a new law giving
the army sweeping powers, following two days of bloody protests. 


ALSO: Picture gallery: Violence in Jakarta Eyewitness: Caught in the
Jakarta riots Indonesia's military - who is in control? 







Boy rescued from Taiwan rubble

A six-year-old boy has been rescued after almost 90 hours in the rubble
of a block of flats which collapsed in the Taiwan earthquake. 


ALSO: Surviving against the odds Queen's sympathy for quake victims
Earthquake 'unusual,' say scientists







Typhoon sweeps across Japan

Typhoon Bart leaves at least 26 people dead and hundreds injured after
hitting the Japanese islands. 


ALSO: High alert as typhoon threatens Koreas fall victim to Asian floods
Typhoon threatens more Japanese flood misery




G7 faces yen pressure The Group of Seven finance ministers are facing
calls to intervene to halt the growing strength of the yen. 

Burma: 'Give democracy time' Burma's ambassador in the UK says democracy
will come to his country when the time is right. 

Timor peacekeepers' show of force The Australian-led intervention force
arrests a senior militia leader in East Timor, but acknowledges that it
is still not in control of the capital. 

Eyewitness: Caught in the Jakarta riots Violent clashes resume between
students and security forces in the Indonesian capital, with three
people reported dead. 

Deadlock over Timor probe Asian and Western states fail to agree on
whether to launch a UN inquiry into killings in East Timor. 

Europe suffers but Dow stabilises European shares suffer big losses,
following a drop in New York - but the Dow shows signs of recovery. 

London-bound jet skids off runway Passengers scramble from a Boeing 747
bound for London from Sydney after it skids off a runway while landing
in a rainstorm at Bangkok. 

Thai talks Timor with Wiranto The supreme commander of Thailand's armed
forces, General Mongkhon Amphonphisit, has met the Indonesian military
chief, General Wiranto, to discuss the deployment of the Thai troops who
are joining the East Timor peacekeeping force. 

European stocks fall Share prices on the main European stock markets
have fallen after the sharp declines in New York and Tokyo. 

Picture gallery: Violence in Jakarta Our pictures show the violent
clashes between police and demonstrators protesting against emergency
powers given to the Indonesian military. 

Dilemma facing the Timor force Defence Correspondent Mark Laity assesses
the risks facing the international force in East Timor. 
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