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N Koreas Kim Jong-il in Beijing

BEIJING: NORTH Koreas leader Kim Jong-il met Wednesday with Chinese President Hu Jintao for the third time in just over a year. South Korean media said Kim arrived in Beijing Wednesday morning to discuss Chinas economic reforms.

Saleh says no retreat as battles rage

SANAA: Yemens President Ali Abdullah Saleh issued messages of defiance Wednesday even as intense battles raged in the heart of the capital for a third day,saying he will not step down or allow the country to become a failed state.

Bomb items found on Indonesia airport

SURABAYA: Officials said a plastic bag with liquid materials used to make explosives materials were found in an airport lounge after a threat was made against flights in Indonesia. A Transport Ministry spokesman said threat was faxed to state-run Garuda Airlines.

7 experts to be tried over 2009 Italy quake

ROME: Seven scientists and other experts were indicted on manslaughter charges Wednesday for not warning residents before a devastating earthquake that killed more than 300 people in Italy in 2009. Defence lawyers condemned the charges,saying its impossible to predict earthquakes. Judge Giuseppe Romano Gargarella ordered the members of governments Great Risks commission to go on trial on September 20.