Construction workers on a road expansion project discovered the explosives with a metal detector and notified police, Kiyotaka Maedomari, a senior police official in Itoman city, said.
Jul 15, 2010
Japan: 900 Second World War bombs found under restaurant - Telegraph
Construction workers on a road expansion project discovered the explosives with a metal detector and notified police, Kiyotaka Maedomari, a senior police official in Itoman city, said.
Indian rupee gets own currency symbol - Telegraph
Dean Nelson, in New Delhi
Gurpreet Singh shows his artwork depicting the new graphic symbol of Indian Rupee
Until now the rupee has been denoted by the abbreviation 'Rs' or INRs to distinguish it from neighbouring countries like Pakistan and Sri Lanka which also have rupees.
Until now the rupee has been denoted by the abbreviation 'Rs' or INRs to distinguish it from neighbouring countries like Pakistan and Sri Lanka which also have rupees.
Ground Zero excavators find 18th century ship's hull - Telegraph
The vessel probably was used along with other debris to fill in land to extend lower Manhattan into the Hudson River, archeologists said.
Molly McDonald and A. Michael Pappalardo, archeologists, were at the site of the 9/11 terror attacks when workers uncovered the artifacts.
Palin Calls For New 'Revolution' At Tea Party
Mrs Palin has recently released a memoir Going Rogue: An American Life
Speaking to a crowd of 1,100 in Nashville, the former Republican vice-presidential candidate, said: "America is ready for another revolution.""
US Tea Party Link Obama To Hitler In Poster
Locals were outraged by the poster which went up last week in Mason, North Iowa
The sign was put up last week in the town of Mason, Iowa, by a local group of the right-wing Tea Party movement.
The sign was put up last week in the town of Mason, Iowa, by a local group of the right-wing Tea Party movement.
Gorillas 'Cheat' Like Children When Playing Tag, Portsmouth Uni Researchers Discover | Strange News | Sky News
Gorillas apparently playing tag in a German zoo (Pic: Portsmouth Uni)
When playing a game of tag, the apes would hit their playmates and then rush away in order to gain the advantage, researchers at the University of Portsmouth found.
Pakistan skittle Aussies Cricket - The Mercury - The Voice of Tasmania
Tasmanian Tim Paine trudges off Lords after making 7 runs in his Test debut against Pakistan. He batted for 52 minutes. Picture: AFP
BEN DORRIES | July 14, 2010 09.42am
PACEMAN Mohammad Asif rocked Australia as Pakistan took the honours on the first day of the first Test at Lord's today.
And Pakistan's other young quick, teenager Mohammad Aamer, was involved in a physical clash with Australian captain Ricky Ponting after dismissing him.
Australia struggled to 9-229 on a tense first day, with Mike Hussey unbeaten on 39 when bad light stopped play early.
Asif took 3-0 in seven balls with a triple strike that removed Simon Katich (80), Michael Clarke (47) and Marcus North (0).
Danish Kaneria (2-48) knocked over the lower-order, including bowling Mitchell Johnson with a big-turning legbreak that Shane Warne would have been proud of.
North's third-ball duck, bowled through a gaping hole between bat and pad, continued the pressure on the left-hander in the lead-up to next summer's Ashes series
BEN DORRIES | July 14, 2010 09.42am
PACEMAN Mohammad Asif rocked Australia as Pakistan took the honours on the first day of the first Test at Lord's today.
And Pakistan's other young quick, teenager Mohammad Aamer, was involved in a physical clash with Australian captain Ricky Ponting after dismissing him.
Australia struggled to 9-229 on a tense first day, with Mike Hussey unbeaten on 39 when bad light stopped play early.
Asif took 3-0 in seven balls with a triple strike that removed Simon Katich (80), Michael Clarke (47) and Marcus North (0).
Danish Kaneria (2-48) knocked over the lower-order, including bowling Mitchell Johnson with a big-turning legbreak that Shane Warne would have been proud of.
North's third-ball duck, bowled through a gaping hole between bat and pad, continued the pressure on the left-hander in the lead-up to next summer's Ashes series
Death toll from south China floods rises to 135
Heavy rainfall block the traffic in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, July 15, 2010. Jingdezhen receives an average rainfall of 120 millimeters on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhang Wu)
BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) -- At least 135 people had been confirmed dead and 41 are missing, as some of the worst flooding in years continues in south China.
By 4 p.m. Thursday, close to 35.5 million people in 10 southern provinces and Chongqing Municipality had been affected by continuous rainstorms and floods since July 1, the Civil Affairs Ministry said in a notice on its website.
Russia, Germany hail outcome of summit
MOSCOW, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Russia and Germany concluded their 12th interstate consultations Thursday at the Urals city of Yekaterinburg, hailing closer ties and business-to-business cooperation.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed a broad range of issues during the consultations, including foreign policy, economy, culture, technology and innovation.
Both sides vowed to practically advance bilateral cooperation in all sectors, with governments, banks and high-tech enterprises from both countries inking cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding.
At the joint press conference, both Medvedev and Merkel stressed the importance for the two countries of developing their strategic partnership.
Medvedev was positive about the meeting, saying cooperation would "develop in all directions."
He also welcomed German enterprises' participation in the hi-tech hub Skolkovo outside Moscow.
"We hope German businesses' role will be quite active in the large projects to be implemented in Skolkovo," said Medvedev, adding that Moscow had reached an agreement with Brussels on the implementation of a Partnership for Modernization initiative.
Editor: Fang Yang
Libyan aid ship docks in Egypt's El-Arish port
EL-ARISH, Egypt, July 15 (Xinhua) -- The Gaza-bound Libyan aid ship docked in Egypt's El-Arish port around midday Thursday after it was prevented from sailing directly to the Gaza Strip.
Workers are prepared to unload some 2,000 tons of food and medical aid materials on the vessel which reached the port Wednesday night.
Ordination of women a "crime against the faith"
The ordination of women as Roman Catholic priests is a "crime against the faith," the Vatican said Thursday as it issued a raft of new disciplinary rules.
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