Jul 05, 2008

Bangladesh releases 25,000 protected turtles (AFP)

Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) head to the sea, just after hatching. Bangladeshi bio-marine experts have released 25,000 endangered baby turtles into the sea in the past two months as part of a state-run captivity breeding programme, an environmental official said Friday.(AFP/Str)AFP - Bangladeshi bio-marine experts have released 25,000 endangered baby turtles into the sea in the past two months as part of a state-run captivity breeding programme, an environmental official said Friday.



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Jul 05, 2008

7th victim of helicopter crash dies in hospital (AP)

James Taylor is shown in this undated photo provided by Northern Arizona Healthcare. Authorities say Taylor, the lone survivor of a mid-air crash of two medical helicopters has died at a hospital. Police and officials at Flagstaff Medical Center say 36-year-old James Taylor died Friday, July 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Northern Arizona Healthcare)AP - Authorities say the lone survivor of a mid-air crash of two medical helicopters has died at a hospital.



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Jul 05, 2008

Gunmen assassinate Shiite official in Iraq (AP)

Nouri al-Maliki, Iraq's Prime Minister, arrives at a ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the 2003 assassination of Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, a leading opponent of Saddam Hussein, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 5, 2008. Al-Maliki said Saturday that the government has defeated terrorism in the country, a sign of growing confidence after recent crackdowns against Sunni extremists and Shiite militias. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Gunmen on a motorcycle assassinated an official of Iraq's biggest Shiite party Friday in the southern city of Basra, police said.



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