Chinese plane explodes with 64 on board
All the 64 people on board a Chinese airliner were killed today when the plane exploded in mid-air minutes before landing at Wenzhou airport in east China, airport officials said.

Bombs mar second day of Bangla vote
Bomb blasts shook the capital Dhaka on the second day of Bangladesh local elections marred by violence which has already claimed three lives amid an Opposition strike and boycott.

FTSE leads unexpected European charge
London's FTSE 100 hit an unexpected all-time high Wednesday morning, defying predictions of European caution following US Fed chairman Alan Greenspan's congressional testimony Tuesday.

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