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MOSCOW (AFP) - A Moscow court on Monday fined two organisers of a 2007 exhibition of provocative art up to 6,500 dollars each but refrained from imposing jail sentences, an AFP correspondent reported.

The ruling party of PM Naoto Kan has lost control of the upper house of parliament in Sunday's election, media forecasts say.

The death toll from bombings in Uganda rose to at least 64, authorities said Monday, a day after explosions ripped through two venues where crowds were watching the World Cup...

MOSCOW (AFP) - A Moscow court on Monday found two organisers of a 2007 Russian exhibition of provocative art guilty of inciting hatred, after a trial fiercely criticised by rights activists and artists.

Most Asian markets advanced as strong Chinese exports data and extended gains on Wall Street aided sentiment, but Tokyo defied the trend after its ruling party was dealt an electoral setback.

BEIRUT (AFP) - Family members have identified a man who died at the weekend after he tried to hitch a ride from Beirut to Riyadh by hiding in the wheel bay of a passenger jet, Lebanon's justice minister said Monday.

ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss Justice Ministry said it will hold a news conference at 1:00 p.

JERUSALEM (AFP) - A military probe has found Israel's armed forces committed serious errors in preparing and carrying out the deadly boarding of a Gaza-bound aid ship in May, media reported on Monday.