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Peru confirms 25 years jail for Fujimori »
The Peruvian Supreme Court has unanimously confirmed a 25-year prison sentence on the country’s former president Alberto Fujimori.
French bakery offers future to Afghan minority children »
On the wall of Le Pelican cafe in Kabul’s dusty suburbs are photographs showing a baker’s dozen of Afghan children beaming over a tray of pastries fresh out of the huge industrial oven behind them.
Crises greet Obama’s Washington return »
US President Barack Obama will return to Washington on Monday, with resurgent fears of airborne terrorism and Iran’s nuclear defiance darkening his agenda.
Peru Supreme Court confirms 25-yr sentence for Fujimori »
The Peruvian Surpreme Court early Sunday unanimously confirmed a 25-year prison sentence on the country’s former president Alberto Fujimori.
Iran ‘standing in its own way’ on nuclear deal: US »
The White House today said Iran was “standing in its own way” by imposing an ultimatum on world powers to accept its version of a deal to defuse the building nuclear showdown.
Rio hotel horror, as landslides kill 63 »
Rescuers pulled more bodies from an avalanche of thick mud and rock that buried a luxury Brazilian hotel filled with New Year’s revelers, as the death toll from heavy rains in the south of the country rose to 63.
Ntini decision ‘sensitive’, says SA cricket captain »
South African captain Graeme Smith acknowledged on Saturday that a decision on whether to drop veteran fast bowler Makhaya Ntini for Sunday’s third Test against England at Newlands went beyond purely cricketing issues.
Insurer Allianz sees good year for Germany in 2010 »
Germany’s insurance giant Allianz foresees a massive recovery for the country’s economy this year, with growth exceeding official forecasts and unemployment rising only marginally, a report says.
Yemen rebels ready for talks once fighting stops »
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s Shi’ite rebels are ready for talks with the government once fighting stops, their leader said on Saturday, responding to a presidential plea as fears grow that al Qaeda could exploit the country’s instability.
Bin Laden daughter should be free to quit Iran: Saudi Arabia »
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia urged Iran on Saturday to allow a daughter of Osama bin Laden, who fled house arrest and sought refuge in the Saudi embassy in Tehran, to leave the country if she wishes.