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Peru confirms 25 years jail for Fujimori

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:25:12 +0000

The Peruvian Supreme Court has unanimously confirmed a 25-year prison sentence on the country’s former president Alberto Fujimori.

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Peru confirms 25 years jail for Fujimori

French bakery offers future to Afghan minority children

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:25:05 +0000

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.

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French bakery offers future to Afghan minority children

Crises greet Obama’s Washington return

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:24:52 +0000

US President Barack Obama will return to Washington on Monday, with resurgent fears of airborne terrorism and Iran’s nuclear defiance darkening his agenda.

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Peru Supreme Court confirms 25-yr sentence for Fujimori

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:24:48 +0000

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

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:33:58 +0000

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.

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Iran ‘standing in its own way’ on nuclear deal: US

Rio hotel horror, as landslides kill 63

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:33:53 +0000

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.

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Ntini decision ‘sensitive’, says SA cricket captain

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:47:53 +0000

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.

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Insurer Allianz sees good year for Germany in 2010

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:47:52 +0000

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

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:17:27 +0000

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.

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Bin Laden daughter should be free to quit Iran: Saudi Arabia

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:16:13 +0000

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.

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