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Peruvian killers suspected of selling human fat for beauty products
Lima - A Peruvian criminal gang is suspected of killing dozens of peasants in order to sell their tissue for use in beauty products, local media reported overnight. Four suspected members of a gang known as Los Pishtacos - a word referring to a devil...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-20 ] Category : [ America (World) ]

Abbas launches South American tour in Brazil
Salvador, Brazil - The president of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Mahmoud Abbas, launched Thursday in Brazil a South American tour that is also to take him to Argentina and Chile. Abbas arrived Thursday in the northeastern Brazilian city ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-19 ] Category : [ America (World) ]

Brazilian court approves extradition of former Italian militant
Brasilia - Brazil's supreme court on Wednesday approved the extradition to Italy of former leftist militant Cesare Battisti, a suspect in four murders in the 1970s. But the court is yet to decide whether it just allows the extradition to happen, or w...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-18 ] Category : [ America (World) ]

Oil wealth clouds vision of Chavez, Ahmadinejad, says Peres
Buenos Aires - Oil wealth has clouded the vision of leaders like Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, said Israeli President Shimon Peres in comments published Wednesday by Argentine newspaper Critica. There ar...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-18 ] Category : [ America (World) ]

Inmates riot in Nicaraguan prison
Managua - More than 150 inmates rioted in a provincial Nicaraguan prison, and authorities mobilized hundreds of police to restore order, local radio stations reported. The pro-government Nueva Radio Ya said at least five inmates were injured and one ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-18 ] Category : [ America (World) ]

Israeli, Argentine leaders condemn Iran
Buenos Aires - Presidents Shimon Peres of Israel and Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of Argentina slammed Iran in a joint press conference Monday in Buenos Aires. Peres, who arrived Sunday in Argentina following a visit to Brazil, questioned the polic...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-16 ] Category : [ America (World) ]

Ousted president Zelaya accuses US of providing cover for coup
Tegucigalpa - Deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya has rejected any possibility of a deal to restore constitutional order in the two weeks before the next scheduled elections, local media reported. Zelaya, who was ousted by the military on June 2...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-15 ] Category : [ America (World) ]

New government takes office in Haiti - Summary
Port-au-Prince - New Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said after he and 18 ministers were sworn into office that he plans to boost economic growth and employment through private initiatives. The new government took office late Wednesday in t...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-12 ] Category : [ America (World) ]

Over 2 tonnes of cocaine seized in Costa Rica
San Jose - Costa Rican police seized over 2 tonnes of cocaine in San Francisco de Dos Rios, in the southern suburbs of the capital, San Jose. The drugs were found late Wednesday in a storage facility belonging to an international drug gang that was s...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-12 ] Category : [ America (World) ]

Mahmoud Abbas to visit Brazil next week
Brasilia - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is to visit Brazil on November 20, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim confirmed Wednesday. His visit follows that of Israeli President Shimon Peres and comes days before Iranian President Mahmoud Ah...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-11 ] Category : [ America (World) ]

Peru shocked by claim of murders to collect human fat - Feature

Australians warned of 'catastrophic' fire danger

Gas explosion traps 139 coal miners in north-east China

The computer helper: Getting more out of your smartphone - Feature

US welcomes Micheletti's temporary step-down in Honduras - Summary

US stock drop slightly on Dell profits, mixed for week

UN panel condemns Iran's crackdown on protesters

US: Micheletti's temporary step down could open 'political space'

Grenade attacks shake central Mexico in the wake of arrest

Metal prices from London Commodities Exchange 20 November 2009

Fire destroys 106 homes in poor neighbourhood in Guayaquil, Ecuador

UN welcomes new European Union leadership

GM: Opel restructuring plan by mid-December; cuts up to 25 per cent

Porsche board agrees to VW tie-up - Summary

Agassi drug confession ancient history for ATP

Frankfurt Stock Exchange quotations 20 November 2009

Jordanians demonstrate against Israeli measures in Jerusalem

Miley Cyrus tour bus in accident, driver dead

Nadal all but confirms his second-place status

CAS rejects Pechstein appeal to race