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US deports Bolivia's 'cocaine minister'
La Paz - A former interior minister of the dictatorship that ruled Bolivia from 1980-81 arrived in the South American country Thursday to serve a 30-year prison sentence in La Paz, after being deported from the United States. We acknowledge the work...
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US lawyer named registrar for Lebanon's Hariri tribunal
New York - David Tolbert, a lawyer with extensive experience in international criminal law, was Thursday appointed a registrar for the special tribunal prosecuting the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. Tolbert will begin w...
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Obama plans nuclear security summit
L'Aquila - US President Barack Obama is planning a top-level summit in March next year in Washington to discuss nuclear security, broadcaster CNN reported Thursday. Obama reportedly made his suggestion to other world leaders during a dinner Wednesday...
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More Afghan troops needed, Marines general says
Washington - More Afghan soldiers are needed in the fight against the Taliban in a key province in the southern part of the country, a top Marines commander said Wednesday. Brigadier General Larry Nicholson told reporters at the Pentagon that the ong...
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US denies deal with Israel on settlements
Washington - The United States denied Wednesday that it has reached a compromise that would allow Israel to complete construction of settlements that has already begun. The purported deal reported by the Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv said Israel could fi...
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Clinton: Costa Rica will mediate Honduras crisis
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that Costa Rican President Oscar Aris has agreed to lead the mediating effort to resolve the political crisis in Honduras. Clinton's announcement came after she met with ousted Honduran ...
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Franken sworn in, fills final Senate place from 2008 election
Washington - Al Franken was sworn in Tuesday as Minnesota's second US senator, filling the legislative chamber's final spot after his extremely tight victory in the state's 2008 election. Franken, a former comedian, was declared the winner of Minneso...
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