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Murdered French student's parents urge killer to come forward
AFP - 32 minutes agoLONDON (AFP) - - The parents of Gabriel Ferez, one of the French students stabbed to death in London, appealed Sunday for the killer or killers to hand themselves in to police in a statement issued by Scotland Yard. More »
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Obama struggles to thread needle on Iraq
AFP - 1 hour 20 minutes agoWASHINGTON (AFP) - - After months vowing to get US troops home from Iraq, Barack Obama has succumbed to the war's political entanglements, struggling to explain his plan in the light of recent security gains. More »
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Nicaragua's Ortega threatens opposition for 'conspiring' with US help
AFP - 1 hour 40 minutes agoMANAGUA (AFP) - - Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega charged Saturday that the opposition was "openly conspiring" with US help to overthrow his government, and threatened to unleash "weapons of war" if they did not stop. More »
Freed Betancourt given clean bill of health
AFP - Sunday, July 6PARIS (AFP) - - Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt said she had been given a clean bill of health on Saturday after a series of medical tests at a Paris military hospital. More »
G8 leaders likely to strongly condemn Zimbabwe: US
AFP - Sunday, July 6ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AFP) - - The White House said Saturday that G8 leaders are likely to "strongly condemn" Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and "strongly question" his government's legitimacy, at their Japan summit beginning Monday. More »
Cuba cracks down, rounds up dissidents before freeing most
AFP - Sunday, July 6HAVANA (AFP) - - Cuba this week rounded up and detained more than 30 dissidents after accusing the United States of "instigating" opposition to the Communist regime, a top rights activist told AFP Saturday. More »
Russia says Georgia could spark new war in Abkhazia: agency
AFP - Sunday, July 6MOSCOW (AFP) - - Russia's defence ministry on Saturday accused Georgia of harbouring plans to take back the separatist province of Abkhazia by force that could trigger a war, Interfax news agency reported. More »
Spanish socialists want abortion law relaxed
AFP - Sunday, July 6MADRID (AFP) - - Spain's governing socialists, meeting at a congress in Madrid, said Saturday they wanted the law on abortion to be relaxed in the predominantly Catholic country. More »
Seven charged in Turkish probe into alleged coup plot: report
AFP - Sunday, July 6ISTANBUL (AFP) - - A Turkish court on Saturday remanded seven people, including a retired army officer and a top businessman, in custody in connection with an alleged plot to overthrow the government, the Anatolia news agency reported. More »
Betancourt leaves hospital after medical check-up
AFP - Sunday, July 6PARIS (AFP) - - Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt on Saturday left a Paris hospital after medical tests which her sister said were "satisfactory" following her six years as a hostage of rebels in the jungle. More »
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