IRAQ - Saddam aides hanged
BAGHDAD (Reuters): Iraq hanged two aides to Saddam Hussein before dawn yesterday but government efforts to avoid a repeat of uproar over the ousted leader's rowdy execution were thwarted when his half-brother's head was severed by the noose.
ECUADOR: Correa swearing-in draws anti-US leaders to Ecuador
QUITO, (Reuters): Leftist Rafael Correa became Ecuador's eighth president in a decade yesterday and vowed radical changes at a ceremony that drew presidents from a burgeoning anti-U.S. alliance.
PERU: Chavez and Garcia to renew diplomatic ties
LIMA (Reuters): Peruvian President Alan Garcia said he and Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez agreed yesterday to renew diplomatic ties between their countries, mending a rift that caused them to withdraw their ambassadors in May.
JAPAN: Fathers in Japan Inc wake up to being 'Cool Dads'
TOKYO, (Reuters): Their role models are Johnny Depp and David Beckham fashionable fathers who treasure time with their children. More and more Japanese men are aiming to join the ranks of the 'Cool Dads', in sharp contrast to their own fathers...
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