Ex-spy chief defends Fujimori
LIMA, Peru (AP): Peru's once-feared former spy master testified yesterday that ex-president Alberto Fujimori had nothing to do with the death squad killings with which he is charged. Vladimiro Montesinos' testimony was one of most-anticipated moments...
Murder, rape down as police say crime on decline
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP): Crime rates in South Africa, among the highest in the world, are declining with fewer robberies, rapes and murders reported in the last year, police said yesterday. But there are still more than 50 people killed every day...
Bush gets more money for wars
WASHINGTON (AP): President George W. Bush yesterday signed legislation to pay for the war operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for the rest of his presidency and beyond, hailing the $162 billion plan as a rare product of bipartisan cooperation...
Jamaican files slavery lawsuit against bank
NEW YORK (CMC): A Jamaican youth activist in New York has filed a slavery genocide lawsuit in State Court in Brooklyn, demanding compensation for Barclays Bank's alleged role in enslaving his Jamaican...
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