Europeans freed after Sahara kidnap ordeal reach Cologne
Fourteen European hostages including nine Germans four Swiss and one Dutchman returned to Cologne aboard a German military plane. They described humane treatment by captors linked to an Algerian Islamist group after six months on the move in the Sahara Desert amid extreme heat.
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Modern-day Bonnie and Clyde Arrested in South Africa
An American couple linked to bank robberies across the western United States were captured in Cape Town after eight years on the run. Craig Michael Pritchett and Nora Ester Guthrie, on the FBI most-wanted list, lived in South Africa since 2000 under aliases Andy and Dane Brown. They face extradition as authorities connect them to armed robberies in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Texas and Oregon from 1993 to 1996.
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Chavez Opponents Deliver 2.7 Million Signatures for Venezuela Recall
Venezuelan opponents submitted 2.7 million signatures calling for a referendum to remove Hugo Chavez. Chavez dismissed the effort as illegal citing fake signatures and dead voters while protesters filled streets amid ongoing political tension in the oil exporter.
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California
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