Former Mexican governor freed then re-arrested on extradition bid
Mario Villanueva, ex governor of Quintana Roo, freed after six years on money laundering charges was swiftly re-arrested to face a US extradition request alleging involvement in smuggling 200 tons of cocaine. He vanished in 1999, was captured in Cancun, and later released by a Mexican judge before police took him to a maximum security prison.
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Mogadishu imposes curfew after market grenade blast
A masked attacker threw a grenade into Bakara Market in Mogadishu triggering an explosion and gunbattle that killed four and wounded several. Government orders a nightly curfew from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. as violence surges with Ethiopian-backed forces fighting insurgents and clan militias.
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U S envoy makes direct talks in Pyongyang
V Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill travels to North Korea for direct talks in Pyongyang. He aims to restart the six party process and press for North Korea to denuclearize in exchange for aid. Hill met with Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan and planned to return to South Korea.
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Egypt hosts regional summit to isolate Hamas and back Abbas
Egypt calls a regional summit in Sharm el Sheikh with Abbas Olmert and Abdullah II to isolate Hamas after its Gaza takeover. Cairo aims to back moderate Palestinian President Abbas and restart talks, while shunning Hamas officials and moving the embassy from Gaza to the West Bank.
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NATO halts Afghan food aid after deadly mine blast
In Ghazni eastern Afghanistan a NATO vehicle hit a pressure mine, killing one soldier and wounding four others. The UN suspended food aid shipments to seven volatile provinces after trucks were attacked or looted, affecting World Food Programme programs and risking local hunger as violence intensifies in the south.
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