Chile to compensate torture victims in Pinochet era case
Mireya Garcia and 26,999 others will receive government compensation of about 190 dollars a month, with added free education housing and health benefits. The plan, still pending Congress approval, costs about 70 million dollars yearly. Victims urge punishment for torturers and a nationwide memorial.
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Record Deaths in Iraq Near November High Mark
The US military toll in Iraq rose by at least three, bringing November near the highest monthly total since the 2003 invasion. At least 133 U.S. troops have died this month, with April's 135 the deadliest. Pentagon tallies noted 1,251 total deaths, plus two soldiers killed by a roadside bomb and another in a vehicle accident not included in Monday's count.
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Military searches for six aboard missing Afghan flight
The U S military said it is searching for three civilian crew and three military passengers aboard a CASA 112 plane that vanished after taking off from Bagram base north of Kabul. Troops and aircraft comb the Hindu Kush after receiving an emergency beacon signal, with no crash confirmed and operator details undisclosed.
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Myanmar extends Aung San Suu Kyi detention to a year
The military junta has ordered another year of house arrest for Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon. Police informed her at her lake side home over the weekend, following the release of about 9,000 prisoners last month. Suu Kyi has spent nine of the last 15 years in detention and won the Nobel in 1991.
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Congo plans 10000 reinforcements after border incursion claims
Congo says it will send about 10 000 reinforcements to the east toward the Rwanda border after credible reports that thousands of Rwandan troops crossed into Congo. A Western diplomat and local sources cited forested border areas, while Rwanda refused to confirm the incursion and the UN mission found no immediate troop sightings.
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