Baby 81 returns to Sri Lankan parents after custody suit
In Sri Lanka the infant Abilass, once called Baby 81 after being found after the December tsunami, was formally declared theirs by court. DNA matched his parents Jenita Jeyarajah and Murugupilai Jeyarajah, who had fought so custody since the disaster. The judge apologized for the delay and blessed the family’s future.
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Brazil sends troops after nun Dorothy Stang slain
Brazil dispatched about 2,000 soldiers to the Anapu region in Para state to restore order following the shooting death of American nun Dorothy Stang amid violence between peasants and loggers over the jungle’s resources. Mourners buried Stang as another peasant and former union president were found dead nearby.
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Militants eyed Eiffel Tower in Paris attack plot
French officials say Algerian suspects linked to a Chechen rebel support network were detained January 11 as part of a probe into Islamic radicals. The investigation lists the Russian Embassy as a target and mentions a planned chemical attack. Over 20 people have been jailed since December 2002 in related arrests.
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Church votes to consider allowing female bishops
The Church of England lawmakers moved to explore ordaining women as bishops eleven years after women priests began. Reformists won the vote over conservatives and evangelicals who argue there is no biblical precedent for women bishops and challenge women’s religious authority amid broader sexuality disputes within the church.
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Darfur tribal leaders agree to cease fire pact
Six tribal leaders in southern Darfur agreed Wednesday to cease attacks and drop blood money claims for past assaults. The accord covers one province and seeks to quiet a violent area while pledging not to harbor fighters linked to rebels or the pro government Janjaweed militia.
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Darfur
Daughter of former Paraguayan president found dead
In Asuncion, Cecilia Cubas, daughter of former president Raul Cubas, was found dead in a house on the city outskirts after being abducted months earlier. Attorney General Oscar Latorre confirmed the body by dental records and an autopsy was planned. Raul Cubas, his wife, and President Nicanor Duarte Miró arrived as police and firefighters searched the yard.
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