Iran opposition cautions on election anniversary
Iran's Green Movement marks the first anniversary of the disputed re election of President Ahmadinejad amid cautious calls for restraint. Opposition leaders Mousavi and Karroubi backtracked on mass protests citing violence fears while authorities warn of severe confrontation.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Neda Agha Soltan
Ahmadinejad
Mir Hossein Mousavi
Heidarma Stadium
Van der Sloot jailed in Peru for murder and robbery
In Lima a judge ordered Joran van der Sloot held on murder and robbery charges in the killing of 21 year old Stephany Flores. Prosecutors said he used ferocity and cruelty, taking about 300 dollars, cards and Flores’ ID, before fleeing toward Chile.
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Aruba
Taco Stein
Associated Press
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Chile
Luis Gallardo
Castro Castro
Ruben Rodriguez
Pope Benedict asks forgiveness over clerical abuse crisis
At St Peter's Square Benedict XVI pleads for forgiveness from abuse victims and pledges to protect children as 15,000 priests attend Mass marking the Year of the Priest. Victims groups demand concrete action to expose protectors and change Vatican culture amid a widening Europe Latin America abuse wave.
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Rioting in Kyrgyzstan Leaves Dozens Dead in Osh
Racial violence across Osh and Bishkek killed 45 people and wounded 637 as mobs torched Uzbek neighborhoods. Interims forces and troops deployed, curfew imposed, while authorities brace for constitutional vote and October elections amid continued clashes.
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Osh
Kurmanbek Bakiyev
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