Sri Lankan president dissolves Parliament for early elections
Sri Lanka's President Chandrika Kumaratunga dissolved parliament amid a bitter battle with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, setting April 2 elections and a new assembly to meet April 28. The caretaker transition follows a January alliance shift and ongoing Tamil Tiger conflict concerns.
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American fined in Brazil for obscene gesture during fingerprinting
A second American, Douglas A. Skolnick of New Jersey, paid 17200 to be released after making an obscene gesture during fingerprinting in Foz do Iguacu. Police said the gesture prompted a jail hearing. he apologized. Another American, Dale Hersh, paid 12750 after similar conduct.
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Young Afghan boy freed from Guantanamo recalls false Taliban ties
Mohammed Ismail Agha, 15, says Afghan militiamen falsely labeled him Taliban while detained for a year at Guantanamo, then describes humane treatment in Cuba and reunion with family in Naw Zad. He and two others were released January 29 after providing usable intelligence but posing no further threat.
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