Leader who led Bolivia to democracy dies
Hugo Banzer former president and once dictator who steered Bolivia toward democracy and cut cocaine production died of a heart attack at 75. He resigned last August due to cancer. Supporters credit democratic gains and coca-eradication while critics cite human-rights abuses and persistent inequality. President Jorge Quiroga called him an example for Bolivians and democracy.
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Death toll in Nigerian plane crash reaches 145
In Kano crews pulled scorched bodies from the wreckage as the Red Cross reported 145 dead, potentially rising. Survivors include two more from the 69 passengers and eight crew, with four saved overall. One survivor, Gen Emmanuel Ike Gona, spoke from a military hospital of a sudden, divine rescue. The plane had departed Kano for Lagos when it plunged into homes and a school.
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Mali election fuels doubts over young democracy
In Bamako Mali a disputed presidential vote leads to widespread fears that Mali's decade old democracy may be regressing toward corruption. Soumaila Cisse dominates regional counts amid accusations of fraud while international observers privately doubt the tally and the interior minister's wife backs the campaign.
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