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Mexico looks for "dirty war" graves on army base
ATOYAC DE ALVAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Forensics experts began digging for secret graves on an army base in southwestern Mexico this week to find proof of government atrocities during the country's 1970s 'dirty war.'

Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:23:33 -0400

Sarkozy to attend opening of Olympics
TOYAKO, Japan (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, representing the European Union as well as his own country, his office said on Wednesday.

Publ.Date : Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:20:08 -0400

Chile police clash with student protestors
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Hundreds of Chilean students and teachers fought riot police armed with tear gas and water cannons in the capital on Tuesday, the latest protest against an unpopular education reform bill.

Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:39:56 -0400

U.S. welcomes Sudan election law as step forward
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday hailed Sudan's new election law, which paves the way for the first free ballot in 23 years in Africa's biggest state.

Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:27:13 -0400

Plunging truck kills dozens in Bolivia
LA PAZ (Reuters) - At least 46 people died in Bolivia on Tuesday when a truck loaded with goods and peasants lurched off a mountainous highway and fell nearly 1,000 feet , local media reported.

Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:08:40 -0400

Brazil boom lifts millions into middle class
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Clearing a space among empty beer bottles, Paulo spreads out a glossy leaflet that envisions an urban development more reminiscent of Tokyo or Singapore than the Rio de Janeiro slum where he has lived for 50 years.

Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:40:06 -0400

U.S, Czech missile deal prompts Moscow warning
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The United States signed a pact on Tuesday to build part of a U.S. missile defense shield in the Czech Republic, prompting neighboring Russia to warn it will react with military means if the shield is deployed.

Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:24:02 -0400

Entrepreneurial spirit drives Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Computer salesman Ke Teh-an quit his job with a major Taiwan computer manufacturer to open an American-style diner that he hopes will make him rich.

Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:28:40 -0400

Struggling German SPD searches for its "Obama"
BERLIN (Reuters) - Can Germany's Social Democrats find a Barack Obama of their own to revive their party?

Publ.Date : Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:43:34 -0400

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