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  Colombia captures Farc kidnapper
Date: February  27, 2009  

By Jeremny McDermottBBC News, MedellinColombian security forces have clashed with Marxist rebels and captured one of the group s most notorious kidnappers.Soldiers fought Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) rebels in the central province of Cundinamarca, killing 10 and capturing another eight.Among those taken was a leader known by the al
  Surrogate armies
Date: February  27, 2009  

By Mark DoyleBBC News, DR CongoThe Democratic Republic of Congo - a country with the trappings of sovereignty but not much modern government or control outside the main cities - is waking up to its limitations.DR Congo has invited in foreign armies to help deal with its lawless regions. It is a joint military operation that is highly unusual in Afr
  Hasina s test
Date: February  27, 2009  

By Alastair LawsonBBC NewsBarely two months after being elected, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has found herself having to deal with a crisis in which the stakes were terrifyingly high.The death toll from this week s mutiny staged by the country s border security force, the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) may be steadily rising, but the consensu
  Standing out
Date: February  27, 2009  

By Steve KingstoneBBC News, BilbaoTo the strains of Bruce Springsteen s song Working on a Dream a left-wing candidate visits a blue-collar neighbourhood promising change.It could easily be a campaign stop in the American rust belt, but instead the venue is Bilbao - the engine room of the Basque Country.In the down-at-heel Rekalde barrio, an eager a
  Rwanda priest jailed for genocide
Date: February  27, 2009  

A former Rwandan priest has been given a 25-year jail sentence for committing genocide, sexual assault and kidnapping during the 1994 killings in Rwanda.Emmanuel Rukundo, a former army chaplain, took part in the abduction of Tutsis who sought refuge at a seminary, many of whom were later killed.A UN war crimes court also convicted him of the attemp
  Bangladesh army backs government
Date: February  27, 2009  

The head of Bangladesh s armed forces has pledged support for the government, following a mutiny by border guards that left some 100 people dead.Gen Moin U Ahmed spoke after talks with PM Sheikh Hasina in the capital, Dhaka.Some officers say the government should have quelled the mutiny by force not talks, arguing this might have saved the lives of
  Bangladesh mutineers arrested
Date: February  26, 2009  

Officials in Bangladesh say security forces have arrested nearly 200 members of the country s border security force following a two-day mutiny.A spokesman said the guards had fled their headquarters in the capital Dhaka, where the mutiny began, dressed as civilians.The guards have ended their two-day mutiny, surrendering their weapons and freeing a
  Actress Wendy Richard dies at 68
Date: February  26, 2009  
Former EastEnders actress Wendy Richard has died aged 65, her agent has confirmed.The star, who played Pauline Fowler in the BBC One soap opera, had been suffering from cancer.Her agent Kevin Francis said: "She was incredibly brave and retained her sense of humour right to the end."Last October, Richard revealed she had an aggressive, terminal form
  Conte s son in TV drug confession
Date: February  26, 2009  

The eldest son of the former President of Guinea, Lansana Conte, has confessed to drugs trafficking on state TV.Ousmane Conte was arrested this week on drug trafficking charges by the junta that seized power hours after the death of his father in December.The once powerful Guinean army officer told state TV: "I am in the drug business and I regret
  Troops out in Pakistan s Punjab
Date: February  26, 2009  

Paramilitary troops have been called out in Pakistan s Punjab province to maintain order after street protests by supporters of former PM Nawaz Sharif.Demonstrators are blocking roads by making bonfires in many places and raising slogans against the government.Legislators of Mr Sharif s PML-N party are sitting on the stairs of the Punjab assembly a


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