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Oct 11 2008

Exiled Aceh leader returns

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Di Tiro lived in exiled in Sweden for nearly 30 years [AFP]

The founder of Aceh's separatist rebel movement has returned to Indonesia after nearly 30 years in exile and after a war that killed more than 15,000 people.

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Oct 11 2008

US probe says Palin abused power

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Palin supporters have claimed that the investigation was politically motivated [AFP]

Sarah Palin, the US Republican vice-presidential candidate, abused her power as Alaska's governor when she fired the state's public safety commissioner, a legislative committee has found.

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Oct 11 2008

N Korea to be taken off terror list

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The US is set to provisionally remove North Korea from its 'terror list' [AFP]

The US plans to remove North Korea from its terrorism blacklist - a factor in the deadlock over the North's disarmament, The Associated Press news agency has reported.

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Oct 11 2008

Scandal-hit Peru cabinet resigns

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Cabinet members offered their resignations after the oil tapes emerged [Reuters]
Alan Garcia, Peru's president, has accepted the resignation of his entire cabinet in an effort to tackle a growing corruption scandal over oil concessions.

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Oct 10 2008

Blast hits Pakistan tribal meeting

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An explosion at a meeting of tribal elders in northwest Pakistan killing at least 15 people, according to witnesses.