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International News
\'Relief\' as Wilders-backed Dutch coalition fails
Geert Wilders
©  Ben Stansall
Leftist Dutch political parties on Saturday expressed "relief" at the failure of negotiations to form a rightist coalition government backed by controversial anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders.  more
Berlusconi backs down on key measure
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi backed down Saturday on planned new legislation
©  Alberto Pizzoli
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi backed down Saturday on planned new legislation seen by critics as aimed at getting him off a legal hook, in a new gesture to rebel lawmakers.  more
Threat of new riots hits Mozambique
People walk along a street in Maputo
©  Arthur Frayer
Mobile phone messages calling for new riots over food and fuel price hikes swirled around Mozambique\'s capital Maputo Saturday as it recovered from three days of violence that left 10 people dead.  more
Judge orders Mexico drug lord \'La Barbie\' held for 40 days
Edgar Valdez Villareal aka \'La Barbie\'
©  Alfredo Estrella
A Mexican federal judge has ordered 40 days of initial detention for Edgar Valdez, a notorious accused drug lord who police arrested this week, the attorney general said Saturday.  more
Karzai announces council to talk peace with Taliban
Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a joint press conference with US Defence Secretary Rober
©  Shah Marai
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Saturday announced that he had set up a council to pursue peace talks with the Taliban, who have been waging an insurgency in Afghanistan for almost nine years.  more
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