Judge orders alleged kingpin ‘La Barbie’ held (AP)

AP – A judge has ordered a U.S.-born suspected drug lord known as “La Barbie” held for 40 days pending an investigation into organized crime and other possible charges, authorities announced Saturday.

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Car bomb in Caucasus wounds minister, kills driver (Reuters)

Reuters – A senior official in the province of Dagestan in Russia’s Caucasus was wounded on Saturday and his driver killed by a bomb planted in their car, a police spokesman told Reuters.

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Protestors in Ireland pelt Blair at book signing (AFP)

AFP – Angry protestors hurled missiles at Britain’s former prime minister Tony Blair as he arrived at the first public signing session to promote his memoirs in the Irish capital Dublin Saturday.

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Mexican judge orders drug lord held 40 more days (Reuters)

Reuters – A Mexican judge ordered Edgar “La Barbie” Valdez, believed to be one of the country’s top drug bosses, held for 40 more days of investigation, the federal prosecutor’s office said on Saturday.

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9 killed in New Zealand skydiving plane crash (AP)

AP – A light aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in flames Saturday near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, killing nine people including four foreign tourists, police said.
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North Korea’s Kim Jong-il may go public with dynastic rule (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il is expected to convene the first high-level conference of the ruling Workers’ Party in about 40 years amid widespread speculation that the world will finally get the answer to one great question:
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Japan PM leadership rival on the offensive (AFP)

AFP – Ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa, vying for Japan’s political leadership with Prime Minister Naoto Kan, criticised him Saturday for ceding control of decision-making to bureaucrats.

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Top Iran cleric rejects Holocaust as ’superstition’ (AFP)

AFP – A senior Iranian cleric, Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi, dismissed the Nazi Holocaust of Jews during World War II as a new “superstition” for the West, media reported on Saturday.

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G20 members agree economic recovery to continue (Reuters)

Reuters – G20 delegates agreed on Saturday global economic recovery would endure although the speed of expansion may slow, a South Korean official said.

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Pakistan try to focus after police grill trio (AFP)

AFP – Pakistan’s scandal-hit cricket team sought to focus on looming tour matches against England after police in London questioned three of its star players over an alleged betting scam.

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