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Betancourt keeps options open

Jul 8- Freed hostage Ingrid Betancourt said in an interview with Reuters Television that she didn't rule out the possibility of running for president in Colombia and that the only way to achieve peace is through dialogue.

Police quiz man over murdered French students

reuters.co.uk     11 hrs ago   607 related          

LONDON (Reuters) - Police were given extra time to question a man on Tuesday in their widening probe into the brutal murder of two French students killed last week in a frenzied knife attack and then burned in a London apartment.

Woman in 1988 sex attack can sue £7m lottery winner

A 78-year-old former teacher who was sexually assaulted has won the right to sue her attacker for a share of his £7m lottery winnings - The High Court judgment against the convicted rapist Iorworth Hoare sets a powerful...

Human rights: Saudis treat domestic staff like 'virtual slaves'

Asian domestic workers in Saudi Arabia face routine human rights abuses that in some cases amount to slavery, with employers often escaping any punishment, according to a new report. Abuses include months or years of unpaid...

Colombian rescue heads to big screen

reuters.co.uk     8 hrs ago   14 related          

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Colombian movie director Simon Brand is teaming up with producers in Hollywood and his native country to bring to the big screen the story of last week's dramatic rescue of Ingrid Betancourt...

Judge jails murderer who vowed to kill him

A judge whose father was murdered by a criminal he locked up in 1968 has jailed a killer who threatened to escape and kill him. Judge William Openshaw was stabbed to death by John Smith 13 years after sending him to borstal for...

Kenya aristocrat claims murder trial cover-up

The scion of Kenya's most famous white settler family yesterday denied murdering a poacher and said that he covered up for his rally driver friend who had also fired his weapon at the crime scene. Thomas Cholmondeley, heir to...

Government vows to improve rape conviction rate

reuters.com     5 hrs ago   5 related          

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - The government and police will promise on Wednesday to take action to improve the low rate of conviction for rape, saying more will be done to help victims. Currently less than six percent...

Simon Tisdall: Brown loses on points to Medvedev

If it had been boxing, the encounter would have been deemed a mismatch. Dmitry Medvedev, a young, fit-looking 42, freshly elected in a (stage-managed) landslide, feisty and full of beans versus Gordon Brown, 57, veteran of a...

Four men accused of killing Emma go free – but case not closed

scotsman.com     5 hrs ago   2 related          

Published Date: 09 July 2008 FOUR Turkish men accused of murdering Glasgow prostitute Emma Caldwell had their passports returned yesterday after the case against them collapsed. The Crown Office announced there would be "no...

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