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Fidel Castro takes blame for 1960s gay persecution

HAVANA, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Fidel Castro took the blame for a wave of homophobia launched by his revolutionary government in the 1960s, but said it happened because he was distracted by other problems, in an interview published on Tuesday in a Mexican ... ... Read more

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German Jewish group urges central banker's sacking

BERLIN, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Germany's Jewish community urged the central bank on Tuesday to sack a board member who polarised the nation by making disparaging comments about Muslim immigrants and asserting that Jews have a particular ... ... Read more

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Iranian newspaper reiterates derogatory remarks about French first lady

TEHRAN - An influential Iranian state-run newspaper on Tuesday reiterated and expanded on its earlier derogatory remarks about French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, spurring Iran's Foreign Ministry to warn news media to refrain from ... ... Read more

China prods N.Korea on economic reform

China prods N.Korea on economic reform

BEIJING - China has pressed North Korea to speed up economic reforms in a summit encounter that underscored Beijing's concerns about its impoverished and wayward ally, experts said Tuesday.
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Mexico lauds capture of top drug lord as violence rages

Mexico lauds capture of top drug lord as violence rages

MEXICO CITY - Mexican authorities on Tuesday paraded a top drug lord in public, presenting his capture as a much-needed victory in the growing battle against the country's vicious traffickers.
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France defends Roma expulsions

France defends Roma expulsions

Nicolas Sarkozy's government today launched a robust defence of its widely criticised crackdown on Gypsy immigrants in France.
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Terrorist Ties Doubted in Amsterdam Arrests

WASHINGTON - American law enforcement and aviation security officials said Tuesday they thought it highly unlikely that two United States residents of Yemeni descent detained in Amsterdam on Monday had any connection to terrorism, ...

Marking Iraq Milestone, Gates Strikes Cautious Note

Morry Gash/AP Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates spoke on Tuesday at the American Legion convention in Milwaukee. By ELISABETH BUMILLER Hours before he is to address the nation about the withdrawal of United States combat troops from Iraq, ...

Boy, 11, shot dead in Kashmir

Human rights campaigners have called on the Indian government to prosecute soldiers and paramilitary police after an 11-year-old boy was shot dead in Kashmir.

Spain Breaks Up a Trafficking Ring for Male Prostitution

MADRID - The Spanish police said Tuesday that it had dismantled for the first time a human trafficking network bringing men rather than women into the country to work as prostitutes.

US spies worry about Iraq's political deadlock

WASHINGTON - US spy agencies view political stalemate in Iraq as the biggest threat to security in Iraq as the American military scales back its mission in the country, a senior official said on Tuesday.

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France Mounts Defense of Its Deportation of Roma

BRUSSELS - France, which has been sharply criticized for deporting hundreds of Roma, defended its actions on Tuesday and accused Romania of not doing enough to integrate members of its Roma minority. Read more

Yemenis detained on mistaken suspicion of planning attack

Two Yemeni men who flew from Chicago to Amsterdam and were detained Monday in the Netherlands on suspicion of planning a terrorist act do not appear to be involved in any conspiracy and did not know each other before they were arrested, ... Read more

Angela Merkel risks Germans' ire with fresh commitment to nuclear energy

German chancellor Angela Merkel has announced an extension to the nation's nuclear power plant operations for up to 15 years beyond a scheduled phase-out, in a move critics fear might signal that atomic power is here to stay. Read more

7 US troops die in bombings in violent south

KABUL, Afghanistan - Roadside bombs killed seven American troopers on Monday - including five in a single blast in Kandahar - raising to more than a dozen the number who have died in the last three days. Read more

S.Africa's Zuma's push leads to strike talks

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's government and unions representing 1.3 million striking state workers began talks Monday night following President Jacob Zuma's order to ministers to negotiate immediately ... Read more

German central bank says Sarrazin hurting its image

BERLIN, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Germany's central bank publicly accused board member, Thilo Sarrazin, of damaging its reputation and warned of further action against him after comments he made about Jews and immigrants. Read more