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Former Guatemala's President Alfonso Portillo Cabrera speaks during a press conference at the Palace of Justice in Guatemala City, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Portillo was extradited from Mexico to face corruption charges and the ex-leader said he was confident he would receive a fair trial in his homeland.
Alfonso Portillo   Guatemala   Photos   United States   Wikipedia: Alfonso Portillo		  Al Jazeera 
Guatemala's ex-president extradited to US
Sat 25 May 2013
Guatemala has extradited ex-president Alfonso Portillo to the United States to face charges of laundering $70m. Portillo was put on a plane on Friday under the escort of US agents. "Hasta luego... (photo: AP / Moises Castillo)
Guatemala's former President Alfonso Portillo, center, is escorted in hand cuffs by National Police officers and representatives from the Commission Against Impunity, left, at an air force base at Guatemala City, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Police captured fugitive Portillo in northern Guatemala Tuesday, a day after U.S. prosecutors indicted him on charges of laundering money stolen from foreign donations meant to buy children's books.
Alfonso Portillo   Guatemala   Photos   United States   Wikipedia: Alfonso Portillo		  The New York Times 
Ex-Guatemalan President Extradited to U.S. in Corruption Case
Sat 25 May 2013
MEXICO CITY — Guatemalan officials rousted an imprisoned former president on Friday, loaded him onto a jet and whisked him to New York to face long-pending corruption charges. Enlarge This Image... (photo: AP / Moises Castillo)
The picture depicts the burning Husby Gård, set aflame during the riots.  The Los Angeles Times  Sat 25 May 2013
Stockholm in relative calm after five nights of rioting
LONDON — The streets of Stockholm were quieter late Friday after five consecutive nights of rioting that rocked the Swedish capital and shook the Scandinavian country's self-image as a tolerant,... (photo: Creative Commons)
Husby   Photos   Stockholm Riots   Sweden   Wikipedia: 2013 Stockholm riots
Argentinian coach of Al Wasl, Diego Maradona, center, reacts during a match with Al Muharraq club from Bahrain during the final match of GCC Champions League in Dubai , United Arab Emirates, Sunday, June 10, 2012.  Goal  Thu 23 May 2013
Maradona: Higuain will be an instant hit at Juventus
The Argentine legend believes the Real Madrid striker could be a revelation in the Italian top flight and will challenge for the league's top-scorer prize Diego Maradona is confident that Gonzalo... (photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili)
Argentina   Juventus   Madrid   Photos   Wikipedia: Diego Maradona
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Latin American ministers during Pacific Alliance Summit The New York Times Wed 22 May 2013
4-Nation Pacific Alliance Trade Bloc Forges Ahead
BOGOTA, Colombia — The presidents of Colombia, Peru, Chile and Mexico meet in the western city of Cali on Thursday in hopes of completing a nascent trade bloc that looks... (photo: AP / Fernando Vergara)
Economy   Latin America   Pacific Alliance   Photos   Wikipedia: Pacific Alliance
Day 5 of the Sony Open Tobias Kamke (GER) vs Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) at Crandon Park Tennis Center Key Biscayne, Florida - March 22, 2013 Stuff Wed 22 May 2013
Del Potro the latest French Open withdrawal
World number seven Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina has pulled out of next week's French Open tennis after failing to recover from a virus,... (photo: WN / Aaron Gilbert)
France   Photos   Sport   Tennis   Wikipedia: Juan Martín del Potro
FC Barcelona's Andres Iniesta, right, celebrates after scoring a goal against AC Milan during their Champions League second leg, quarterfinals soccer match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, April 3, 2012. FC Barcelona won 3-1. Goal Tue 21 May 2013
Iniesta: Playing Brazil at the Maracana would be magical
The Spain international has spoken of his desire to play against the five-time World Cup winners at the famous stadium in Rio de Janeiro Spain star Andres Iniesta says it... (photo: AP / Alvaro Barrientos)
Barcelona   Photos   Sports   Sportstars   Wikipedia: Andrés Iniesta
Potato - stem - vegetable - healthy food Belfast Telegraph Tue 21 May 2013
Potato famine blight strain named
Scientists have named a unique strain of blight which they believe triggered the Irish potato famine as HERB-1. The deadly famine that ravaged Ireland in the mid-19th... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Food   Ireland   Photos   Scientists   Wikipedia: Phytophthora infestans
Argentina's former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla attends his trial in Cordoba, Argentina, Thursday July 22, 2010. Videla, along with others, is on trial for the alleged murders of 31 political prisoners who were allegedly pulled from their jail cells shortly after the 1976 military coup and shot while trying to escape. The New York Times Fri 17 May 2013
Jorge Rafaél Videla, Jailed Argentine Military Leader, Dies at 87
Jorge Rafaél Videla, the military junta leader who oversaw a ruthless campaign of political killings and forced disappearances during Argentina’s so-called Dirty War... (photo: AP / Natacha Pisarenko)
Argentina   Buenos Aires   Jorge Videla   Photos   Wikipedia: Jorge Rafael Videla


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In this photo taken May 11, 2010, former Venezuela's Army General Antonio Rivero speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Caracas. Rivero a former brigadier general who retired early in protest, said Cuban officers have been training snipers, participating in high-level meetings, getting involved in intelligence, gaining a detailed knowledge of communications and advising the military on underground bunkers that he said are being built to store and conceal weapons. Dissident ex-general released in Venezuela New Straits/Business Times
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