Egypt church attack kills 21
There was no immediate claim but Al-Qaeda has
called for punishment of Egypt’s Copts over claims that two priests’
wives they say had converted to Islam were being held by the Church
against their will.
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Dilma Rousseff swears in:
First woman to rule Brazil
Dilma Rousseff took over as Brazil’s first
female President Saturday with pledges to build on the policies of
her hugely popular predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The
63-year-old divorced grandmother, who was Lula’s former Cabinet
Chief, assumed the Presidency in a carefully staged ceremony under
at times rainy skies.
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Chavez meets Clinton in Brazil
Forget diplomatic row:
Despite a simmering diplomatic row, President
Hugo Chavez and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were seen
having a brief, friendly chat Saturday at the inauguration of
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff.
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