Colombia rebels blame their own fighters

The Farc, revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, has blamed two of its own fighters for allowing the military to rescue 15 hostages, including Ingrid Betancourt (photo, from france-info.com), the French-Colombian politician.

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Al Jazeera bureau chief fined in Morocco

Hassan Rachidi (photo, from maroc-hebdo.press.ma), Al Jazeera’s Rabat bureau chief has been fined by a Moroccan court $6 000, over coverage of protest last month.
The verdict came on Friday, after Mr Rachidi was charged with publishing false imformation, when the channel aired a report in which a human rights activist claimed that protesters in the [...]

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Corruption probe widened for Ehud Olmert

A joint statement by police and the justice ministry said that Ehud Olmert (photo, from liberation.fr), Israeli prime minister, was suspected of seeking “duplicate funding for his trips abroad from public bodies”.

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