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Soldiers sentenced to 30-50 years in Colombia
A Colombian court has sentenced six soldiers to prison sentences of between 30 and 50 years for killing a mentally disabled man and falsely reporting his death as a guerrilla killed in combat.The sentences handed down Friday come in one of the most emblematic human rights cases in Colombia in recent years.The 50-year sentences went to an army major and lieutenant. Four enlisted men got 30 years. All

Brazil's leader vetoes portions of new forest law

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff used a line-item veto Friday to send back parts of a congressional bill that loosened the nation's benchmark law protecting the Amazon rainforest — a veto

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Mexican boy's eyes gouged out 'to save the world'

A 5-year-old Mexican boy whose eyes were allegedly gouged out by his mother as part of a drug-fueled ritual "to save the world" is expected to live, but has been left completely blind, health

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L&T's order book on railway projects at Rs 1,700 cr

The railway business unit of Larson & Toubro Ltd, with an order book of Rs 1,700 crore, is looking at various upcoming projects for growth, according to a senior official from the company.

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Mexico pres front-runner promises to cut violence

Shortly after sunrise last month in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, police found 14 butchered bodies in a van outside city hall, a salvo in a seesawing battle of horrors between Mexico's two most

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Foreign cos pulling more money out of India - Nomura

- Foreign direct investment, the sort of sticky long-term money India craves to fund its current account deficit and build up its infrastructure, may not be so stable after all.

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