Who are the many women who rule in Latin America?

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Leading Latinas

Brazil has elected its first female president, Dilma Rousseff. President Luiz Inacio da Silva’s right-hand woman and a former leftist guerrilla, Rousseff defeated her centrist opponent, Jose Serra, according to the country’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal….

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Brazil Elects First Woman President

A 21-year-old man is charged with the murder of a teenager who was shot in the chest on a north-west London estate.

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Man charged with shooting murder

How high fashion has embraced the world of online retailing

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WWW glamour

Archaeologists on Orkney are investigating what is thought to be a 5,000-year-old tomb complex.

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Digger finds Neolithic tomb complex

Archaeologists have unearthed a collection of Bronze Age axe heads, spear tips and other 3,000 year old metal objects buried in an Essex field.

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Bronze Age hoard found intact

An hours-long standoff in a Baghdad Catholic church came to an end when Iraqi security forces raided the building. At least seven hostages were killed, and an additional 20 people were wounded. Eight suspects were arrested. The gunmen took the hostages…

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Iraqi Security Frees Hostages Held in Catholic Church

The word game’s sleepy reputation is overturned as a transsexual in a pink wig and PVC dress is crowned national champion.

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Colourful vocabulary: Scrabble’s new champion

Dilma Rousseff is elected to succeed Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and becomes Brazil’s first woman president.

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Rousseff wins Brazilian election

In last-ditch pleas, Democrats and Republicans are reintroducing themselves, tearing down opponents one last time, or something in between.

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In Ads, Candidates Make Their Final Pitches to Voters

Juan Uribe has played a pivotal role in the Giants’ early success in the World Series, elevating him to the status of folk hero.

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Serenade Rings Out for a Favorite of Giants Fans

Canadian Omar Khadr, the youngest inmate at Guantanamo Bay, is sentenced to 40 years in jail, but will only serve eight years under a plea deal.

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Youngest Guantanamo inmate jailed

At least 30 hostages were said to be killed in fighting when the police stormed a church that gunmen had raided.

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Hostage Case at Baghdad Church Ends in Bloodbath

The Saw franchise has gained some serious rust but the seventh – and presumably final – installment took home the top spot at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates issued Sunday. Saw 3D earned $24.2 million, which was an improvement…

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Saw 3D Scares Up $24.2M

People in Indonesia have been returning to their home following a volcanic eruption and tsunami that claimed a combined total of more than 400 lives.

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Hardship in Indonesia after double disaster