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A team of rescue workers walk in front of the remains of the base of the World Trade Center in New York after the September 11, 2001 attacks

US Plea Proposal For 9/11 Suspects Splits Victims' Relatives

A proposal to allow alleged perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks to plead guilty and avoid the death penalty poses a powerful dilemma for victims' families, some of whom still want to seek the ultimate retribution after two decades of legal limbo.
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Gabon's Bongo Seeks Third Term In Nationwide Poll

Voters in Gabon headed to the polls on Saturday for a triple election in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba, scion of a family that has ruled for 55 years, is seeking victory over a belatedly-united opposition.
Gabon

Gabon's Bongo Aims For Third Term In Nationwide Poll

Voters in Gabon were called to the polls on Saturday for a triple election in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba, scion of a family that has ruled for 55 years, is seeking victory over a belatedly-united opposition.
Claims of a creature living in Loch Ness have persisted for centuries

Loch Ness Set For Biggest Monster Hunt In Decades

The biggest search for the Loch Ness Monster in five decades takes place in the Scottish Highlands Saturday, as researchers and enthusiasts from around the world meet to try to track down the elusive Nessie.
Farmer Jose Santos Diogo harvests berries from an acai palm tree at his plantation in Abaetetuba, Para State

Acai Berry Craze: Boon Or Threat For The Amazon?

Working in the sweltering heat of the Brazilian Amazon, Jose Diogo scales a tree and harvests a cluster of black berries: acai, the trendy "superfood" reshaping the world's biggest rainforest -- for better and worse.
Un buque espera para acceder al Canal de Panamá, en la Bahía de Panamá, el 23 de Agosto de 2023

Drought-hit Panama Canal To Restrict Access For One Year

The drought-hit Panama Canal will maintain restrictions on the passage of ships for one year, a measure that has already led to a marine traffic jam as boats line up to enter the crucial waterway linking two oceans, an official said late Thursday.
Map of Niger locating its capital Niamey.

W.Africa Bloc Tells Niger Coup Chiefs 'Not Too Late'

West Africa's bloc ECOWAS on Friday told Niger's coup leaders it was "not too late" to reconsider their position as they wrangle over a return to civilian rule with the option of military force still "very much on the table".

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