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Jury still out on international war crimes system

WASHINGTON - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor's war crimes conviction may be seen in some quarters as a victory for global justice, but a backlash against costly, lengthy international tribunals is also underway.

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Sarkozy says Socialists using Gaddafi as distraction

PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy dismissed a report that deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi sought to fund his 2007 campaign as a ploy by Socialist opponents to distract from the public reappearance of disgraced IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

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FIFA Congress to discuss age limits for officials

BERNE- FIFA's annual Congress is to be presented with a proposal limiting mandates for its president and officials and barring election for anyone over the age of 72, according to the agenda released on Thursday.

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Bin Laden's family deported to Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH- Pakistan deported the family of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to Saudi Arabia on Friday, their lawyer and a diplomat said, nearly a year after U.S. special forces killed the world's most wanted man in a north-western Pakistani town.

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Crime, disorder are main Olympic risks: UK official

LONDON - Crime and disorder similar to Britain's 2011 summer riots are the most likely serious threats to the London Olympics although Islamist militants and al Qaeda offshoot groups pose a growing challenge, a British official said on Wednesday.

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Crime one of the world's "top 20 economies": UN

VIENNA - Crime generates an estimated $2.1 trillion in global annual proceeds - or 3.6 percent of the world's gross domestic product - and the problem may be growing, a senior United Nations official said on Monday.

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Police, protesters face off at Bahrain Grand Prix

MANAMA- Formula One cars took to the track in Bahrain on Friday, while the government, hoping for a successful Grand Prix, squared off against activists determined to mark it with "days of rage" after more than a year of Arab Spring protests.

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UK politicians warn sponsors over Bahrain Grand Prix

A group of British politicians has warned Formula One sponsors that they risk damaging their brands by supporting the Bahrain Grand Prix, arguing the race should have been called off because of political turmoil in the Gulf Arab nation.

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WTO sees trade growth falling to 3.7 pct in 2012

GENEVA - World trade growth will slow for a second year to 3.7 percent in 2012 but "severe" downside risks could drive it further below the 20-year average of 5.4 percent, the World Trade Organization forecast on Thursday.

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Pope, in Easter message, backs Syria peace plan

VATICAN CITY - A fatigued-looking Pope Benedict threw his weight behind a United Nations plan to end bloodshed in Syria in his Easter Sunday message, calling for "an immediate commitment" to peace efforts there.