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Page last updated at 22:29 GMT, Sunday, 19 July 2009 23:29 UK

Costa Rican President Oscar Arias and representatives of Honduras talks in San Jose (19 July 2009)
Honduran crisis talks break down
The Honduran interim government rejects a Costa Rican proposal to end the country's political deadlock.
Zelaya 'to return if talks fail'
Why crisis matters to Chavez
Q&A: Crisis in Honduras

Jacob Shaffer Man charged over six US killings
A man is charged with murder after six people are found dead in the US states of Tennessee and Alabama.

Helicopter drops water on fire near Kelowna Thousands flee Canada wildfires
Thousands of people flee forest fires that are threatening homes in Canada's western province of British Columbia.


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President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega (1 November 1989) Revolutionary era
The legacy of Nicaragua's Sandinistas
Hillary Clinton Delhi focus
Clinton seeks to deepen US ties with India
From left, artist's sketch of Walid Bin Attash, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, and Mustafa al-Hawsawi in court at Guantanamo Bay on 16 July 2009 Chaos in court
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