Haiti earthquake opens window on dismal prisons
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AP – PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The skinny teenager appears nervous, and with reason: He is waiting for a tap on the shoulder that could send him back to the dismal prison where he spent four years without being charged or seeing a judge.

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Gnassingbe declared presidential winner in Togo
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AP – The president of Togo’s election commission has declared the son of the late dictator winner of the presidential race with 60.9 percent of the vote.

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Aftershocks weaken Chile’s quake-damaged buildings
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AP – A father’s unanswered cry for his missing son rang out Saturday from the wreckage of a fallen 15-story apartment building that has become a symbol of Chile’s devastating earthquake.

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Bank payback plan faces failure as Iceland votes
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AFP – Icelanders headed to the polls in drizzling rain Saturday in a referendum set to reject a bank repayment deal worth billions that many here consider a foreign diktat, but a “nei” vote is expected to plunge the country deeper into crisis.

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Iceland expected to turn down bank failure repay
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AP – Still smarting from the crippling aftermath of the global financial crisis, grudging Icelanders were expected Saturday to vote down a $5.3 billion plan to pay off Britain and the Netherlands for debts spawned by the collapse of an Icelandic Internet bank.

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