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Page last updated at 00:49 GMT, Tuesday, 7 April 2009 01:49 UK

Barack Obamal in Ankara (6 April 2009)
Obama reaches out to Muslim world
Barack Obama says the US "is not at war with Islam", during his first visit as president to a mainly Muslim state.
Signals of interest to Muslims
Obama's hard trip to Europe
Country profile: Turkey

Sir Allen Stanford - file photo 11/06/2008 Stanford: 'Clients lost no money'
Sir Allen Stanford insists no money was lost by customers of his companies which are now at the centre of $8bn fraud charges.

President Alan Garcia Peru U-turn on war museum funds
Peruvian President Alan Garcia accepts a $2m donation for a museum to victims of Peru's civil conflict, weeks after rejecting it.


FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Jiverly Wong (Image: Binghamton Police Department) Portrait of a killer
Looking for motive of New York state gunman
Fujimori supporters shout slogans in Lima, 3 April 3 2009 Nation divided
Peru's violent past on trial along with ex-leader Fujimori
A police vehicle parked in front of a house that has been cordoned off by police, Phoenix, Arizona Crime scene
Kidnapping is on the rise in Phoenix, Arizona

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The fight to save Native American languages

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