Francois Hollande defends Syria weapons plan

France's president has defended his plan to supply arms to Syria's rebels, as activists mark two years since the anti-government uprising began.Speaking after an EU meeting, Francois Hollande said the rebels had given guarantees that weapons would not fall into the wrong hands.

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Woman 's conviction on death row overturned

A US federal appeals court last Thursday threw out the conviction of a woman sentenced to death in the notorious 1989 killing of her four-year-old son, ruling that the case was tainted by a detective with a history of lying under oath.

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Parolee caught after 32 years

California corrections officials have finally caught up with a parolee convicted of murder who had eluded them for more than three decades. Richard Bradford had been living under the false identity of James Edward Heard and owned several properties in the Pasadena area, including a drug rehabilitation facility, authorities said.

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