The United States Supreme Court has refused to block the extradition to France of the former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega. After completing a 17-year sentence in the United States, Mr. Noriega appealed against extradition to France where he was convicted in absentia on money laundering charges. He was arrested and charged after American troops invaded Panama in 1989.

Briefly, the authorities in Peru are sending helicopters to rescue some 2,000 tourists who were stranded by heavy rains of the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu.

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萨达姆·侯赛因的得力助手阿里·哈桑·马吉德(Ali Hassan al-Majeed)，人们更为熟知的“化学阿里”在伊拉克被处决。上周，他因臭名昭著的下令对库尔德村庄Halabja释放毒气行为而第四次被判死刑。伊拉克总理马利基称马吉德是萨达姆时期最嗜血的杀手。巴格达，Jim Muir报道。

作为萨达姆·侯赛因的主要杀手，阿里·哈桑·马吉德(Ali Hassan al-Majeed)下令对北部的库尔德人和南部的什叶派均采取了残酷的暴行。但是由于Halabja的毒气事件，人们希望看到马吉德被绞死。1998年，根据他的命令，他的手下向该小镇投掷化学炸弹，造成至少5,000人死亡。随着对马吉德执行死刑，库尔德人和什叶派教徒都感觉到这个历史篇章已经结束，但是伤口仍要更长时间才能愈合。