stepping up
their offensive since their leader was killed in a military operation in November.
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Police investigating drug
trafficking
in Bolivia have arrested Victor Hugo Sanabria, whose father, Rene Sanabria, used to be head of Bolivia's anti-narcotics police. Rene Sanabria led the campaign against the drugs trade from 2007 to 2009, but he's now serving a long sentence in Miami for cocaine trafficking. His wife is also wanted on suspicion of drug trafficking. A lawyer for the family said it was being persecuted and wondered if the Sanabrias' dog would be the next to be arrested.
The American real estate magnate Donald Trump has endorsed Mitt Romney as the Republican candidate in the 2012 US presidential elections. Mr Trump said he had chosen Mr Romney after meeting him several times and watching him during television debates. Earlier, it had been suggested that Mr Trump would choose Newt Gingrich instead.
On a visit to South Sudan, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator Baroness Valerie Amos has warned that the newly independent state might have to cope with hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing from the north; some might be fleeing from conflict while others might be forced to leave since they are southern citizens. Baroness Amos said the mass movement of people across the border into South Sudan would be a huge challenge for the United Nations.