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Russia opposition leader is detained, interrogated

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 04:18 PM PDT

A Russian official indicates that Sergei Udaltsov could face serious criminal charges in an inquiry on whether he was plotting to organize mass disturbances.

MOSCOW — Sergei Udaltsov, a Russian opposition leader, was detained and interrogated for several hours Wednesday by authorities investigating whether he and colleagues were plotting to organize mass disturbances.

Land dispute ruffles palm fronds on Mexico's Isla Holbox

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 03:31 PM PDT

Developers seek to build a high-end resort after longtime residents — who say they were cheated — sell their rights to communal lands known as ejidos .

ISLA HOLBOX, Mexico — Separated from the Yucatan Peninsula by a lagoon, this pristine island has streets of sand, iguanas that roam among humans, and a police presence best described as casual. In the tiny town on its western tip, golf carts are the primary mode of transportation.

Libya official says militia commander led raid on U.S. mission

Posted: 17 Oct 2012 02:26 PM PDT

Government-allied militias say they have not been told to arrest the man, identified as Ahmed Abu Khattala, in the Benghazi attack. It is unclear where he is.

BENGHAZI, Libya — The militia commander who led the deadly raid on the U.S. mission in Benghazi is an Islamist and former political prisoner whose fighters were also blamed for assassinating a senior military officer after he defected to the opposition during last year's revolution against Moammar Kadafi, a senior Libyan official said.