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Marrazzo, who is married with three children, admitted to paying thousands of euros to be with several South American transgender prostitutes and to using cocaine. His fall came after four Carabinieri police officers were arrested for allegedly threatening to make public the incriminating video of the encounter he had with one of the prostitutes. (See the top 10 Berlusconi gaffes...
...Thursday, India's bustling financial capital will mark the one-year anniversary of last year's three-day terrorist siege with a flag march through south Mumbai and the ceremonial re-opening of the iconic Taj Mahal Palace and Towers Hotel. But the trial of Mohammed Ajmal Amir Qasab will proceed as on any other day. Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam has called more than 270 witnesses over the last six months, and the last of them, including the main police investigator, are expected to appear on Nov. 26, the day the siege began a year ago. Nikam is already well-known...
...South African President Jacob Zuma didn't have enough on his plate, with raging violent crime, unemployment of up to 40%, the world's largest HIV/AIDS population, a recession and the 2010 soccer World Cup, his first few months in office saw a wave of strikes and violent protests against poverty and low wages. Zuma, 67, spoke to Africa bureau chief Alex Perry at his official residence, Mahlamba-Ndlopfu, in Pretoria in August...
...politics. You lose nothing by admitting to where there have been weaknesses. When you recognize that, you can correct it. And it's only when you admit there have been deficiencies and weaknesses that you make sense to the people, who can see them for themselves. (See pictures of South Africa after 15 years of ANC rule...
TIME: What mistakes specifically? Zuma: Take the old ministry of minerals and energy. Mines are what [have] shaped the economy of South Africa, it will always remain an anchor of this country - and so it needs its own focus. Energy is also critical for the country. But they were in the same ministry. And as we were experiencing economic growth, and rolling out electricity to rural areas, suddenly there was an electricity shortage. That must indicate weakness. And if we did not see that, that energy was going to be a problem, that points to a shortcoming...