PARIS (Reuters) - French magistrates decided on Friday not to place IMF chief Christine Lagarde under formal investigation over her role in a 285-million-euros (243 million pounds) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy.Related StoriesStretched by riots, Swedish police call reinforcementsBahraini protesters clash with police over raid on cleric's homeTop Bosnia court orders release of president, charged with graftObama wants to end 'war on terror' but Congress balksGuatemalan ex-president extradited to U.S. on money laundering charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants to roll back some of the most controversial aspects of the U.S. "war on terror," but efforts to alter the global fight against Islamist militants will face the usual hurdle at home: staunch opposition from Republicans in Congress.Related StoriesStretched by riots, Swedish police call reinforcementsBahraini protesters clash with police over raid on cleric's homeTop Bosnia court orders release of president, charged with graftGuatemalan ex-president extradited to U.S. on money laundering chargesIMF's Lagarde escapes formal investigation in French case
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syria's fractious opposition scrambled to agree a new leadership on Friday in a bid to present a coherent front at peace talks which the United States and Russia are convening to seek an end to more than two years of civil war.Related StoriesBahraini protesters clash with police over raid on cleric's homeTop Bosnia court orders release of president, charged with graftObama wants to end 'war on terror' but Congress balksGuatemalan ex-president extradited to U.S. on money laundering chargesIMF's Lagarde escapes formal investigation in French case
LONDON (Reuters) - Hundreds of Bahraini Shi'ite Muslims angered by a raid last week on a top cleric's home clashed with police on Friday, while thousands more gathered in the cleric's village for a peaceful sit-in against their Sunni-led government.Related StoriesStretched by riots, Swedish police call reinforcementsTop Bosnia court orders release of president, charged with graftObama wants to end 'war on terror' but Congress balksGuatemalan ex-president extradited to U.S. on money laundering chargesIMF's Lagarde escapes formal investigation in French case
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face money laundering charges, the U.S. embassy in Guatemala said.Related StoriesStretched by riots, Swedish police call reinforcementsBahraini protesters clash with police over raid on cleric's homeTop Bosnia court orders release of president, charged with graftObama wants to end 'war on terror' but Congress balksIMF's Lagarde escapes formal investigation in French case
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