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Raul Castro, brother of Cuba's former president, Fidel Castro, became the country's new president Sunday after an election. Raul, 76, was Cuba's former defense minister while his brother was in power, and political experts say it is not surprising that he was elected as president. The election is strictly Communist - there are no other political parties allowed in the country. Also, Raul is said to have been in control of many of the lucrative operations of the country, and because of this, it was no surprise to Cuban political analysts that he won the election.

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A bomb was detonated Friday in Mexico City, leaving one man dead and two more badly burned. Police believe the man killed was attempting to pick up the packaged bomb when it detonated as he got near it. Javier Alonzo González, 28, and Tania Vázquez, 22, were both near the bomb when it exploded. González suffered light injuries and Vázquez was badly burned.
Police haven taken several suspects identified as gunmen for a Mexican drug cartel into custody on suspicion of being involved in the bombing.

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Three armed thieves stole four valuable paintings from a private collection house in Zurich on Sunday. The paintings stolen include works by Van Gogh, Monet, Cezanne, and Degas. Their estimated worth is around $163 million and head of the police investigation, Peter Rüegger, said it is the largest art heist in the history of Switzerland, and possibly all of Europe.

There have been other art robberies in the recent past (one only two weeks ago), but police do not think any are related.

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Two suicide bombers attacked a shopping center in Dimona, Israel on Monday, leaving one woman dead and 11 others injured. While one assailant succeeded in detonating his bomb, the second bomber was neutralized by an Israeli police officer while attempting to trigger his bomb, according to an Israeli police. officer who responded to the incident. This is the first suicide bombing Israel has seen since January of 2007.
The bombers apparently entered Israel via Egypt, after security at a Gaza-Egypt border crossing was breached several weeks ago. The crossing has been secured, but Israeli defense officials are concerned that more terrorists have entered Israel bearing firearms and bombs. Al Aksa Martyrs Brigade, a militant Palestinian group, claimed responsibility for the attack and said it had been planned for several months.

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