Ex-Philippine leader Estrada free
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Ex-Philippine President Joseph Estrada is freed from detention, after receiving a pardon from his successor.
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General Vang Pao, accused of leading a plot to overthrow the Lao government, is freed on bail in the US.
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Ex-general Lino Oviedo, convicted of plotting to overthrow Paraguay's government, is freed on parole.
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Joseph Estrada's pardon gets the former Philippines leader out of prison   -  and could potentially get his successor, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, out of hot water
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The highest-ranking jailed member of Colombia's main guerrilla group was freed by the government Monday as part of a wider prisoner release intended to help secure the freedom of 60 hostages &#151; including three Americans &#151; held by the guerrillas.
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An Italian priest kidnapped almost six weeks ago in the Philippines by Islamic militants was released unharmed early Friday, the Italian prime minister and officials here said.
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Deposed President Joseph Estrada was convicted and sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after a landmark six-year trial on charges that he took bribes and kickbacks in office.
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Philippine police stormed a courtroom to end a 24-hour hostage standoff Wednesday, freeing all four captives who were held by a movie stuntman and his common-law wife. The gunman was killed when he dropped a grenade during the confrontation.
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The husband of Pakistani opposition  leader Benazir Bhutto was freed on Wednesday, a day after his  re-arrest looked to have dimmed hopes for reconciliation with  military ruler President Pervez Musharraf.
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Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada was sentenced to life in prison by an anti-graft court on Wednesday, more than six years after he was ousted from office in an army-backed revolt.
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A Philippine anticorruption court convicted Joseph Estrada of illegally acquiring wealth while in office and sentenced him to a maximum of 40 years in prison.
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An angry former President Joseph Estrada left for Hong Kong yesterday afternoon to undergo knee surgery and the government expressed confidence that he would not abscond.
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Cuba frees poet Raul Rivero, the latest political prisoner to be freed in recent days after last year's  crackdown.
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Burma frees a protester who was injured during arrest, in an apparently conciliatory gesture, activists say.
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The two-year-old son of a Nigerian chief is freed, as oil militants hold talks with the government.
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Joseph Estrada's pardon gets the former Philippines leader out of prison  -- and could potentially get his successor, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, out of hot water
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Malaysia's highest court freed rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim from almost six years in jail on Thursday, overturning his conviction for sodomy in a shock ruling expected to win support for the new prime minister.