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http://www.euronews.net/ A plane carrying the Rwandan president in 1994 was shot down by his own troops, according to a French judge.

The latest inquiry into Juvenal Habyarimana's death contradicts an earlier French ruling that blamed the rebel fighters led by Paul Kagame, the current president.

The assassination of Habyarimana, who was from the Hutu tribe, sparked the Rwandan genocide which, according to the UN, cost the lives of 800,000 Tutsis in a little more than three months.

USA - Mitt Romney seeks southern comfort in Carolina

Published on Jan 11, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ No sooner is victory in his pocket than Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney looks south to the bigger challenge of South Carolina.

New Hampshire was always going to be easy meat for the former governor of next-door Massachusetts, but his urbane sophistication and insider's style will not go down as well in more folksy South Carolina, even as he aims more shots at the president.

Spain - adopts austerity plan with almost nine billion euros of spending cuts

Published on Jan 11, 2012 by Euronews

http://www.euronews.net/ Spain's Parliament passed the new conservative government's first austerity measures.

They are aimed at reducing the country's massive deficit with almost nine billion euros of spending cuts as well as income and property tax increases.

The plan was approved by 197 deputies in the 350-seat lower house, where the ruling Popular Party has an absolute majority of 185 seats.