Newly elected Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo named a former slave as his Minister for Indigenous Affair. Margarita Mbywangi, 46, an Ache tribal chief, was captured in the jungle when she was four and sold several times as a slave to owners of large lands. Fortunately, her masters send her to school which enabled her to learn to read and write.

Police in Longmont, Colorado are looking for a man who claimed to be a police detective in an effort to obtain free adult videos from a novelty shop. The store manager told police that an unidentified man came into the shop at least three times to demand free copies of X-rated videos. He said he wanted the videos to determine if performers were not underage and not violating any laws.

A U. S. official said that two medical choppers collided in mid-air killing at least six passengers, and leaving one in critical condition in Arizona. Authorities said the incident occurred near a hospital in Flagstaff, around 3:45 p. m. local time on Sunday, when both helicopters were on their way to the hospital.

A U. S. official said that two medical choppers collided in mid-air killing at least six passengers, and leaving one in critical condition in Arizona. Authorities said the incident occurred near a hospital in Flagstaff, around 3:45 p. m. local time on Sunday, when both helicopters were on their way to the hospital.

A Colorado hiker lost in southern Germany's Bavarian Alps for almost three days used her white bra to signal for help and it led rescuers to the ledge where she was stranded. Jessica Bruinsma, 24, was hiking with a friend near the Austrian border on June 16 when she lost her way due to bad weather and fell to a narrow ledge.