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Sunday, May 17. 2009, 12:00:00 AM UTC

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam agree to a ceasefire in Sri Lanka's civil war. //edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/sri.lanka.conflict/index.html (CNN)

Peru's Armed Forces are authorized to aid the National Police for 30 days in a dispute with indigenous peoples. //news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8054043.stm (BBC)