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USA: Aurora, the latest in a long line of mass shootings

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The Colorado cinema shooting reignites the debate on gun control laws in the United States. We bring you a special report from the state of Illinois. Next, top Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya died in a car crash on Sunday, but many people are wondering if it was an accident or not. Finally, indigenous Colombians put several FARC rebels on trial.

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