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NEW YORK – A Family Court judge granted temporary custody to maternal relatives of a 4-year-old girl who stole the hearts of New Yorkers and Bolivians when she was found wandering the streets barefoot after her mother’s alleged slaying. Valery Belen Saavedra Lozada — pigtailed, chubby-cheeked and precocious — is …

PARIS – A former French U.N. ambassador who also served as a special adviser to Secretary-General Kofi Annan (search) appeared before a French judge Wednesday on charges of influence peddling and corruption of foreign officials. The charges against Jean-Bernard Merimee (search) are part of France’s investigation into the U.N.’s Oil-for-Food …

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – Talk about early: More than four months before the Oscars, a slew of movie stars kicked off the movie-award season by gathering for the Hollywood Awards (search). “It seems to be the basic principle of this award is that you give it to a movie you …