Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Lima on Wednesday for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, part of a three-nation swing aimed at building clout in Latin America.

Hu arrived from Cuba after earlier visiting Costa Rica. He was met with an honor guard before holding talks with Peruvian President Alan Garcia.

Rwandan presidential aide Rose Kabuye arrived Wednesday in Paris after being extradited from Germany over an assassination that triggered the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, one of her lawyers said.

She was flown to Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris and was en route for the capital`s law courts, the lawyer said.

RIYADH, Nov 17, 2007 (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived Saturday in the Saudi capital to join fellow leaders from OPEC oil-exporting countries for a rare summit.

The two-day gathering of heads of state from the 12-member Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries is only the third in the cartel's 47-year history.

A smiling Ahmadinejad, who waved to television cameras as he walked from his plane, was greeted by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah.

RIYADH, Nov 17, 2007 (AFP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in the Saudi capital for a summit with fellow leaders from OPEC oil-exporting countries.

The two-day summit of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries is only the third in the organisation's 47-year history, bringing together 12 heads of state from the oil-rich nations.

A smiling Ahmadinejad, who waved to television cameras as he walked from his plane, was greeted by Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah.

KIEV, Oct 21, 2007 (AFP) - US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates arrived in Ukraine Sunday on the first stop of a European tour that will see him discuss Turkey's threat to attack Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq and US plans for an anti-missile shield.

Gates arrived at 1:30 pm (1030 GMT) and was due to meet Turkish Defence Minister Vecdi Gonul later Sunday before holding talks with the defence ministers of Ukraine, Albania, Croatia and Macedonia.

THE HAGUE, Oct 18, 2007 (AFP) - A Democratic Republic of Congo militia chief accused of war crimes arrived at the detention centre of the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Thursday after his transfer from Kinshasa, an ICC spokeswoman told AFP.

'He arrived around noon at the detention centre,' court spokeswoman Sonja Robla told AFP.

Germain Katanga, 29, who once led the Forces for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri (FRPI), faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity commited in the north-eastern Ituri region of the DR Congo.

KARACHI, Oct 18, 2007 (AFP) - Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto arrived home in Pakistan on Thursday after eight years in self-imposed exile, an AFP correspondent travelling with her said.

The Emirates flight carrying the 54-year-old from Dubai touched down in Pakistan's biggest city Karachi amid cheers of 'Long Live Bhutto' from her supporters on the plane.

WIESBADEN, Germany, Oct 14, 2007 (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Germany on Sunday for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel after he was informed of a plot to assassinate him when he visits Tehran this week.

Putin's plane touched down at Frankfurt airport more than two hours behind schedule after it was delayed by bad weather in Moscow.

The announcement of the delay was made after the Kremlin said Putin had been told of reports of a possible attempt on his life in Iran, where he is scheduled to head to from Germany on Monday night.

MOSCOW, Oct 12, 2007 (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Moscow on Friday for crucial talks with Russian leaders on missile defence and other disputes that have sent Cold War chills through their relations.

Rice and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates are due to meet President Vladimir Putin and then discuss the thorny issues in a combined meeting with their respective Russian counterparts, Sergei Lavrov and Anatoly Serdyukov.

MOSCOW, Oct 11, 2007 (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Moscow on Thursday for talks on a proposed US anti-missile defence shield in eastern Europe opposed by Moscow.

Gates will be joined by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday to discuss the issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov.