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Chilean navy seeks solo American sailor
Jan 3 2007 11:05PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - The Chilean navy searched Wednesday for a U.S. sailor adrift off the tip of South America, and his girlfriend said that rescue aircraft had spotted him.
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Venezuelan prison riots kill 6 inmates
Jan 3 2007 9:14PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Fresh fighting between rival gangs in a Venezuelan jail left six inmates dead, raising the death toll in riots this week to 22, officials said Wednesday.
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Soldiers, police in Tijuana over drugs
Jan 3 2007 9:12PM (CT)
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) - Soldiers and federal police poured into the violent border city of Tijuana Wednesday, manning checkpoints and inspecting local police stations as part of President Felipe Calderon's latest offensive against powerful drug gangs.
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Chile drops tax charges against Pinochet
Jan 3 2007 6:33PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - A Chilean court on Wednesday dropped charges against Gen. Augusto Pinochet's wife and two of his grown children, who had been indicted as accomplices of the late dictator in a tax evasion case.
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Rio using troops to combat gang violence
Jan 3 2007 6:00PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Rio de Janeiro's new governor said Wednesday federal troops will be used to fight growing gang violence plaguing the state and will be deployed to protect public safety during the upcoming Pan American Games.
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Mexico cracks down on Tijuana drug crime
Jan 3 2007 4:12AM (CT)
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) - Mexico is sending some 3,300 soldiers and federal police officers to fight drug gangs in the crime-plagued border city of Tijuana, which has become a major smuggling route for cocaine and methamphetamine entering the United States.
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Brazil's Silva faces tough challenges
Jan 3 2007 12:10AM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva faces the challenges of reinvigorating Brazil's sluggish economy and cracking down on crime under goals he set for his second term.
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