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Chavez irks Colombia by defending rebels
Jan 11 2008 11:05PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez, emboldened by his success in a hostage release, took the side of leftist rebels in neighboring Colombia's decades-old civil conflict Friday, calling the guerrillas "true armies" who shouldn't be categorized as terrorists.
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Chavez irks Colombia by defending rebels
Jan 11 2008 11:05PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez, emboldened by his success in a hostage release, took the side of leftist rebels in neighboring Colombia's decades-old civil conflict Friday, calling the guerrillas "true armies" who shouldn't be categorized as terrorists.
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Change of command made at Guantanamo
Jan 11 2008 10:05PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The commander of the Guantanamo Bay detention center, Navy Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby, is leaving for a new assignment after six months at the U.S. naval station in Cuba, the Pentagon announced Friday.
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Mexico helicopter crash kills 8
Jan 11 2008 10:03PM (CT)
PUEBLA, Mexico (AP) - A helicopter carrying volunteers on a mission to distribute toys to needy children crashed in central Mexico on Friday, killing eight people, including a government official.
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Businessman testifies at Fujimori trial
Jan 11 2008 7:50PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - A Peruvian businessman allegedly abducted in 1992 by security forces testified against Peru's former president on Friday, saying he saw Alberto Fujimori walk through an army base where he was being held captive.
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Naomi Campbell meets Argentine president
Jan 11 2008 6:24PM (CT)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Naomi Campbell called on Argentina's first elected female president Friday, and the pair discussed the release of two women held hostage for years by Colombian guerrillas, the state news agency said.
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Experts prepare boy for reunion with mom
Jan 11 2008 5:32PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Psychologists are teaching the 3-year-old son of a released hostage to recognize the mother he was snatched away from, showing him photos ahead of their long-awaited reunion.
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Yemenis now biggest group at Guantanamo
Jan 11 2008 4:26PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The number of men held at Guantanamo Bay is declining rapidly, but there is no way out for most of the Yemeni detainees because their homeland's government and Washington are mired in a diplomatic impasse over security concerns.
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3 killed in central Mexican shooting
Jan 11 2008 12:28AM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Gunmen shot dead two federal agents and a civilian Thursday in the central state of Michoacan, prosecutors said, the latest in a series of deadly shootings involving police and soldiers in Mexico.
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