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Bush to travel to Mexico in March
Feb 7 2007 11:38PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - President Bush will travel to Mexico in March to meet with President Felipe Calderon, the government said Wednesday.
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Drug violence threatens Mexico's tourism
Feb 7 2007 9:42PM (CT)
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) - Brazen daylight killings by presumed drug smugglers just up the hill from Acapulco Bay are worrying business leaders that increasingly bloody drug wars will cripple Mexico's critical tourism industry.
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Brazil gang burns buses, attacks cops
Feb 7 2007 9:37PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Authorities were on alert after suspected gang members torched three buses and shot at police, raising concerns the violence could mushroom into a repeat of last year's huge crime wave, officials said Wednesday.
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Cuba deports top Colombian drug suspect
Feb 7 2007 9:32PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Cuba will deport reputed drug kingpin Luis Hernando Gomez Bustamante to Colombia, which plans to extradite him to the United States, a government official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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U.S. military clears Guantanamo guards
Feb 7 2007 8:37PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - An Army officer who investigated possible abuse at Guantanamo Bay after some guards purportedly bragged about beating detainees found no evidence they mistreated the prisoners _ but did not interview any of the alleged victims, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
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Some Cubans welcome relations with U.S.
Feb 7 2007 6:21PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Some Cubans welcomed a poll released Wednesday showing that most Americans favor renewed diplomatic ties with the communist-governed island.
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Small plane crash in Brazil kills 6
Feb 7 2007 3:42PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - A twin-engine plane crashed in the Amazon jungle Wednesday, killing all six people aboard, the Brazil's National Civil Aeronautics Board said.
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Cuba Episcopalians have 1st woman bishop
Feb 7 2007 10:15AM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - The Episcopal Church has named a woman as bishop in Cuba, the first such appointment by the church in the developing world, church officials said Tuesday.
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Poll: 58 percent of Mexico OKs Calderon
Feb 7 2007 9:53AM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A majority of Mexicans approve of President Felipe Calderon's first two months in office, according to a new poll.
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Grenadian police band leader reassigned
Feb 7 2007 1:05AM (CT)
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) - The leader of a Grenadian police band that performed Taiwan's national anthem at the inauguration of a China-financed stadium has been temporarily relieved of his music duties, an official said Tuesday.
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Venezuela: Nation doesn't need U.S. aid
Feb 7 2007 12:23AM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's foreign minister on Tuesday dismissed the U.S. government's decision to cut anti-drug aid to the South American nation, saying it does not need money from "the devil."
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3 Americans killed in Honduras crash
Feb 7 2007 12:18AM (CT)
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Three Americans on a charity mission to Honduras were killed Tuesday and 17 other people were injured in a traffic accident in the Central American country, authorities said.
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Blast in Colombian coal mine kills 8
Feb 7 2007 12:02AM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - An underground explosion in a central Colombia coal mine killed eight workers Tuesday, just days after a similar blast in the nation's northeast killed 32 miners.
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