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4 jailed cops killed in Guatemala prison
Feb 26 2007 11:44PM (CT)
CUILAPA, Guatemala (AP) - Gunmen stormed a Guatemalan prison and shot to death four jailed police officers in a mafia hit aimed at stopping investigators from finding out who ordered the slayings of three politicians from neighboring El Salvador, Guatemala's leader said Monday.
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Costa Ricans protest free-trade pact
Feb 26 2007 11:12PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - Tens of thousands of union members, farmers and political activists marched through Costa Rica's capital on Monday to protest a free-trade pact with the U.S. they say will be harmful to local businesses.
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Artifacts may be from Spanish galleon
Feb 26 2007 10:57PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Archeologists said Monday that porcelain plates and other artifacts found along the Baja California coast could be from the wreckage of a Spanish galleon that sailed between the Philippines and Mexico hundreds of years ago.
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Venezuela to seize foreign oil projects
Feb 26 2007 8:36PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez ordered by decree on Monday the takeover of oil projects run by foreign oil companies in Venezuela's Orinoco River region.
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Body of tourist missing in Bolivia found
Feb 26 2007 8:32PM (CT)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - The body of a Canadian cyclist has been found in a mountain ravine more than a month after he set out on a treacherous road from the Bolivian capital, police said Monday.
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Cuba set to light up cigar festival
Feb 26 2007 5:08PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Cuba's annual extravaganza celebrating its world-renowned cigars, which began Monday, could be devoid of star power this year.
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No ruling on custody of Smith baby
Feb 26 2007 4:34PM (CT)
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - Anna Nicole Smith's mother and an ex-boyfriend fought for custody of her infant daughter in court Monday but the judge made no ruling _ leaving the baby in the care of the former model's partner Howard K. Stern.
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Jailed Guatemalan policemen die in riot
Feb 26 2007 12:43AM (CT)
CUILAPA, Guatemala (AP) - Four imprisoned Guatemalan policemen were killed in their cells Sunday, days after being arrested in connection with the deaths of three Salvadoran politicians, police said.
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