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Rio's Carnival parade pays homage to women
Feb 27 2006 11:21PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Thousands of plumed and sequined dancers paying homage to Brazilian women kicked off the second night of parading in what was described as Rio's biggest Carnival to date.
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Gunmen on rampage leave 8 dead in Guyana
Feb 27 2006 11:05PM (CT)
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - Gunmen on a rampage left eight people dead and a dozen bystanders wounded on the outskirts of Guyana's capital, police said Monday.
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Former Peru president surging in poll
Feb 27 2006 10:55PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - A former president whose government ended in hyperinflation is rising rapidly in voter support ahead of Peru's April 9 election, according to a national poll published Monday.
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Chilean president says leftists no threat
Feb 27 2006 10:41PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Chilean President Ricardo Lagos said Monday that the wave of leftists rising to power across Latin America poses no threat to democracy and should not create tensions with the United States.
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Colombian rebel talks end with no deal
Feb 27 2006 10:38PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Colombia's government and rebels ended a round of talks with no agreement Monday, but promised to meet again in Cuba in early April.
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Colombian rebels kill eight councilors
Feb 27 2006 10:35PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Rebels burst into a hotel in southern Colombia where local government officials were meeting Monday and killed eight town councilors, authorities said.
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Mexican presidency to 'dirty war'
Feb 27 2006 5:57PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A leaked draft of a government report on Mexico's "dirty war" alleges that the country's presidency orchestrated an anti-insurgency campaign in which soldiers carried out summary executions, raped women, and set entire villages on fire.
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Key witness in Milosevic trial arrested
Feb 27 2006 5:09AM (CT)
MADRID, Spain (AP) - Spanish police said Monday they had arrested a key witness in the case against former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, who is on trial at The Hague on 66 war crimes counts, including genocide.
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Mexican miners' kin want bodies recovered
Feb 27 2006 4:31AM (CT)
SAN JUAN DE SABINAS, Mexico (AP) - Relatives vowed to keep vigil outside a collapsed coal mine in northern Mexico until the remains of 65 missing miners are recovered following last week's mine explosion.
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