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Blame placed in Ecuador helicopter crash
Mar 2 2007 10:04PM (CT)
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - The military helicopter collision that killed Ecuador's first female defense minister nine days after she took office was caused by "human error," the presidential panel investigating the crash said Friday.
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Haitians missing after boat fire
Mar 2 2007 9:58PM (CT)
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Friday for nearly 50 Haitian migrants feared dead after their homemade boat caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean, an agency spokesman said.
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Puerto Rico smoking ban in effect
Mar 2 2007 9:05PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - People caught smoking in bars and restaurants in Puerto Rico faced fines Friday as a ban on lighting up in enclosed public spaces took effect.
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Prison gangs eyed in officer slayings
Mar 2 2007 8:22PM (CT)
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Authorities are investigating whether imprisoned gang members _ and not outside attackers _ were responsible for gunning down four policemen being held in the deaths of three Salvadoran politicians, officials said Friday.
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Drug confiscations drop in Cuba
Mar 2 2007 7:13PM (CT)
HAVANA, Cuba (AP) - Cuban authorities seized just 1.7 tons of narcotics in 2006, the lowest amount in 11 years, state media reported Friday.
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Officials arrested for Amazon logging
Mar 2 2007 6:49PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Brazilian police arrested 18 people accused of allowing illegal logging in the Amazon rain forest and were searching for 19 others, including environmental protection agents, the environment minister said.
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Venezuela rejects U.S. drug report
Mar 2 2007 4:50PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela accused U.S. anti-drug agents Friday of collaborating with traffickers and rejected Washington's allegations that rampant corruption has allowed illegal drug smuggling to thrive in the South American country.
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Colombia orders political boss arrested
Mar 2 2007 2:40PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Prosecutors on Friday ordered the arrest of a prominent political boss for alleged involvement in a kidnapping at the heart of a scandal tying Colombia's political elite to right-wing paramilitary groups.
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