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4 plainclothes officers shot in Mexico
Mar 16 2006 11:55PM (CT)
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico (AP) - Four plainclothes federal police agents were killed Thursday after an unknown number of gunmen sprayed the unmarked pickup truck they were riding in with more than 30 bullets, investigators said.
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Two U.S. soldiers die in Honduras accident
Mar 16 2006 11:49PM (CT)
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - A speeding bus crashed into a small van carrying a group of U.S. soldiers in northern Honduras, killing two and injuring one, authorities said Thursday.
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Indian leader nixes call to end protests
Mar 16 2006 10:58PM (CT)
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - The leader of Ecuador's main Indian movement on Thursday rejected President Alfredo Palacio's call to end protests against free-trade talks with the United States.
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Water forum opens with shortage warnings
Mar 16 2006 10:03PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Delegates from 130 nations opened a summit on global water supplies Thursday amid calls for massive donations to rebuild water systems in poor nations.
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Ecuador's ex-president free from detention
Mar 16 2006 9:10PM (CT)
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador's Supreme Court released former President Gustavo Noboa from house arrest on Thursday after reducing charges against him for allegedly mishandling the country's foreign debt negotiations during his three-year term.
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Much still unknown about Gitmo detainees
Mar 16 2006 10:10AM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Named detainees: 186, citizens of two dozen countries including Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Accusations: Recruiting for the Taliban, helping Osama bin Laden escape U.S. troops, harboring gunmen who attacked American special forces.
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World Water Forum opens in mexico
Mar 16 2006 6:56AM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Failing public water systems have forced more and more people in poor countries to buy bottled water from private companies, a form of privatization that has created a sharp divide among activists and officials gathered in Mexico City for an international water summit.
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