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Wives of political prisoners march in Cuba
Mar 18 2006 10:31PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - The wives and mothers of about two dozen political prisoners marched Saturday along several of the city's main avenues, singing hymns and carrying signs reading "amnesty" to commemorate the third anniversary of the crackdown that put their husbands behind bars.
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Hostage handover fails in Colombia
Mar 18 2006 10:15PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - The promised release of two hostages held for six months by leftist rebels failed to take place Saturday _ with the government blaming jungle rains and relatives saying the state sabotaged the handover by sending troops to the region.
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School bus crash kills seven in Mexico
Mar 18 2006 6:24PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A school bus crash on the outskirts of Mexico City killed seven people, the Education Department said Saturday, correcting its original report of 12 deaths.
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Water problems may be solved in farms
Mar 18 2006 5:33PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Farms and their wasteful irrigation systems are a major contributor to water scarcity on the globe, nations at a world water summit said Saturday.
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Drug violence hits tourist-heavy Acapulco
Mar 18 2006 1:20PM (CT)
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) - Ana Galeana was arranging geraniums at her Acapulco flower stall when heavily armed men in a convoy of jeeps opened fire on a police checkpoint across the street.
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U.S. canal plan sparks outcry from Mexico
Mar 18 2006 1:24AM (CT)
MEXICALI, Mexico (AP) - Despite its name, the All-American Canal has been leaking water to the Mexican side of the desert border for more than 60 years, nourishing alfalfa, onion and cotton crops that might otherwise wither. Now the U.S. government is preparing to line the earthen channel with concrete.
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