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Peacekeepers among dead in Haiti clashes
Mar 20 2005 10:02PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - U.N. troops and ex-soldiers from Haiti's disbanded army fought two gunbattles on Sunday, leaving two peacekeepers and at least two former soldiers dead in the deadliest day for the 10-month-old U.N. mission, officials said.
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Four killed as Mexico bridge collapses
Mar 20 2005 8:24PM (CT)
TAPIJULAPA, Mexico (AP) - A footbridge loaded with villagers on their way to a religious festival collapsed, sending four people to their deaths in the rocky river ravine below, authorities and witnesses said Sunday.
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Female Castro supporters break up protest
Mar 20 2005 3:35PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - With shouts of "Viva Fidel," female government supporters interrupted a weekly silent protest by wives of political prisoners held after Sunday church services.
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Mexico opens aging sex workers' shelter
Mar 20 2005 3:29PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Marilu has been working the streets of Mexico's capital for 45 years, and she's still at it _ though at age 70 she'll settle for food instead of money. Women like her are the inspiration behind a new shelter for aging prostitutes in a dilapidated downtown mansion in Mexico City.
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