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Colombian journalist dies in shooting
Mar 21 2006 11:33PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - The death of a radio reporter wounded in a drive-by shooting in northwest Colombia has prompted renewed calls for more protection for journalists working in rural areas.
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Leader of Tupac Amaru rebels sentenced
Mar 21 2006 11:23PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - The leader of a Cuban-inspired guerrilla group that grabbed the world's attention nearly 10 years ago with a takeover of the Japanese ambassador's residence was sentenced to 32 years in prison in a civilian retrial.
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Rice in Caribbean to advise on Haiti
Mar 21 2006 11:05PM (CT)
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sought Tuesday to encourage a Caribbean trade group to fully restore its relationship with Haiti and help strengthen the troubled country.
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Judge indicts 13 officers in Chile case
Mar 21 2006 10:33PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - A former general was among 13 retired army officers indicted Tuesday on homicide charges in one of the most notorious cases of human rights violations during the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.
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Ecuador declares emergency over protests
Mar 21 2006 9:31PM (CT)
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - The Ecuadorean government declared a state of emergency in four provinces on Tuesday to curb nine days of Indian protests against a proposed free-trade deal with the United States.
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Argentina probing domestic spy scandal
Mar 21 2006 8:51PM (CT)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentina's naval chief said Tuesday he has ordered all in-country intelligence operations by the navy to be temporarily suspended while officials probe reports of spying at a Patagonian military base.
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Ex-Philippine president says phone bugged
Mar 21 2006 8:42PM (CT)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Former President Joseph Estrada said Tuesday he has been notified by an American court that U.S. authorities bugged his telephone conversations with an FBI analyst accused of revealing U.S. government secrets.
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Australian storm survivors pause to barbie
Mar 21 2006 8:39PM (CT)
INNISFAIL, Australia (AP) - After their town was torn apart by a terrifying cyclone _ amazingly without loss of life _ the people of Innisfail responded with a most Australian of gatherings: a barbie.
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Audit finds many dead voters in Venezuela
Mar 21 2006 7:40PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - An international audit concluded there are tens of thousands of dead voters listed on Venezuela's voter rolls, but the country's top electoral official said Tuesday that those errors are being fixed and do not amount to significant flaws.
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Chavez defends Iranian nuclear program
Mar 21 2006 5:02PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez defended Iran's nuclear program Tuesday, saying Washington's firm opposition to Tehran and the invasion of Iraq both resulted from America's insatiable thirst for oil.
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Leftists redefine Latin American politics
Mar 21 2006 11:49AM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - These aren't the hide-in-the-hills leftists of yesteryear, ready to take up arms against the oppressor. A new wave of Latin American leaders _ variously labeled leftist, populist, nationalist or socialist _ is redefining politics in a region where U.S.-backed, right-wing dictatorships spent decades crushing their mostly leftist opponents and supporting corporate interests amid fears of inroads by the Soviet Union and its Cuban proxy.
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Group cites media dangers in Latin America
Mar 21 2006 8:16AM (CT)
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Attacks by Mexican drug gangs and government harassment in several countries are having a chilling effect on the news media in Latin America, a hemisphere-wide media group said Monday.
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