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Brazilian air traffic strike ends
Mar 31 2007 11:30PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Air traffic controllers protesting working conditions ended their one-day strike Saturday after the government agreed to their demands, but Brazil's president said the controllers went too far when they paralyzed flights across the nation.
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Argentina floods claim 7 lives
Mar 31 2007 10:00PM (CT)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Rising rivers in three rain-soaked provinces have forced some 38,000 people to flee their homes and floodwaters have claimed seven lives, authorities said Saturday.
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'Sexy' Latina site entrepreneur slain
Mar 31 2007 9:07PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - An American entrepreneur who introduced foreign men to "young, sexy, exotic and beautiful Latin Women" via the Internet was killed in the western city of Cali by gunmen on a motorcycle, police said Saturday.
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Obesity high among Puerto Rican kids
Mar 31 2007 8:38PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Thirteen percent of Puerto Rican children entering kindergarten are obese according to a new study, a health official said Saturday.
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Britain to aid in cricket slaying probe
Mar 31 2007 2:31PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Four British police officers led by a senior murder expert will help Jamaican authorities investigate the mysterious death of Pakistan's cricket coach after his team's shocking loss in the World Cup, Scotland Yard said Saturday.
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Nobelist shows spread of Indian power
Mar 31 2007 9:54AM (CT)
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Rigoberta Menchu's spacious modern home blends seamlessly into this gated upper middle-class neighborhood on the edge of Guatemala City. But behind the walls and guards, there are chickens and rabbits and a flower-bedecked Mayan altar.
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Nobelist shows spread of Indian power
Mar 31 2007 9:54AM (CT)
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Rigoberta Menchu's spacious modern home blends seamlessly into this gated upper middle-class neighborhood on the edge of Guatemala City. But behind the walls and guards, there are chickens and rabbits and a flower-bedecked Mayan altar.
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Australian Gitmo detainee gets 9 months
Mar 31 2007 4:06AM (CT)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - An Australian who complained of his treatment at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo was convicted of supporting terrorism, but will spend less than a year in jail at home in a deal that requires his silence about alleged abuse.
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Australian Gitmo detainee gets 9 months
Mar 31 2007 4:06AM (CT)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - An Australian who complained of his treatment at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo was convicted of supporting terrorism, but will spend less than a year in jail at home in a deal that requires his silence about alleged abuse.
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