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57 hurt in Brazil detention center uprising
Apr 5 2006 11:32PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Police in riot gear quashed an uprising at a juvenile detention center in Brazil that left 57 people injured, authorities said.
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Ancient pyramid discovered in Mexico
Apr 5 2006 10:39PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Archeologists announced on Wednesday they have discovered a massive 6th-century Indian pyramid beneath a centuries-old Catholic religious site.
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Venezuelans protest deaths of 3 brothers
Apr 5 2006 10:38PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Protests erupted across Venezuela's capital Wednesday with demonstrators blocking streets and police responding with tear gas as the slaying of three young brothers by kidnappers set off an outcry against violent crime and police corruption.
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Defense asks judge to halt Gitmo hearing
Apr 5 2006 10:07PM (CT)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - A defense attorney for a Canadian teenager accused of killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan asked the judge on Wednesday to halt proceedings because of a lack of established rules for the military trials.
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Britain nixes Argentina's Falklands claim
Apr 5 2006 10:01PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Britain reiterated its sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and rejected Argentina's claims in a letter to Secretary-General Kofi Annan circulated Wednesday.
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Brazil panel OKs report on corruption
Apr 5 2006 9:59PM (CT)
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - A Brazilian congressional investigative committee gave its final approval Wednesday to a report recommending prosecution of over 100 people linked to a campaign finance and corruption scheme run by former members of the governing Workers Party.
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Colombia, Cuba agree to discuss trade talks
Apr 5 2006 9:59PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia and Cuba may seem strange bedfellows but the stalwart U.S. ally and its oldest adversary in Latin America are put aside their differences Wednesday to negotiate a trade deal.
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Shadow falls over U.S. military tribunals
Apr 5 2006 8:05PM (CT)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) - A shadow of uncertainty has crept over U.S. military war crimes trials of suspected terrorists as the Supreme Court deliberates a detainee's challenge of the process.
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Stricter rules good for Mexican smugglers
Apr 5 2006 1:54PM (CT)
DOLORES HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) - Barely 18, Jose belongs to Mexico's new generation of migrant smugglers _ young, savvy and happy to see Uncle Sam further tighten border security. Why? It's good for business, he says.
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Peruvian front-runner's family an issue
Apr 5 2006 1:37PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Presidential front-runner Ollanta Humala admires a former dictator and once launched a military uprising himself. He promises heavy state intervention in a free-market economy and wants to end U.S.-backed eradication of Peru's coca crop.
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U.S. spending $56M to fly immigrants home
Apr 5 2006 3:14AM (CT)
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - U.S. marshals unlock the prisoners' leg shackles, body chains and handcuffs when green jungle and turquoise sea come into close view.
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