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U.S. criticizes Cuba on human rights
Apr 12 2005 10:25PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - The United States has filed a new resolution at the U.N. Human Rights Commission criticizing Cuba's record on abuses and requested that the world body keep the communist country's record under observation, officials said Tuesday.
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13 killed in violence at Argentina prison
Apr 12 2005 9:51PM (CT)
SANTA FE, Argentina (AP) - A riot broke out in a crowded prison in central Argentina after a fight between rival gangs, killing 13 people, authorities said Tuesday.
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Colombia paramilitary peace process sags
Apr 12 2005 9:50PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombian lawmakers hid _ then headed for the exits _ to avoid voting on a contentious provision of a bill that would have helped shield paramilitary leaders from extradition on drug charges. The measure was ultimately rejected.
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Decision sought on Lopez Obrador arrest
Apr 12 2005 8:41PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A decision whether to arrest ousted Mexico City's leftist mayor _ and Mexico's leading presidential contender _ could come this month, the main federal prosecutor in the case said Tuesday.
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Venezuelan officials mark coup anniversary
Apr 12 2005 6:02PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan officials marked the anniversary of a short-lived 2002 coup against President Hugo Chavez with a ceremony at congress and by encouraging reconciliation with the nation's opposition.
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Conservationists move to save prairie dogs
Apr 12 2005 2:35PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Conservationists have bought 46,000 acres of desert grasslands in northern Mexico in an effort to show the black-tailed prairie dog _ seen as a pest in much of the western United States _ can help grazing lands thrive.
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Poll: Puerto Ricans rank high in happiness
Apr 12 2005 8:53AM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Ricans have ranked highest in the world in one survey of how satisfied people are with their lives, but the result is drawing head-shaking on the Caribbean island, where some say residents have plenty of problems and psychologists estimate nearly one in three is at risk of mental illness.
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Opus Dei watching for selection of pope
Apr 12 2005 2:40AM (CT)
MADRID, Spain (AP) - As cardinals prepare to elect a new pope, one Catholic community in particular has much at stake _ Opus Dei, the ultraconservative movement at the center of the furor generated by "The Da Vinci Code."
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