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Grandma shielded girl in Mexican bus crash
Apr 22 2006 11:02PM (CT)
VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) - An 8-year-old girl who survived the worst Mexican bus crash in recent memory was saved by her grandmother's embrace, her father said Saturday as his daughter left the hospital.
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Ex-Peruvian leader close to runoff slot
Apr 22 2006 10:32PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - A moderate-leftist former president appeared close Saturday to locking up a spot in a presidential runoff against nationalist candidate Ollanta Humala.
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Colombian councilman arrested in attack
Apr 22 2006 9:35PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A city council member in Colombia was arrested Saturday _ while giving a live radio interview by telephone _ for allegedly masterminding a guerrilla attack that killed nine of his colleagues.
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Guyana minister shot and killed at home
Apr 22 2006 9:03PM (CT)
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - Gunmen burst into the home of Guyana's agriculture minister early Saturday and fatally shot him along with two relatives and a security guard, authorities said.
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Venezuelans rally against crime
Apr 22 2006 7:41PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Thousands of Venezuelans lay in the outlines of bodies chalked on a main avenue Saturday to protest against President Hugo Chavez's handling of violent crime, while supporters held a separate demonstration backing his social policies.
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Low turnout marks Haiti's runoff vote
Apr 22 2006 11:23AM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Low voter turnout marked Haiti's runoff vote for a new parliament, indicating President-elect Rene Preval may have to work hard to reach out to rivals in forming a new government and keep the country on the path to democracy.
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