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Ecuador to investigate rights abuses
May 4 2007 8:46PM (CT)
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuador's new leftist government has set up a truth commission to investigate alleged human rights abuses committed over the last 27 years, particularly during the right-wing administration of former President Leon Febres Cordero.
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Haitians die when boat overturns
May 4 2007 7:27PM (CT)
SOUTH DOCK, Turks and Caicos Islands (AP) - Every year, Haitians by the hundreds set off in rickety boats hoping to escape poverty by sneaking into the U.S. The perils became gruesomely apparent Friday when a crowded boat capsized, flinging migrants into shark-infested waters.
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Haitians die when boat overturns
May 4 2007 7:27PM (CT)
SOUTH DOCK, Turks and Caicos Islands (AP) - Every year, Haitians by the hundreds set off in rickety boats hoping to escape poverty by sneaking into the U.S. The perils became gruesomely apparent Friday when a crowded boat capsized, flinging migrants into shark-infested waters.
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Venezuela stocks fall on takeover talk
May 4 2007 4:55PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez's threat to nationalize banks caused Venezuelan stocks to fall Friday, while one bank president warned depositors would be worst hit by such a move.
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Cuba honors officer slain by hijackers
May 4 2007 3:54PM (CT)
PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba (AP) - A Cuban army officer killed during a failed airplane hijacking was buried with military honors Friday, decorated posthumously with one of the communist regime's top medals as officials blamed Washington for his death.
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Cuba honors officer slain by hijackers
May 4 2007 3:54PM (CT)
PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba (AP) - A Cuban army officer killed during a failed airplane hijacking was buried with military honors Friday, decorated posthumously with one of the communist regime's top medals as officials blamed Washington for his death.
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Cuba honors officer slain by hijackers
May 4 2007 3:54PM (CT)
PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba (AP) - A Cuban army officer killed during a failed airplane hijacking was buried with military honors Friday, decorated posthumously with one of the communist regime's top medals as officials blamed Washington for his death.
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