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U.S., Mexican police stop sale of baby
May 11 2006 10:19PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - U.S. and Mexican police cooperated to arrest a Mexican couple who allegedly tried to sell a 4-month-old baby over the Internet and hired a trafficker to take him to a buyer in the United States, the U.S. Embassy said Thursday.
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Suriname floods kill 3; Many homeless
May 11 2006 9:38PM (CT)
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) - Floods caused by days of rain have killed three people and left up to 22,000 others homeless along riverbanks in Suriname's remote central lowlands, officials said Thursday.
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Collaborator of Mexico drug lord sentenced
May 11 2006 7:43PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - An alleged cohort of imprisoned drug lord Osiel Cardenas was sentenced Thursday to 44 years in prison on drug-related charges, authorities said.
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100 oil-coated penguins dead in Argentina
May 11 2006 6:38PM (CT)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - About 100 oil-coated penguins have turned up dead in recent weeks off the coast of Argentina, most in a nature reserve near the frigid southernmost tip of Patagonia, environmentalists and authorities said Thursday.
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Abortion ruling polarizes Colombia
May 11 2006 6:36PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - The debate over abortion in heavily Roman Catholic Colombia raged Thursday following a court ruling that allows for the procedure in certain cases. One Cardinal threatened to excommunicate women who undergo abortions.
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Puerto Rico ends government budget crisis
May 11 2006 5:05PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - More than 100,000 Puerto Ricans will head back to their government jobs and public schools will reopen next week after politicians announced an end to a budget crisis that partially shut down the government of the U.S. island territory.
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Bolivia, Brazil create gas commission
May 11 2006 12:42AM (CT)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Bolivia and Brazil will form a commission to discuss the implementation of Bolivia's decision to nationalize its natural gas industry, a move that raised tensions between the South American neighbors.
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