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Indian tribes in Suriname cross borders
May 12 2006 9:49PM (CT)
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) - Days of rain near Suriname's southern border have deluged Amerindian farmland, forcing villagers to cross into neighboring French Guiana and Brazil in search of food, a tribal association said Friday.
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End to Puerto Rico shutdown may unravel
May 12 2006 9:26PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A deal to end Puerto Rico's fiscal crisis could unravel if the House does not approve the U.S. territory's bailout legislation, Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila said Friday.
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Brazil-Bolivia relations continue south
May 12 2006 6:34PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Relations between Brazil and Bolivia sank to their lowest point in a century Friday, as the two sparred over Bolivia's nationalization of its energy sector and threats to seize Bolivian land held by Brazilian farmers.
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Colombia loosens strict abortion laws
May 12 2006 6:29PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - The choice doctors presented to Martha Gonzalez when they told her she had uterine cancer was almost unimaginably painful: Abort your fetus or die.
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Leftist poised to capture Peru election
May 12 2006 3:34PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - When Alan Garcia's presidency ended 16 years ago, Peru was in shambles, with 3,000 percent inflation, guerrilla violence and rampant corruption. Now he's poised to return as president.
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Brazilian farmers in Bolivia fear reforms
May 12 2006 2:39PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Well-heeled Brazilian farmers tilling rich soil on the fringes of the Amazon rain forest fear their holdings could be targeted in a land reform push by the Bolivian president, who just nationalized his nation's natural gas industry.
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