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Oaxaca state government apologizes
Jun 15 2007 9:25PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - The government of the southern state of Oaxaca apologized for the first time Friday for a police raid on protesters last year that led to the country's worst political unrest in years.
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Peruvian agency sues Mexican telecom
Jun 15 2007 8:07PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - A Peruvian government agency said Friday it has filed a lawsuit against a Mexican telephone company for allegedly damaging part of a large pre-Incan cemetery while laying fiber-optic cable.
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Colombia to recognize rights of gays
Jun 15 2007 5:38PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia is set to become the first Latin American country to give established gay couples full rights to health insurance, inheritance and social security under a bill passed by its Congress.
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U.S. contractors thrive in Colombia
Jun 15 2007 4:18PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - U.S. defense contractors are receiving nearly half the money allotted by Washington to fight cocaine trafficking and leftist rebels in Colombia, throwing into doubt their mission to train Colombians to replace them.
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Venezuela denies plan to buy Russia subs
Jun 15 2007 12:56PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The Venezuelan government has no immediate plans to buy Russian submarines, the defense minister told the state news agency Friday, denying a Russian newspaper report.
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