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Explosion on tanker off Trinidad kills 4
Jun 22 2005 11:51PM (CT)
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) - An explosion blasted through an oil tanker moored for repairs off Trinidad's west coast Wednesday, killing at least four people, the Coast Guard of the Caribbean country said.
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Mexico detains man thought tied to terror
Jun 22 2005 11:34PM (CT)
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) - A Lebanese-born man detained this week on Mexico's Baja California peninsula is believed linked to extremist organizations with ties to the Sept. 11 terror attacks, Mexican prosecutors said.
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Dutch youth's parents think he's innocent
Jun 22 2005 10:04PM (CT)
ORANJESTAD, Aruba (AP) - The parents of a Dutch youth held in the disappearance of an Alabama teen said Wednesday they believe he is innocent, adding that they don't know how to deal with this "big nightmare."
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U.N. boosts Haiti peacekeeping mission
Jun 22 2005 9:53PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday voted to temporarily enlarge the peacekeeping mission in Haiti by more than 1,000 troops and police in the run-up to elections set for later this year.
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Chile's Pinochet released from hospital
Jun 22 2005 8:05PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet was released from hospital Wednesday after a mild stroke that left him unconscious for about 30 minutes, his spokesman said.
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Colombia passes paramilitary peace bill
Jun 22 2005 5:32PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Congress passed a bill granting reduced punishments to right-wing warlords who disarm, a key step in President Alvaro Uribe's strategy to wind down Colombia's decades-long conflict. Opponents said it will let killers off the hook.
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Brazil scandal halts legislative agenda
Jun 22 2005 4:16PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - A money-for-votes scandal degenerated Wednesday into a shouting match between senators in televised hearings whose national audience rivals those of Brazil's popular soap operas.
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Chile's Pinochet hospitalized after stroke
Jun 22 2005 6:25AM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet suffered a mild stroke Tuesday, fainting at his home before he regained consciousness at a military hospital.
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Cuba dissident family faces harassment
Jun 22 2005 2:04AM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - It was supposed to be a friendly baseball game. But hours before a neighborhood youth group was to play a team from the U.S. mission in Havana, Cuban security agents confiscated the baseballs, bats and mitts.
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