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Colombia's ambassador to U.S. resigns
Jul 11 2006 11:49PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's ambassador to the United States resigned Tuesday in anger over President Alvaro Uribe's selection of a disgraced former Colombian leader as ambassador to France.
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Venezuela leader blasts U.S. report
Jul 11 2006 11:31PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez rejected a U.S. government report accusing Venezuela of funding efforts by Cuba's Fidel Castro to subvert democracy in Latin America, saying it indicated Washington's aggressive intentions toward Havana.
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Central American leaders OK border plan
Jul 11 2006 9:27PM (CT)
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) - Central American presidents agreed on a plan Tuesday to ease border controls and install a common customs system on the way to negotiating an eventual free-trade agreement with the European Union.
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Man gunned down in Acapulco
Jul 11 2006 9:25PM (CT)
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) - A man was shot to death in front of Acapulco's City Hall and a naval officer was abducted Tuesday, the latest violence in this resort city hit by a wave of drug-related crime.
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Pinochet's son files defamation suit
Jul 11 2006 7:18PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - The son of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet filed a criminal defamation suit Tuesday against the general's former intelligence chief, rejecting published accusations that Pinochet became rich off the production and sale of cocaine.
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Mexico's Calderon plans transition
Jul 11 2006 4:38PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's presumptive president-elect began forming his transition team Tuesday and announced plans for a victory lap through Mexico, while his opponent finished filing a legal challenge alleging election fraud.
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Bus crash in Honduras leaves 15 dead
Jul 11 2006 12:26PM (CT)
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - A bus with failing brakes slammed into the back of another bus on the outskirts of the Honduran capital, killing 15 people and injuring more than 24, authorities said Tuesday.
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Conservative Chile more tolerant of gays
Jul 11 2006 12:15PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Gay rights activists say they are finding greater public tolerance in one of Latin America's socially conservative strongholds and hope Chilean lawmakers will approve anti-discrimination legislation.
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4 children killed in Mexican plane crash
Jul 11 2006 10:31AM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Four children who won an airplane ride for good grades at school were killed along with the pilot when the small aircraft crashed in western Mexico, emergency official Hugo Huerta said Tuesday.
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