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2 federal agents gunned down in Mexico
Aug 1 2007 11:26PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Two federal agents who took part in a raid that discovered $205 million in cash in a Mexico City mansion were found beaten and shot to death in southern Mexico, authorities said Wednesday.
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Guatemala panel to probe organized crime
Aug 1 2007 10:47PM (CT)
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Guatemala's Congress on Wednesday voted to create a commission of foreign experts to investigate organized crime and police corruption.
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UN chief backs Haiti peacekeepers
Aug 1 2007 9:49PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban-Ki-moon said Wednesday he will recommend peacekeepers stay in Haiti for at least another year and urged world donors to redouble efforts to ensure the impoverished nation does not backslide into chaos.
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Brazil crash data hints error, failure
Aug 1 2007 4:41PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Moments before their jetliner skidded off a runway and exploded as it slammed into a building, pilots of a TAM Airlines Flight 3054 screamed "slow down!" and "turn, turn, turn," flight recorder transcripts revealed Wednesday.
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Brazil crash data hints error, failure
Aug 1 2007 4:41PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Moments before their jetliner skidded off a runway and exploded as it slammed into a building, pilots of a TAM Airlines Flight 3054 screamed "slow down!" and "turn, turn, turn," flight recorder transcripts revealed Wednesday.
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Brazil crash data hints error, failure
Aug 1 2007 4:41PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Moments before their jetliner skidded off a runway and exploded as it slammed into a building, pilots of a TAM Airlines Flight 3054 screamed "slow down!" and "turn, turn, turn," flight recorder transcripts revealed Wednesday.
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Fleeing Cubans reach U.S. through Mexico
Aug 1 2007 3:31PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - The vast majority of Cubans sneaking off the island now enter the United States through Mexico after U.S. relatives pay thousands of dollars to organized crime networks that scoop them off Cuba's westernmost tip in souped-up speedboats.
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Fleeing Cubans reach U.S. through Mexico
Aug 1 2007 3:31PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - The vast majority of Cubans sneaking off the island now enter the United States through Mexico after U.S. relatives pay thousands of dollars to organized crime networks that scoop them off Cuba's westernmost tip in souped-up speedboats.
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Anti-Chavez channel faces deadline
Aug 1 2007 1:50PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - An opposition-aligned television channel, already booted from the airwaves, faced a deadline Wednesday to agree to carry speeches by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez or be yanked from the cable lineup.
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Fidel Castro says Cuba 'marching ahead'
Aug 1 2007 1:11PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro said Wednesday that Cuba is "marching ahead" without him in power, insisting that he is consulted on all important decisions but giving no hint about when _ or if _ he might retake office after stepping down one year ago.
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Colombia leads world in public holidays
Aug 1 2007 12:50PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Looking to get more time off? Move to Colombia. Renowned for its high murder rate, this Andean nation also leads the world in public holidays with 18 each year. Second-place Slovenia has 16, while Slovakia, Cyprus and Chile have 15 each, according to a new study by Mercer Human Resource Consulting, which advises busi
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Bomb explodes at Sears store in Mexico
Aug 1 2007 10:28AM (CT)
OAXACA, Mexico (AP) - A small, homemade bomb exploded outside a Sears store in the troubled southern city of Oaxaca early Wednesday, damaging the entrance but causing no injuries, authorities reported.
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