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Protesters in Mexico release 4 hostages
Aug 11 2006 10:21PM (CT)
OAXACA, Mexico (AP) - Protesters held four people hostage for hours Friday, charging they were linked to a fatal shooting of a demonstrator during protests that have have besieged Oaxaca since June.
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Castro expected to mark birthday in bed
Aug 11 2006 9:07PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - It was supposed to be the ultimate tribute, several days of parties and concerts to mark Fidel Castro's 80th birthday. But instead of listening to folk music and attending conferences on his legacy, Castro is expected to spend his birthday Sunday in bed, recovering from surgery for intestinal bleeding.
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Brazil arrests 30 for bilking government
Aug 11 2006 7:19PM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Police arrested 30 businessmen, government officials and soldiers accused of taking part in a scheme to net millions of dollars by over-billing for meals in the military and at schools, officials said Friday.
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Kidnapped Italian woman freed in Haiti
Aug 11 2006 5:45PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - An Italian woman kidnapped in Haiti by gunmen who killed her husband was freed after three days in captivity, her family and U.N. officials said Friday.
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Moderate earthquake rocks Mexico City
Aug 11 2006 10:49AM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A moderate earthquake rocked Mexico City on Friday, causing skyscrapers to sway and frightening residents, but emergency officials said no major damage or injuries were reported.
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Leftist a threat to Brazil president
Aug 11 2006 4:19AM (CT)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Thanks mostly to a robust economy, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been coasting to re-election victory in two months. But a new threat is rising.
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Organized crime blamed in reporter's death
Aug 11 2006 1:24AM (CT)
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - Authorities said that organized crime was likely behind the killing of a veteran investigative reporter in an area across the border from Texas plagued by violent drug mobs.
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