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Four held in connection with Brazil heist
Aug 12 2005 11:34PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Police detained four men in connection with one of the world's biggest heists and recovered more than $2 million of the $70 million stolen from Brazil's Central Bank, officials said Friday.
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Mexican judge issues warrant for general
Aug 12 2005 10:28PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A Mexican judge issued an arrest warrant on Friday for an army general accused of ordering the disappearance of a leftist folk singer in the 1970s, marking a rare victory for attempts to prosecute political crimes in Mexico from the 1960s and 70s.
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Suriname president inaugurated to 2nd term
Aug 12 2005 8:47PM (CT)
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) - Suriname's president was inaugurated to a second term Friday, calling for national unity following elections that weakened his government's hold on Parliament and swelled the ranks of a party led by a former dictator.
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Mexico police say Ill. slay suspect caught
Aug 12 2005 8:39PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A fugitive charged with killing a wealthy Illinois couple in 1996 was captured at a Mexican resort after tourists recognized him from a crime watch television program, authorities said Friday.
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Haiti frees rebel leader blamed in deaths
Aug 12 2005 8:36PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A Haitian rebel leader who once led a paramilitary group accused of killing and torturing thousands of people has been released from prison, his lawyer said Friday.
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Venezuela may deny Americans visas
Aug 12 2005 8:17PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - American citizens could be denied visas to visit Venezuela in response to a U.S. decision to revoke the visas of three Venezuelan military officers, the vice president said Friday.
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Brazil's Silva apologizes, vows crackdown
Aug 12 2005 5:07PM (CT)
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Brazil's president publicly apologized for the corruption scandal that has plagued his ruling Workers Party but denied any involvement, saying in a nationally televised address Friday that he had been "betrayed."
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Castro turns 79, celebrating spy victory
Aug 12 2005 1:37PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Fidel Castro, the world's longest ruling head of state, turns 79 Saturday, celebrating a key political and legal victory over his enemies in exile after a U.S. appeals court ordered a new trial in the high-profile case of five alleged Cuban spies.
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Zapatista rebel leader jokes about weight
Aug 12 2005 10:18AM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - The enigmatic masked leader of the Zapatista rebels is drawing a little extra attention these days _ for his added pounds.
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