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Strong quake kills at least 17 in Peru
Aug 15 2007 11:42PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - A powerful earthquake shook Peru's coast near the capital on Wednesday, reportedly killing at least 17 people as it toppled buildings and caused many residents to flee homes. Authorities said the quake had generated a small tsunami but it wasn't destructive.
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Report: New criminal gangs in Colombia
Aug 15 2007 11:21PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - New criminal gangs are emerging in areas once controlled by paramilitary groups, undermining a peace process under which 31,000 right-wing fighters have demobilized, according to a report Wednesday by the Colombian government.
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Chavez proposes end to term limits
Aug 15 2007 11:01PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez called for radical changes to Venezuela's constitution Wednesday night, proposing reforms that would eliminate current limits on his re-election and extend presidential terms.
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Chavez proposes end to term limits
Aug 15 2007 11:01PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez called for radical changes to Venezuela's constitution Wednesday night, proposing reforms that would eliminate current limits on his re-election and extend presidential terms.
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Chavez proposes end to term limits
Aug 15 2007 11:01PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez called for radical changes to Venezuela's constitution Wednesday night, proposing reforms that would eliminate current limits on his re-election and extend presidential terms.
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U.S. guns bolster Mexican traffickers
Aug 15 2007 2:38PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Authorities are sounding the alarm about an influx of assault rifles, armor-piercing pistols and fragmentation grenades from the United States, weapons that they say are increasingly being used to kill police and soldiers fighting drug cartels.
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U.S. guns bolster Mexican traffickers
Aug 15 2007 2:38PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Authorities are sounding the alarm about an influx of assault rifles, armor-piercing pistols and fragmentation grenades from the United States, weapons that they say are increasingly being used to kill police and soldiers fighting drug cartels.
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Second Cuban political prisoner released
Aug 15 2007 12:34PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Cuban authorities have released a dissident who was jailed three years ago on vague political charges, as the list of the country's political prisoners gradually grows shorter, a veteran rights activist said Wednesday.
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U.S. to help Mexico upgrade mail service
Aug 15 2007 12:33PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - The Mexican government has signed an agreement with the U.S. Postal Service to improve Mexico's notoriously inefficient mail agency.
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