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U.S. envoy denies plan to invade Venezuela
Sep 29 2005 10:21PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - The United States is not planning to invade Venezuela, the U.S. ambassador to Venezuela said Thursday, disputing claims by President Hugo Chavez.
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Captured Guatemalan deserters had training
Sep 29 2005 10:05PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican authorities said Thursday that they are investigating whether seven detained Guatemalans, some who had received elite military training, have links to the drug trade.
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U.S. objects warlord avoiding extradition
Sep 29 2005 8:54PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - President Alvaro Uribe said Thursday a paramilitary warlord can avoid extradition to the United States on drug trafficking charges if he complies with a peace accord and quits committing crimes, drawing immediate condemnation from the U.S. ambassador.
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Brazilian police question heist suspects
Sep 29 2005 6:52PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Three suspects outlined to interrogators Thursday their roles in one of the world's biggest bank heists, a $70 million theft from Brazil's central bank that involved burrowing under a busy street to reach the vault, police said.
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Released Colombia hijacker hospitalized
Sep 29 2005 5:33PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A plane hijacker who was freed by a judge on a technicality was in a Bogota hospital Thursday for treatment of diabetes-related problems as prosecutors prepared to arrest him again.
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Venezuela's Chavez expands oil initiative
Sep 29 2005 2:50PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez said Thursday he wants to share his country's oil wealth with every nation in South America, in a move that aims to strengthen alliances in the region on the back of surging energy prices.
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Woman gets 10 years for exorcism death
Sep 29 2005 10:38AM (CT)
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - A woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing a friend during an exorcism ritual, police said Thursday.
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Sen. Clinton cancels visit to Puerto Rico
Sep 29 2005 9:37AM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Rican police tightened security at federal buildings and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton canceled a visit to the island amid fears the killing of a Puerto Rican nationalist in an FBI shootout could lead to a resurgence of pro-independence violence.
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Spain to deploy troops in Morocco enclaves
Sep 29 2005 6:45AM (CT)
MADRID (AP) - Spain ordered troops to the borders of two enclaves in northern Morocco where four Africans died Thursday and about 50 others were injured in a stampede of would-be immigrants.
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