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Court drops charges vs. Pinochet family
Oct 26 2007 2:19PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - A Chilean appeals court on Friday dropped corruption charges against former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet's widow and four of his children, who had been accused of misuse of state funds related to multimillion-dollar overseas bank accounts.
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Cuban prima ballerina criticizes embargo
Oct 26 2007 2:10PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - The head of the Cuban national ballet implored American artists, writers and intellectuals to denounce Washington's 45-year-old embargo against the communist-run island, saying Friday that cultural exchanges between both countries should not be considered crimes.
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Brazil police nab man in powder mailing
Oct 26 2007 1:55PM (CT)
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) - Police said Friday they arrested a man suspected of sending envelopes containing a mysterious but harmless green powder to the U.S. embassy and 18 other foreign missions in Brazil.
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Argentina expects first lady to win vote
Oct 26 2007 10:56AM (CT)
SAN JUSTO, Argentina (AP) - Most polls project first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will crush 13 rivals Sunday to replace her husband as Argentina's president. But no matter how easy her win, what follows will be tough: easing poverty, inflation and unemployment.
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Suspected cannibal refuses to make plea
Oct 26 2007 6:24AM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - An aspiring writer who left a horror scene of body parts in his apartment was arraigned on Thursday on charges of murder and desecrating a corpse after he allegedly cut up and ate part of his girlfriend's body.
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Suspected cannibal refuses to make plea
Oct 26 2007 6:24AM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - An aspiring writer who left a horror scene of body parts in his apartment was arraigned on Thursday on charges of murder and desecrating a corpse after he allegedly cut up and ate part of his girlfriend's body.
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