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Colombian rebels agree to de-mine region
Oct 29 2006 11:40PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Leaders of Colombia's second-largest rebel group agreed on Sunday to help de-mine several rural southern districts, marking their first concrete action since agreeing to a peace process last week with the Colombian government.
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Mexican police seize center of Oaxaca
Oct 29 2006 11:38PM (CT)
OAXACA, Mexico (AP) - Federal police backed by armored vehicles and water cannons tore down barricades and stormed embattled Oaxaca on Sunday, seizing control of the city center from protesters who had held it for five months.
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Brazil's president easily wins 2nd term
Oct 29 2006 11:34PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva brushed aside corruption allegations and won re-election in a landslide as Brazilians rewarded their first working-class leader for diminishing grinding poverty and improving the economy of Latin America's largest nation.
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New photos show Castro standing, talking
Oct 29 2006 7:04PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Photographs of Fidel Castro standing and talking on the phone were published Sunday in Cuba's state-run media, a day after the ailing leader appeared in a video to dispel rumors he was on his deathbed.
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Haiti makes small steps toward stability
Oct 29 2006 1:48PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Young men with pistols roam the fetid slums of Haiti's capital _ but now many are looking for jobs instead of victims. Children in checkered uniforms walk to school on dusty streets where stray bullets used to whiz past.
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Morales' gas nationalization complete
Oct 29 2006 1:29AM (CT)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - President Evo Morales completed his ambitious oil and gas nationalization plan early Sunday with the last-minute signing of contracts allowing several international companies to continue operating in Bolivia under state control.
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