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14 Haitian officers face charges in deaths
Nov 8 2005 11:32PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Fourteen police officers will face charges for their alleged involvement in the slayings of at least 11 civilians at a soccer game, Haiti's police chief said Tuesday.
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U.N. urges Washington to end Cuba embargo
Nov 8 2005 9:11PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly urged the United States on Tuesday to end its 44-year-old trade embargo against Cuba, a call U.S. Ambassador John Bolton dismissed as "a complete exercise in irrelevancy."
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Chilean judge rejects bail for Fujimori
Nov 8 2005 6:50PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - A Chilean Supreme Court justice on Tuesday rejected bail for former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who was arrested after his surprise return to Latin America for a possible political comeback.
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Chavez claims victory at Americas summit
Nov 8 2005 6:47PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez proclaimed a "knockout" victory in the Summit of the Americas after helping thwart a U.S.-backed free trade zone, strengthening his position as Latin America's most vocal rival of President Bush and as a maverick unafraid of irritating his neighbors.
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Bolivians honor skull-toting tradition
Nov 8 2005 3:26PM (CT)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - It's a tradition people outside Bolivia might find creepy: families perch human skulls on altars, revering them and asking them for protection and good luck. On Tuesday, the skulls were gussied up and taken to cemeteries, where the families crowned them with flowers and filled their jaws with lit cigarettes.
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