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Nazi hunt announced in Argentina
Nov 27 2007 11:23PM (CT)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - A Jewish human rights group launched a "last chance" hunt for surviving Nazis in South America on Tuesday, hoping to track down perpetrators of genocide before they die of old age.
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Activists seek independent Cuba colleges
Nov 27 2007 11:22PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - A group of Cuban students and young professionals said Tuesday it has collected 5,000 signatures petitioning the government to allow universities that would operate independently of the state while encouraging freedom of speech.
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Venezuelan students protest vote
Nov 27 2007 11:21PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Rallies for and against constitutional changes proposed by President Hugo Chavez surged Tuesday as the Venezuelan leader declared that a weekend referendum on the proposed charter "cannot fail."
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Venezuelan students protest vote
Nov 27 2007 11:21PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Rallies for and against constitutional changes proposed by President Hugo Chavez surged Tuesday as the Venezuelan leader declared that a weekend referendum on the proposed charter "cannot fail."
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Venezuelan students protest vote
Nov 27 2007 11:21PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Rallies for and against constitutional changes proposed by President Hugo Chavez surged Tuesday as the Venezuelan leader declared that a weekend referendum on the proposed charter "cannot fail."
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Venezuela-Colombia crisis deepens
Nov 27 2007 6:20PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A diplomatic crisis between Venezuela and Colombia deepened on Tuesday as President Hugo Chavez's government called its ambassador back to Caracas for talks.
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Bahamas ratifies nuclear test ban treaty
Nov 27 2007 4:15PM (CT)
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - The Bahamas has ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, bringing to 141 the number of nations that have done so, the Vienna-based organization that administers the accord said Tuesday.
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Brazilian bishop on hunger strike again
Nov 27 2007 2:08PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - A Catholic bishop on Tuesday began his second hunger strike in two years to protest a government project to divert river water to irrigate parts of the country's arid northeast.
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Pemex begins dismantling damaged oil rig
Nov 27 2007 1:28PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's state-run oil company has begun dismantling a damaged oil drilling rig off the Gulf coast because heat from near-constant fires have made the structure unstable.
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Ex-ministers convicted in Peru 'coup'
Nov 27 2007 12:57PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Former Peruvian Interior Minister Juan Briones Davila has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for helping disgraced President Alberto Fujimori
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Rescuers hunt for Ecuador mine survivors
Nov 27 2007 9:58AM (CT)
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Rescuers struggled Tuesday to find survivors from a gold mine explosion that killed at least one miner and injured about 40 more in southern Ecuador.
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