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28 Colombian soldiers killed in ambush
Dec 27 2005 11:16PM (CT)
GRANADA, Colombia (AP) - Leftist rebels ambushed a group of soldiers Tuesday who were protecting civilians in southern Colombia, killing 28 in the deadliest rebel attack in a year marked by hundreds of military deaths, officials said.
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Aide: Bolivia leader may reject U.S. aid
Dec 27 2005 9:55PM (CT)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - President-elect Evo Morales will reject U.S. economic and military aid if the United States requires continued coca-eradication efforts to get the money, a close aide to the former coca growers' leader said Tuesday.
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Fireworks blast kills 12 in Venezuela
Dec 27 2005 8:57PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - An accidental fireworks explosion touched off a blaze that raced through a busy strip mall in southeastern Venezuela, killing at least 12 people and injuring five others, authorities said Tuesday.
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Dominican woman gives birth to sextuplets
Dec 27 2005 7:38PM (CT)
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - A woman in the Dominican Republic gave birth to the first sextuplets ever recorded in this Caribbean country, a hospital official said Tuesday.
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207 people held hostage at Brazil prison
Dec 27 2005 2:56PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Inmates at a prison in Brazil's remote Amazon jungle were holding more than 200 people hostage, demanding the return of their leader from another prison. Authorities agreed to bring him back, but both sides remained at an impasse Tuesday, waiting for the other to make the first move.
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Nobelists may attend Bolivia inauguration
Dec 27 2005 3:02AM (CT)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - A former coca farmer and street protester expects to be surrounded by Nobel laureates, presidents and social activists when he assumes Bolivia's highest office Jan. 22.
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