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Kin of Argentine fire victims seek justice
Dec 30 2005 10:10PM (CT)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Relatives of 194 concertgoers who died a year ago in a Buenos Aires nightclub blaze held vigils and protest marches Friday, mixing tears with calls for justice to be meted out in Argentina's deadliest fire.
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Bolivian president-elect meets Castro
Dec 30 2005 9:48PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales and Fidel Castro gathered late Friday with scores of young Bolivians studying here as the Indian nationalist began reaching out to other government leaders even before he takes office.
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Ex-army officer seeks presidency in Peru
Dec 30 2005 9:37PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - A former army officer whose nationalistic stance has made him a contender in Peru's April 9 presidential race paraded with hundreds of supporters Friday to election offices to register as a candidate.
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Peru OKs military-civilian judicial panel
Dec 30 2005 7:38PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru's Congress has ratified a law to create a Supreme Court judicial panel dominated by retired armed forces generals to oversee the military's justice system, a move human rights advocates say will hurt efforts to prosecute military human rights abuses.
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Haitian elections postponed a fourth time
Dec 30 2005 7:27PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's national elections, set for Jan. 8 and plagued by delays and disorganization, will be postponed for a fourth time, electoral officials said Friday.
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Beauty obsession unites divided Venezuela
Dec 30 2005 3:18PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - For Yohana Bernal, the decision to have her breasts enlarged was an easy one. After all, most of her friends had already done it, and the 22-year-old felt that being small-breasted in Venezuela carried a bigger stigma than plastic surgery.
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AP ends relationship with Haiti freelancer
Dec 30 2005 2:16PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The Associated Press has terminated its relationship with a freelance reporter in Haiti after learning she was working for a U.S. government-sponsored organization.
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Chilean judge strips Pinochet of immunity
Dec 30 2005 1:23PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet was stripped of his legal immunity Friday to face charges of diverting public funds to personal bank accounts.
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Jordanian peacekeeper mourned as martyr
Dec 30 2005 1:12PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A Jordanian officer who was killed while serving as a U.N. peacekeeper in Haiti was revered as a martyr on Friday as he received military honors at a service in the capital.
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