Guyana: US 'mastermind' behind arson attacks
10:13AM CT
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - Recent arson attacks and shootings in this violence-wracked South American nation are the work of a mastermind living in the United States, Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo alleged.
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AF crash memorial in Brazil amid criticism
10:04AM CT
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Scores of relatives of the 228 people killed in the June 1 Air France jet crash dedicated a memorial in an upscale beach neighborhood Saturday amid strong criticism that the airline has failed to provide them with the answers or compensation they were promised.
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Guard arrested for torture in Tijuana prison riots
7:28AM CT
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) - Mexican police caught a prison official who spent a year on the run from charges of killing a 19-year-old inmate, whose beating death sparked riots that left nearly two dozen dead, including two American prisoners.
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Vatican official seeks more access to Cuban media
5:07AM CT
HAVANA (AP) - A senior Vatican official said Friday he has asked Cuba's government to allow the Roman Catholic Church more access to mass media, saying Cubans are a religious people and should be given broadcast access to their pastors.
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Paraguay president explains military shake-up
5:07AM CT
ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) - Paraguay needed a military shake-up to create opportunities for young officers with a proven commitment to democracy, President Fernando Lugo said Friday in his first explanation for removing his top commanders this week.
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Cuban blogger says she is briefly detained
5:06AM CT
HAVANA (AP) - A Cuban blogger who has gained international attention for her searing commentary about life on the communist island said she was briefly detained Friday and warned by state security agents about her opposition activity.
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Tens of thousands of homes flooded in Mexico
5:06AM CT
VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AP) - A week of torrential rain has flooded the homes of more than 200,000 people along Mexico's Gulf coast, officials said Friday. Residents in some towns complained that no help had arrived.
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Venezuelans struggling with water shortages
5:06AM CT
FILAS DE MARICHES, Venezuela (AP) - While a drought has put Caracas under widespread water rationing for the first time in years, for Venezuelans in this hillside slum it's just more of the same.
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Ida drenches Central America, might approach US
Nov 6 2009 9:00PM CT
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Former Hurricane Ida drenched Central America as a tropical depression Friday and edged back out over the Caribbean, where forecasters said it had some chance of regaining force and heading toward the United States.
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