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Friday, August 20, 2010 - 00:00
The ruling comes after the US requested Mr Portillo's extradition on separate corruption charges relating to $1.5m of foreign donations.
Friday, August 20, 2010 - 00:00
Even the communist welfare state has been forced to cut back and the workplace dining rooms of nearly 250,000 Cubans have been closed.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 00:00
Live streaming of the event was carried by dozens of websites and also could be followed on Twitter and Facebook.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 00:00
The court did not rule on the legitimacy of the agreement itself and the ruling does not mean the US has to leave the country altogether.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 00:00
All free-to-air networks must carry the 50-minute slots, which run twice a day.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 00:00
Officials in Bolivia say a long-running protest which had paralysed the country's mining region has ended.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 00:00
Police in Mexico say the mayor of Santiago, a city in the north of the country, has been abducted.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 00:00
An American woman who was jailed in Peru for aiding left-wing guerrillas has apologised for her actions and asked to remain free on parole.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 00:00
A group of intellectuals and politicians has called on France to repay 17bn euros (£14bn) "extorted" from Haiti in the 19th Century.
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 00:00
Officials from Mexico's largest television network Televisa say an explosive device went off in front of their station in the northern city of Monterrey.