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Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 00:00
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico—Police say 20 people have been killed in less than three days in this crime-ridden border city's latest wave of violence.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 00:00
SAN SEBASTIAN DE LOS REYES, Venezuela—A violin case slung over her shoulder, 10-year-old Daniela Fagundez trudges home along a row of muddy yards where chickens scratch among banana trees and laundry hangs drying on wire fences.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 00:00
HAVANA—Cuba's Roman Catholic Church on Tuesday protested the communist government's growing support of gay rights, including a daylong event raising awareness against homophobia and a law allowing sex-change operations.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 00:00
HAVANA—Former president Fidel Castro stressed on Tuesday the "importance" of Chinese socialism during a visit by a top official from China's Communist Party.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - 00:00
"Technical and operational errors, together with the circumstances at that moment and the characteristics of the site" led to the deaths, the police internal affairs office said.
Monday, June 23, 2008 - 00:00
TIJUANA, Mexico—Mexican soldiers captured at least 10 suspected members of a Tijuana-based drug cartel in a raid on a child's baptism party in this border city, officials said Sunday.
Monday, June 23, 2008 - 00:00
SANTIAGO, Chile—President Michelle Bachelet pushed to permanently ban whaling along Chile's sprawling coast at the opening Monday of the weeklong International Whaling Commission meeting.
Sunday, June 22, 2008 - 00:00
TARIJA, Bolivia—Natural gas-rich Tarija became the fourth Bolivian state to declare autonomy from the government of leftist President Evo Morales on Sunday when voters backed greater independence in a referendum, according to two unofficial private proj
Monday, June 16, 2008 - 00:00
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico—Drug cartels are believed to be behind a series of banners hung Monday in this crime-ridden border city that blamed rival gangs for spiraling violence.
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The six banners appeared along different avenues of
Monday, June 16, 2008 - 00:00
CARACAS, Venezuela—A Venezuelan television anchorman was found slain in his apartment, his body riddled with stab wounds, authorities said Monday.
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Javier Garcia worked for Radio Caracas Television, or RCTV, which has been fier