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Why Venezuela;s student protesters have already won
Monday, March 3, 2014 - 00:00
Once the protests got underway, the students realized that their acts offered the government a stark choice: negotiate or repress.
Carnaval could sap Venezuela protests
Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 00:00
David Smilde, a senior fellow at the Washington Office on Latin America and a longtime Venezuela observer, said he expects Carnaval to bring a lull in the tensions over the next few days.
Where 7 Mexican drug cartels are active within the U.S.
Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 00:00
That report, the National Drug Threat Assessment, also listed where six other Mexican cartels operated within the United States and which drugs they primarily trafficked.
Hezbollah vows retaliation against Israel for airstrike against site in Lebanon
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 08:04
Commenting publicly for the first time on the attack reported Monday night by the Lebanese army, Hezbollah said that the “Israeli enemy” had struck a position belonging to its fighters in the Janta area in the Bekaa valley.
Iraqi army struggles in battle against Islamist fighters in Anbar province
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 07:54
Lt. Col. Ihab Hashem, a deputy army commander based at the 8th Division headquarters in this southern city, recounted a series of what he said were poorly planned and executed missions in Anbar.
US expelling 3 Venezuelan diplomats
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 00:00
Hours after Washington's announcement, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua announced Maximilien Sanchez Arvelaiz as the country's new ambassador to the U.S. He had recently been Venezuela's envoy to Brazil.
Turkish PM investigated for corruption
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 06:42
A statement issued by Erdogan’s office later said the tapes were fabricated and that legal action would be taken against those responsible.
After drug lord's arrest, Mexico braces for fallout
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 00:00
Now Mexican officials are bracing for how the country's most powerful drug cartel will react to the capture of its capo.
U.S. and Mexican authorities detail coordinated effort to capture drug lord
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 00:00
For at least a year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, as well as Drug Enforcement Administration agents and members of the U.S. Marshals Service, had worked the case.
El Chapo has been arrested. Who's the most-wanted drug lord now?
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 00:00
The world's most-wanted drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was arrested on Saturday. So who earns that spot now? Here are some possibilities.

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