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US agents on deadly Honduran military operation

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials said Wednesday that their agents were working with Honduran military forces aboard a…

Young man sought in Colombia bombing

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian investigators on Wednesday were seeking a man between 17 and 20 years old they say could be the…

Brazil probing dictatorship human rights abuses

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday swore in the seven members of a truth commission created to…

Chileans suffer while waiting for education reform

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Cristobal Steffens and his sister Natalie were the first in their family to go to college, and both emerged with…

100 Rio buildings risk collapse, official says

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The head of Rio de Janeiro's regional engineering agency says the Olympic city has at least 100 abandoned…

Amazon tributary hits record high after rains

SAO PAULO (AP) — A mighty tributary of the Amazon River has hit a record high level after weeks of heavy rains.

Venezuelan foreign minister stands in for Chavez

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — After nearly a year of cancer treatment that has forced President Hugo Chavez to step back from the…

Mexico anti-drug agents detain 2 army generals

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two army generals, including a former assistant defense secretary, were detained by anti-drug prosecutors and are…

Honduran news director found dead

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduran President Porfirio Lobo on Wednesday offered a reward of more than $150,000 for information…

Chile gov't won't cede to free education demands

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Protesting Chilean students are marching again in the streets of Santiago but Education Minister Harald Beyer…

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