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Death Toll in Haitian Boat Capsize Rises to 54
Monday, May 07, 2007 8:12:00 PM
MIAMI—The bodies of 54 people have been recovered following Friday's capsize of a Haitian sailboat that was being towed by police in the Turks and Caicos islands, the British territory's gover ...   Full Story
 

Bahamas Voters Oust Government, Bring Old PM Back
Thursday, May 03, 2007 8:09:00 AM
NASSAU—Bahamian Prime Minister-elect Hubert Ingraham pledged to move his nation forward economically and socially and thanked voters in the Atlantic island chain who returned his party to power five y ...   Full Story
 

Cuban Gets 12 Years for Anti-Castro Graffiti
Monday, April 23, 2007 8:11:00 PM
A Cuban dissident who wrote "Down with Fidel Castro" and other opposition slogans on walls of public buildings was sentenced to 12 years in jail, a human rights group said on Monday.   Full Story
 

Tal Afar Bomb Killed 152, the Deadliest of War
Saturday, March 31, 2007 9:16:00 PM
The Iraqi government raised the death toll on Saturday from a truck bomb this week in the town of Tal Afar to 152, making it the deadliest single bombing of the four-year-old conflict.   Full Story
 

Bush Ignores Chavez on Latin American Tour
Saturday, March 10, 2007 8:25:00 PM
President Bush stuck to talk of trade and friendship on Saturday during a Latin American tour, ignoring provocations from ideological rival Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.   Full Story
 

Hole Opens in Guatemala Neighborhood, 3 Missing
Saturday, February 24, 2007 9:40:00 PM
GUATEMALA CITY—Three people were missing Friday after a 200-foot-deep hole opened up in the middle of a Guatemalan neighborhood, likely due to a burst sewer pipe."It sounded like a bomb was droppin ...   Full Story
 

Mexico Wants to Partially Decriminalize Drugs
Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:04:00 AM
Mexican President Felipe Calderon's government wants to decriminalize first-time possession of small amounts of drugs in a move likely to draw criticism from U.S. anti-narcotics officials.   Full Story
 

Gunmen Kill Seven in Acapulco
Wednesday, February 07, 2007 8:03:00 AM
Gunmen disguised as soldiers launched brazen attacks on police stations and killed seven people on Tuesday in the violent Mexican resort of Acapulco, defying a military crackdown against drug gangs.   Full Story
 

Olmert Says Still Time to Curb Iran Nuclear Plans
Tuesday, February 06, 2007 8:08:00 AM
JERUSALEM—Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday Iran's nuclear plans were not as advanced as Tehran claimed, and it was still possible to exert economic pressure to halt the prog ...   Full Story
 

Pirated Vista Dirt Cheap on Latin American Streets
Tuesday, February 06, 2007 8:06:00 AM
MEXICO CITY—Days after a beaming Bill Gates unveiled his much-vaunted Windows Vista software at a retail price of $400 for the premium version, Latin American street vendors are hawking pirate copies ...   Full Story
 

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