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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

Most Britons Want Blair to Resign Now, Poll Shows

Sunday, February 04, 2007 8:30:00 PM

LONDON—Most Britons think Prime Minister Tony Blair should step down now, according to an opinion poll published on Sunday after a week of damaging headlines for the British premier over an investigat ...   Full Story

Guantanamo Inmates Shown Saddam Hanging Photos

Thursday, February 01, 2007 8:10:00 AM

CANBERRA — Guantanamo Bay prison inmates were shown photographs of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein hanging from a rope following his execution, lawyers for Australia's only Guantanamo inmate sa ...   Full Story

Castro Surgery Seems to Have Been Botched, Say Experts

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 8:10:00 PM

MIAMI—Cuban leader Fidel Castro has long prided himself on Cuba's doctors and free public health care system, but that system seems to have let him down after he fell ill in July, U.S.-based docto ...   Full Story

Mexico's Calderon to Fight Soaring Tortilla Prices

Thursday, January 11, 2007 9:32:00 PM

Mexican President Felipe Calderon vowed on Thursday to tackle the soaring price of tortillas, a corn-based foodstuff that is a dietary staple for millions of the country's poor.   Full Story

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