Hugo Chavez back on television in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reappeared on television Tuesday a week and a half after returning from…
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Brazil house passes slave labor amendment
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday that strengthens punishments for landowners and others…
Ex-president denounces Dominican election results
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A former president who lost his bid to be re-elected in the Dominican Republic issued a…
Hunt for trafficker terrorizes Honduran villagers
AHUAS, Honduras (AP) — A fearsome rattle of gunfire from the sky. The roar of helicopters descending on a tiny, Honduran town. And the…
Argentine police defuse 'bomb'ahead of Uribe talk
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Police on Tuesday defused a pair of powerful firecrackers hidden in a Buenos Aires theater and…
Losing Dominican candidate blasts election outcome
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The leading opposition candidate is denouncing his loss in the Dominican Republic's…
Bolivia gets 7th national police chief in 6 years
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's corruption-plagued national police force has its seventh new police commander in six years.
Mexico front-runner keeps double-digit lead
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A new poll in Mexico says the second- and third-place candidates in the presidential race are running neck and neck…
In Chile, dictatorship's disappeared can now vote
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Walter Ulises Pizarro Molina is registered to vote in Chile's presidential elections next year, although he…
Honduras names new national police chief
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The newest top cop who President Porfirio Lobo is giving the responsibility of cleaning up the national…
