17 dead, 13 rescued after migrant boat capsizes
SABANA DE LA MAR, Dominican Republic (AP) — Rescuers have recovered 17 bodies and pulled 13 survivors from white-capped waters off this…
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Ex-Panama dictator Noriega suffers possible stroke
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who was toppled by a 1989 American invasion and later convicted of drug…
Report: 78 killed in police strike in Brazil state
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Murder rates in the northeastern city of Salvador have more than doubled since the start of a police strike,…
15 dead, 11 rescued after migrant boat capsizes
SABANA DE LA MAR, Dominican Republic (AP) — An official says 15 bodies have been recovered after an overloaded boat carrying migrants…
Chavez and allies back Argentina on Falklands
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and other leaders in the left-leaning ALBA bloc backed Argentina on Saturday…
Dominican migrant boat overturns; at least 10 dead
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — An overloaded boat carrying migrants from the Dominican Republic overturned in the pre-dawn…
Chavez: Iran sanctions hurt joint auto venture
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that international sanctions on Iran are impeding some of his…
Venezuela's Chavez hosts allies at ALBA meeting
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is hosting a meeting of allies and says the leaders will discuss Argentina's…
Argentines seek peaceful resolution in Falklands
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — London's tabloids and British leaders are depicting Argentina as dangerous and belligerent 30 years…
Mexican aid lags for starving Tarahumara Indians
GUACHOCHI, Mexico (AP) — It's been months since Maria Luisa Gonzalez and her husband have been able to harvest anything from their…
