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Mexican reporter on organized crime goes missing

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the western Mexican state of Michoacan are investigating the disappearance of a journalist who wrote…

Guatemala reopening international adoptions

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan officials on Friday announced the resumption of international adoptions after a nearly two-year…

Brazil leader urges freeze on Israeli settlements

SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is joining his Palestinian counterpart in calling on Israel to…

Peruvian police: Gang killed people for their fat

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the…

Honduras interim president may take leave for vote

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras' interim president said Thursday he may step down temporarily to allow voters to concentrate on…

Honduras interim prez to step down temporarily

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras' interim president says he will step down temporarily to allow voters to concentrate on the…

Mexican once put up for oldest woman dies at 119

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican once put forward for the title of world's oldest woman has died at 119, government officials said Thursday.

Mexico City's transit improvements on track

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cash-strapped Mexico City is pressing ahead with new bus lines and bike lanes in 2010, buoyed by prestigious…

Obama answers questions from top Cuban blogger

HAVANA (AP) — President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in…

1st monument at Guyana's Jonestown suicide site

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — It has taken more than 30 years, but the government of Guyana has erected a memorial plaque at the site of…

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