Crime cutting into Brazil's Carnivals amid strike
SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — In the run-up to this city's huge Carnival, the cash register at the souvenir shop where Vania Alves works is…
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Police strike in Rio, bringing fears for Carnival
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Unmollified by legislative approval of a big pay raise, Rio state police officers went on strike Friday, raising…
Arrest warrant issued for close Uribe associate
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The chief prosecutor's office obtained an arrest warrant Thursday for ex-President Alvaro Uribe's longtime…
Chavez foe seeks public worker support for primary
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Opposition presidential contender Pablo Perez finished off his campaign Thursday urging public employees to…
Chavez opponents rally supporters ahead of vote
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition presidential contender Pablo Perez is urging public employees to join his supporters…
Mexico army finds 73 Central American migrants
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army says it has found 73 Central American migrants in three houses near the U.S. border and troops…
Smoke from dump fire blankets Jamaica capital
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Acrid smoke from a fire at a sprawling trash dump blanketed swaths of Jamaica's capital Thursday, and…
Noriega leaves hospital in Panama, returns to jail
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Medical authorities in Panama say former dictator Manuel Noriega has left a hospital four days after fainting in the…
Israeli reaches Chile plea deal to plant trees
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile has settled its criminal case against an Israeli hiker accused of negligently causing a fire that…
Bolivia seizes 17 properties in drugs raids
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian authorities say they've seized 17 properties from a provincial clan ostensibly in the gravel business…
