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Tropical depression hovers near Mexico
AP - Monday, July 7MEXICO CITY - A tropical depression scattered rains across Mexico's Pacific coast on Sunday and the U.S. National Hurricane Center said it was likely to reach tropical storm force. More »
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US checks Mexico for source of salmonella outbreak
AP - Sunday, July 6AUTLAN, Mexico - Inspectors are collecting soil, water and produce samples, reviewing export logs and combing packing plants in three major tomato-growing states in Mexico. More »
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Colombia army finds ton of explosives
AP - Sunday, July 6BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia's military says it has found more than a ton of explosives in a house in a rural area outside the capital. More »
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Uribe eases tensions with Venezuela
AP - Sunday, July 6BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombian leader Alvaro Uribe pledged closer ties with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez on Saturday after months of on-and-off tensions, but Ecuador's leftist president said problems remain and he isn't ready to re-establish relations with Colombia. More »
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Lima bust nets pre-Hispanic textiles
AP - Saturday, July 5LIMA, Peru - Shoppers at a tourist market in Peru's capital could have netted greater bargains than they thought _ rare, pre-Hispanic textiles costing little more than a Machu Picchu magnet. More »
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More headless corpses found as Mexican drug wars rage
AFP - Saturday, July 5MEXICO CITY (AFP) - - Three decapitated corpses were discovered in Mexico's northwestern Sinaloa state Friday, bring to a total of seven headless bodies found and 11 police assassinated in a bloody week of often drug-related violence in the country, officials and news reports said. More »
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Rescue video shows duped rebels, elated hostages
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Colombians mull Betancourt presidency
AP - Saturday, July 5BOGOTA, Colombia - Could Ingrid Betancourt become Colombia's next president? More »
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Correction: Colombia Hostages story
AP - Saturday, July 5BOGOTA, Colombia - In a July 2 story about the rescue of kidnapped presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages from Colombian rebels, The Associated Press erroneously translated Betancourt as saying she still aspires "to serve Colombia as president." Here is the correct translation: "Do I still hope to serve Colombia as president? ... only God knows. More »
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Colombia hostage rescue sidelines Chavez
AP - Saturday, July 5
- Ask AP: Alaskan oil, the Latin American drug tradeAP -Saturday, July 5
- French hero's welcome for BetancourtAP -Saturday, July 5
- After tearful family reunion, Betancourt heads to FranceAFP -Friday, July 4
- At least 16 Cuban dissidents briefly arrested: oppositionAFP -Friday, July 4
- Puerto Rico police rescue 181 animalsAP -Friday, July 4
- French president kept in dark on hostage rescueAP -Friday, July 4
- Ex-hostage Betancourt describes rescue, gratitudeAP -Thursday, July 3
- Neb. teacher who fled with student pleads guiltyAP -Thursday, July 3
- Key dates in kidnappings of politician, AmericansAP -Thursday, July 3
- Swiss to decide on Haitian ex-dictator's moneyAP -Thursday, July 3
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