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Two dead, 100 hurt in Colombian clashes

Violent clashes between Indian protesters and riot police continued Wednesday in southwest Colombia, increasing the casualty toll to at least two dead and about 100 injured, according to Indian spokesmen.

Canadian media: PM set to win reelection

Canada's national media are projecting that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has led his Conservative Party to victory in Tuesday's election.

Canadian PM Harper re-elected, but without majority

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday he will reach out to all parties during the global financial meltdown after his Conservative Party won in national elections but fell short of a parliamentary majority.

Peru's president swears in new Cabinet

President Alan Garcia has sworn in a leftist governor as Peru's new Cabinet chief following the resignation of all 17 ministers amid an oil corruption scandal.

8 killed in one night of Tijuana violence

Eight people are dead after overnight violence in the rough Mexican border city of Tijuana.

Illegal marijuana growing pollutes U.S. national parks

National forests and parks -- long popular with Mexican marijuana-growing cartels -- have become home to some of the most polluted pockets of wilderness in America because of the toxic chemicals needed to eke lucrative harvests from rocky mountainsides, federal officials said.

McCain, Obama and the environment

When it comes to successful electioneering, Bill Clinton's unofficial 1992 campaign mantra for the U.S. presidency, "It's the economy, stupid" often holds true, but what about the environment?

Canadian PM makes one-day cross-country campaign swing

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on the final day of campaigning, has embarked on a coast-to-coast trek urging people to vote for a leader who can protect the economy from an opposition pushing an unpopular carbon tax against global warming.

Shots fired at U.S. Consulate in Mexico

The gate at the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey, Mexico, is pockmarked with bullet holes a day after assailants opened fire on the building and threw a grenade that failed to explode. No one was injured.

Weakening Norbert dumps rain on Mexico, U.S.

Norbert dissipated into a tropical depression over the northern mountains of mainland Mexico on Sunday, after ripping off roofs, flooding streets, and forcing thousands to seek shelter in Baja California.

Two dead, 100 hurt in Colombian clashes

Violent clashes between Indian protesters and riot police continued Wednesday in southwest Colombia, increasing the casualty toll to at least two dead and about 100 injured, according to Indian spokesmen.

Canadian media: PM set to win reelection

Canada's national media are projecting that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has led his Conservative Party to victory in Tuesday's election.

Canadian PM Harper re-elected, but without majority

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday he will reach out to all parties during the global financial meltdown after his Conservative Party won in national elections but fell short of a parliamentary majority.

Peru's president swears in new Cabinet

President Alan Garcia has sworn in a leftist governor as Peru's new Cabinet chief following the resignation of all 17 ministers amid an oil corruption scandal.

8 killed in one night of Tijuana violence

Eight people are dead after overnight violence in the rough Mexican border city of Tijuana.

Illegal marijuana growing pollutes U.S. national parks

National forests and parks -- long popular with Mexican marijuana-growing cartels -- have become home to some of the most polluted pockets of wilderness in America because of the toxic chemicals needed to eke lucrative harvests from rocky mountainsides, federal officials said.

McCain, Obama and the environment

When it comes to successful electioneering, Bill Clinton's unofficial 1992 campaign mantra for the U.S. presidency, "It's the economy, stupid" often holds true, but what about the environment?

Canadian PM makes one-day cross-country campaign swing

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on the final day of campaigning, has embarked on a coast-to-coast trek urging people to vote for a leader who can protect the economy from an opposition pushing an unpopular carbon tax against global warming.

Shots fired at U.S. Consulate in Mexico

The gate at the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey, Mexico, is pockmarked with bullet holes a day after assailants opened fire on the building and threw a grenade that failed to explode. No one was injured.

Weakening Norbert dumps rain on Mexico, U.S.

Norbert dissipated into a tropical depression over the northern mountains of mainland Mexico on Sunday, after ripping off roofs, flooding streets, and forcing thousands to seek shelter in Baja California.

Six killed at party in northern Mexico

Gunmen killed six young men at a family party in the gang-plagued Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, prosecutors said Sunday.

Peru's military blames Shining Path for deadly attack

Maoist insurgents killed a dozen soldiers and two civilians during an ambush in southeastern Peru, the military said Friday.

Authorities: Human error may have caused 2005 jet crash

Authorities in Martinique say human error may have caused a 2005 plane crash that killed 152 islanders.

Zakaria: Massive government intervention needed to help markets

The crisis in global financial markets will top the agenda as finance ministers from the world's top industrialized nations and central bank governors meet in Washington.

Venezuela closes 100-plus McDonald's for 2 days

The Venezuelan government's tax body has closed more than 100 McDonald's restaurants in the South American country for two days because of alleged inconsistencies in the fast-food chain's financial books.

Venezuela shuts down all McDonald's temporarily

The Venezuelan government has ordered all McDonald's restaurants in the country closed for 48 hours for what it calls irregularities in the fast-food chain's financial books.

Food company says tainted meat not released to public

A Canadian food manufacturer at the center of a deadly listeriosis outbreak that killed at least 17 people is assuring consumers its latest finding of contaminated meat samples poses no risk to the public since the product was not released to retailers.

Five police killed in Mexico grenade attack

Authorities said five state police officers were killed in the western Mexican state of Jalisco by gunmen who fired more than 800 bullets and threw grenades at them.

Mexican president lays out economic plan

Mexican President Felipe Calderon laid out a plan Wednesday to help his country avoid or mitigate the effects of the economic uncertainty besetting other nations.

Eight Colombian soldiers killed in minefield

Colombia's army said eight soldiers were killed Wednesday in a minefield in the country's remote southwest. The army blames leftist rebels.

Pleas for help come too late as half-ton man dies in Mexico

A 990-pound (450-kilogram), bedridden man who had appealed on Mexican television for help tackling his weight problem died Tuesday of heart failure, his family said.

Mexico extradites ex-Guatemalan president

Mexico extradited former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo on Tuesday, sending him home to face corruption charges.

Colombian official ties FARC to Mexican drug cartels

Mexico's powerful drug cartels are buying drugs directly from Colombia's main rebel group, a senior Colombian defense official said Tuesday at a hemispheric meeting on crime.

Strike delays Colombia court cases

The wheels of justice have ground to a halt for thousands of people in Colombia.

Hurricanes sweep food shortages back into Cubans' lives

Many Cubans thought they'd left behind forever the grim, hungry days that were the norm just after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and, with it, the loss of billions of dollars in subsidies for the Communist state.

Mexico eyes storms off both coasts

Mexico had storms off both coasts late Monday night, with Hurricane Norbert forming off its western coast and Tropical Storm Marco menacing its eastern coast.

Death toll from Haiti storms nearly 800

The death toll from a string of hurricanes and tropical storms in Haiti has risen to nearly 800 people, an official with the Haitian Red Cross says.

Drug violence kills at least 49 in Tijuana this week

Police have found nine more bodies dumped around the Mexican border city of Tijuana, where nearly 50 people have been killed in a week of violence related to the drug trade.

Bolivia doesn't need U.S. anti-drug aid, leader says

President Evo Morales said Saturday that Bolivia does not need U.S. help to control its coca crop, stepping up his anti-Washington rhetoric days after rejecting an American request to fly an anti-drug plane over the South American nation's territory.

Climate change: Debating solutions

Fish tanks, financial markets and the future of the world's climate came together at the third Principal Voices debate of 2008 in Chicago.

Venezuela, France mull nuclear energy deal

The French and Venezuelan foreign ministers say they are looking at possibly collaborating on civilian nuclear energy projects in Venezuela.

Stolen condom-mobile recovered in Mexico

Missing in Mexico: 5,000 condoms, sound equipment and a motor used to inflate a giant prophylactic, all stolen from a "condom-mobile" used to promote HIV/AIDS awareness.

Nicaraguan president accused of persecuting journalists

A Nicaraguan journalist says the administration of President Daniel Ortega is persecuting his organization for its criticism of the government.

Mexicans in U.S. sending less money home, bank says

Mexicans in the United States sent home 12.2 percent less money this past August than the same month last year, the Banco de Mexico said Wednesday.

Ontario to pay for false convictions in child deaths

The Ontario government said it would compensate victims after a judicial inquiry concluded that poor oversight of an inadequately trained Canadian pathologist led to the wrongful convictions of several people accused of killing small children.

Singer Beenie Man cleared on Jamaica tax charges

A Jamaican judge has cleared Grammy-winning musician Beenie Man of tax-evasion charges, saying the government never informed him of his legal rights.

Aide to Canadian PM admits plagiarizing speech, resigns

A senior campaign staffer for the governing Conservative Party resigned Tuesday after admitting he wrote a speech for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper that plagiarized another leader's address.

Mexico's Calderon targets drug traffickers

Mexican President Felipe Calderon Tuesday sent Congress a security plan intended to cut the influence of narcotics traffickers.

Canadian PM accused of plagiarizing speech

Canada's main opposition party on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Stephen Harper of plagiarizing a speech by former Australian Prime Minister John Howard that urged the country to join the U.S.-led war in Iraq.

Zakaria: McCain's VP decision is 'fundamentally irresponsible'

In a column appearing in Newsweek, world affairs expert and author Fareed Zakaria said he thinks it would be best for Republican presidential hopeful John McCain if Gov. Sarah Palin bowed out as his vice presidential running mate.

Amazon forest destruction speeding up, officials say

The Amazon is being deforested more than three times as fast as last year, Brazilian officials said Monday, acknowledging a sharp reversal after three years of declines in the deforestation rate.

Commentary: Haiti's woes and you

I have just returned from my latest trip as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Once again I found myself in one of the world's poorest countries; once again I held children with stick limbs and distended bellies.

Ecuadoran president cheers 'crushing' victory

Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa urged his opponents Monday to join his efforts to build a more just society, saying the overwhelming victory of his constitutional referendum gives him a broad mandate.

Chavez interested in nuclear help from Russia

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday said he was interested in working with Russia to develop a civilian nuclear power program.

Ecuador's Correa heads toward charter win

Ecuadorans resoundingly approved a new constitution that would significantly expand leftist President Rafael Correa's powers and allow him to run for two more consecutive terms, unofficial partial results showed.

Astronaut teachers to inspire next generation

It may be one small step for civilian space travel, but it's a leap for education.

Argentina grapples with fierce drought

The northern province of Santa Fe usually boasts lush vegetation in September -- the Southern Hemisphere's spring -- but not this year, as Argentina grapples with its worst drought in a century.

Three arrested for Mexico grenade attack

Three men have been arrested for a grenade attack last week on a crowd of revelers in Morelia that left eight people dead and 106 wounded, officials said Friday.

Chavez reaffirms Russia alliance during visit

In his second visit to Russia in as many months, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met with counterpart Dmitry Medvedev Friday in the southern city of Orenburg.

Colombia probes mysterious deaths

Blanca Nubia Monroy's son said he would not be gone long.

'Suitcase-gate' provides Latin American drama

A trial in Miami involving a Venezuelan accused of being a secret agent is causing quite the stir in Argentina, with daily front-page stories and demands for a government investigation of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.

Expert: Russia-Venezuela military exercises reaction to U.S. moves

Russia is displaying its military power in America's back yard, sending a convoy of warships to Venezuela for joint naval exercises, the first such deployment since the Cold War.

Man guilty of plot to behead Canadian PM

A young Canadian man was found guilty Thursday of knowingly participating in a terrorist group accused of plotting to storm Canada's Parliament and behead the prime minister.

Guantanamo prosecutor quits post

A U.S. military prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay has quit because of what he described as ethical disputes with his superiors, alleging they suppressed evidence that could help clear a young Afghan detainee of war crimes.

Man, 86, uses wheelchair to kill nursing home resident

Police in Puerto Rico say that an 86-year-old man who suffers from Alzheimer's disease used a wheelchair to kill another resident in a nursing home.

Mexico to step up vehicle searches on U.S. border

Mexico's government plans to search 10 percent of all vehicles entering the country from the United States in an effort to curb arms smuggling, the attorney general said.

Bolivian president censures United States

Bolivian President Evo Morales on Tuesday said the United States has tried to thwart his political ambitions and, more recently, failed to condemn a pro-autonomy movement that uses "terrorist" tactics.

Bus hits, kills escaped circus elephant

A five-ton elephant escaped from a circus and wandered onto a busy highway, where it was hit by a bus and died on Tuesday.

Talks at an impasse in Bolivian crisis

The prospect of more violence in Bolivia remained high Tuesday as negotiators continue to search for a solution to a crisis that has threatened to divide the country.

Argentine mom seeks daughter forced into prostitution

When Susana Trimarco's daughter Marita Veron was 23, she vanished from their hometown in Argentina, a suspected victim of a human trafficking and prostitution ring with links throughout Latin America and Europe.

At least 4 die in Puerto Rican flooding

Heavy rains are drenching Puerto Rico, killing at least four people as forecasters warn of additional flooding in the U.S. Caribbean territory.

Russian navy ships head to Venezuela

A Russian navy squadron set off for Venezuela on Monday, an official said, in a deployment of Russian military power to the Western Hemisphere unprecedented since the Cold War.

Venezuela ousts rights workers after they issue critical report

The Venezuelan government has expelled two Human Rights Watch staffers and ordered them not to return, the group said Friday.

Peace talks aim at easing Bolivia tension

An air of anxiety clutches Bolivia this weekend amid high-stakes talks designed to end bloodshed and keep the country whole.

Zakaria: U.S. no longer 'cutting edge' of capitalism

President Bush and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Friday outlined a series of far-reaching steps, likely to cost hundreds of billions of dollars, aimed at stemming a widening financial crisis that is roiling the financial markets and undermining confidence in the banking system.

Bolivian leader to push closer ties with Russia

President Evo Morales says he regrets not deepening Bolivia's ties to Russia years ago.

Rights group slams Venezuela's Chavez

The government of President Hugo Chavez has chipped away at human rights in Venezuela during the 10 years he has held power, says a report released Thursday.

U.S. envoy: I didn't incite Bolivian violence

U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia Philip Goldberg denied Thursday that he encouraged anti-government demonstrators to commit violence in the Latin American nation.

Mexico prison riot leaves 19 dead

A daylong riot at an overcrowded prison in the Mexican border city of Tijuana left 19 inmates dead and nearly 60 wounded, a government spokesman said.

Mexico prison riot leaves 19 dead

A second riot in three days at Tijuana's infamous La Mesa State Penitentiary has left 19 people dead, 12 injured and prompted the removal of top prison officials.

Cuba says 5,000-plus apply for unused state land

Cuban media says more than 5,000 people have applied for lots of idle government land to grow much-needed food as the island struggles to recover from hurricanes Ike and Gustav.

Canada Green Party leader not high on pot use

The leader of Canada's Green Party, which supports the legalization of marijuana, has apologized for never smoking pot.

Paraguay, Brazil discuss energy treaty

Paraguay's new President Fernando Lugo visited Brazil Wednesday with one goal: launching talks to earn his poor country more money from a dam on the nations' shared border, the largest hydroelectric project in the world.

Mexican police search for suspected grenade attacker

Police searched Wednesday for a tall, heavyset man, using a composite sketch provided by witnesses who saw him lob a grenade into an Independence Day crowd, then beg for forgiveness before slipping away.

Two arrested in Toronto school shooting

Canadian police said they have arrested two suspects in the shooting of a Toronto high school student.

Bolivia's opposition agrees to talks

Both sides in a bitter dispute that has threatened to fracture Bolivia reached a tentative agreement Tuesday intended to resolve the crisis.

Bolivia says Morales, provincial governors reach deal

An agreement aimed at ending violence and bloodshed that has erupted in Bolivian provinces has been reached between President Evo Morales and provincial governors, officials announced Tuesday.

Violence mars Mexico's independence day celebration

Eight people were killed and 101 were wounded in two explosions during a celebration of Mexico's independence day Monday night, a Mexican official said Tuesday.

American jailed in Peru is pregnant

The doctor at the Peruvian prison where American Lori Berenson is serving a 20-year sentence for collaborating with leftist rebels says the New York native is four weeks' pregnant.

Peace Corps temporarily out of Bolivia

The Peace Corps temporarily has suspended operations in Bolivia because of "growing instability," the organization said.

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Brazil turns down OPEC invitation

Top Brazilian energy officials say they have declined an invite from Saudi Arabia to join OPEC, explaining that Brazil plans to refine, not export, crude oil from recently discovered deep water reserves.

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South American leaders support Morales

Heads of South American nations lent support Monday night to President Evo Morales of Bolivia, who says opposition leaders are trying to overthrow his government.

Cuba refuses hurricane aid offer, U.S. says

The United States Agency for International Development, USAID, on Monday urged the Cuban government to think again about its refusal of direct U.S. assistance for hurricane victims.

Morales struggling to control Bolivia

President Evo Morales struggled to assert control over a badly fractured Bolivia on Sunday as protesters set fire to a town hall and blockaded highways in opposition-controlled provinces, provoking gasoline and food shortages.

At least 16 dead in Bolivia fighting

At least 16 people have been killed in fighting between Bolivian government forces and supporters of an autonomy movement in the east of the country, according to the nation's interior ministry.

Bodies of 24 shooting victims found in Mexico

The bodies of 24 people who were bound and shot execution-style were found Friday in the Mexican city of Atlapulco, according to Humberto Benitez, secretary-general of government in the State of Mexico.

Bolivian 'state of siege' declared

Bolivian authorities declared a state of siege to begin at midnight Friday in the eastern department of Pando, which has been the site of recent unrest.

Honduras delays accrediting U.S. ambassador

The president of Honduras said Friday he is suspending the accreditation of the U.S. ambassador to his country in solidarity with Bolivia, whose president accused Washington of siding with anti-government protesters.

U.S. expelling Venezuelan envoy in response to Chavez

The United States is expelling the Venezuelan ambassador to the United States in response to a similar move by Venezuela, U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Friday.

Clashes mark 35th anniversary of coup in Chile

Clashes that lasted through the night on the 35th anniversary of the 1973 military coup have left 31 people injured and 234 arrested nationwide.

Venezuela to expel U.S. ambassador

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Thursday he is recalling his own ambassador from Washington and expelling the U.S. ambassador from Venezuela.

Deadly clashes strike Bolivia's east

Eight people died Thursday of gunshot wounds in clashes between pro-autonomy militants and Bolivian government supporters in Providencia in the northeastern department of Pando, an official said.

Russian bombers in Venezuela amid tension with U.S.

Two Russian bombers have landed at a Venezuelan airfield where they will carry out training flights for several days, the Russian defense ministry said Wednesday.

Two Russian bombers land in Venezuela

Two Russian bombers have landed at a Venezuelan airfield, from which they will carry out training flights for several days, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.

Bolivian president calls for ouster of U.S. ambassador

Bolivian President Evo Morales called Wednesday for the U.S. ambassador to be expelled for allegedly encouraging anti-government protesters.

Quake rattles northern Chile

A magnitude-6.0 earthquake has rocked northern Chile. There were no immediate reports of victims or major damage.

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