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Venezuela's Chavez: Internet should be regulated

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called for regulation of the Internet on Saturday while demanding…

24 killed in western Mexico; 11 in one shootout

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — A series of shootings killed 24 people Saturday in a Pacific coast state plagued by drug gang violence. Nearly…

Venezuela seizes 2 tons of cocaine hidden at port

CARACAS (AP) — A Venezuelan police official says security forces have seized two tons of cocaine that was intended to be smuggled to…

New border violence erupts with Mexico cartel rift

REYNOSA, Mexico (AP) — This border city and others near the eastern end of the U.S. border escaped the worst of Mexico's bloody drug…

Rio's Christ statue getting $4M renovation

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The iconic statue of Christ with outstretched arms that overlooks Rio de Janeiro is getting a $4 million renovation.

8 youths die in attack on party in western Mexico

CULICAN, Mexico (AP) — Gunmen burst into a party in western Mexico and killed eight youths and left another person wounded on Friday.

2 months after Haiti quake, housing still elusive

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Trash and sewage are piling up at the squalid tent camps that hundreds of thousands have called home since…

Mexico defends army courts after US rights report

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico defended its military courts system on Thursday after a U.S. human rights report cited reports of alleged…

Peru says Machu Picchu service back soon

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian officials say they expect train service to the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu will be restored March 29.

Chile faces huge recovery cost, but can go it solo

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile may need to spend twice as much as Haiti to recover from its devastating quake and tsunami, but it doesn't…

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