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Soldiers flood western Mexico to protect towns

Mexican soldiers flood western state to protect towns under siege by cartel, but doubts remain

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Venezuela parliament reconvenes 3 weeks after brawl that injured opposition lawmakers

Tuesday - 05/21/2013, 09:31pm EDT

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Tuesday - 05/21/2013, 07:35pm EDT

Brazil party challenges ruling on gay marriage

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Tuesday - 05/21/2013, 06:48pm EDT

Puma to sell gasoline-ethanol mix in Puerto Rico

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Tuesday - 05/21/2013, 06:38pm EDT

Cuba lifts ban on energy-hogging appliances

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Tuesday - 05/21/2013, 05:33pm EDT

Struggling Spain offers engineers to Brazil

Struggling Spain urges Brazil to take in jobless engineers

Tuesday - 05/21/2013, 04:40pm EDT

Brazil commission says abusers could be tried

Brazil's Truth Commission says human rights abuses could be brought to trial

Tuesday - 05/21/2013, 04:28pm EDT

Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction

Guatemala's top court overturns ex-dictator's genocide conviction, orders trial to resume

Tuesday - 05/21/2013, 01:34pm EDT

Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers

Cheers greet Mexican soldiers relieving western town cut off from supplies by drug cartel

Tuesday - 05/21/2013, 08:08am EDT

Ex-Arg. dictator Videla died after shower fall

Autopsy: Ex-Argentina dictator Videla died from injuries suffered in fall in shower, at age 87

Monday - 05/20/2013, 06:35pm EDT

Venezuela opposition: Audio suggests Cuba meddling

Venezuela opposition releases recording it says suggests Cuban meddling in country's politics

Monday - 05/20/2013, 06:35pm EDT

Cartel towns pose challenge for immigration reform

Cartel-controlled border towns present big challenge in Congress' quest for immigration reform

Monday - 05/20/2013, 02:46pm EDT

Large earthquake strikes off coast of Chile

Magnitude-6.5 earthquake strikes off coast of Chile; no tsunami warning

Monday - 05/20/2013, 10:30am EDT

Drug charge for Virgin Islands environment officer

Federal agents arrest top enforcement officer for US Virgin Islands' environment agency

Sunday - 05/19/2013, 05:30pm EDT

Mexico judge orders prison for suspects in killing

Mexican judge orders prison for suspects in beating death of Malcolm X's grandson

Sunday - 05/19/2013, 12:46am EDT