Venezuela TV host goes off air after audio scandal
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A prominent Venezuelan talk show host has gone off the air after allegedly being caught on tape discussing…
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Brazil commission says abusers could be tried
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A Truth Commission investigating human rights abuses under Brazil's military dictatorship says that those it…
Struggling Spain offers engineers to Brazil
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Spain's development minister is urging Brazil to hire some of the engineers that her own economy doesn't have room for.
Ex-Ford execs charged in Argentine torture cases
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Three former Ford Motor Co. executives have been charged with crimes against humanity in Argentina for…
Troops flood western Mexico to protect towns
COALCOMAN, Mexico (AP) — Mexico's top security officials gathered Tuesday in the western state of Michoacan to launch a campaign with…
Cuba lifts ban on energy-hogging appliances
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba has authorized individual imports of appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators and microwave ovens, lifting…
Guatemala top court overturns genocide conviction
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala's top court has thrown another curve into the genocide case of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt,…
Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers
LA RUANA, Mexico (AP) — Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds…
Ex-Arg. dictator Videla died after shower fall
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Preliminary autopsy results say former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla died from fractures and a…
Venezuela opposition: Audio suggest Cuban meddling
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's opposition has released an audio recording that it says contains a prominent member of the ruling…
