More than 100 dead in El Salvador flooding - Summary
Mexico City/San Salvador - More than 100 people were killed as heavy rains set off mudslides and sent rivers over their banks in El Salvador, rescue workers said Sunday. The rainfall, which came amid a cold front and the remainders of Caribbean Hurri...
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2009-11-09 ] Category : [
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OAS chief deplores failure of Honduras deal
Washington - Jose Miguel Insulza, secretary-general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Friday deplored the interruption of the deal to solve the crisis in Honduras. Insulza demanded respect, without subterfuges, for a deal that he stre...
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2009-11-06 ] Category : [
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Honduran de-facto government resigns - Summary
Tegucigalpa, Honduras - The Honduran de-facto government of Roberto Micheletti has resigned late Thursday, paving the way for a national unity and reconciliation government. The move was announced in a televised statement by the government following ...
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2009-11-06 ] Category : [
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Dutch prince surprises Mexicans with rude slang
Mexico City - Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands made Mexicans laugh with his use of Mexican slang that many mothers would have scolded their children for using, the media reported Thursday. At a meeting with representatives of the energy sec...
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2009-11-05 ] Category : [
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Colombian authorities seize 6.2 million counterfeit dollars
Bogota- Colombia's secret service seized 6.2 million dollars in counterfeit US bills that were hidden in Bogota and were set to be distributed in the United States, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Colombia's secret service, the Administrative Departemen...
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2009-11-04 ] Category : [
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Thousands of public servants on strike in Chile
Santiago- Thousands of teachers and other public servants went on strike in Chile Tuesday to demand pay increases, just one- and-a-half months before a presidential election. Half the country's children were left without lessons, while tax, migration...
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2009-11-03 ] Category : [
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