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Guyana: US 'mastermind' behind arson attacks

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Recent arson attacks and shootings in this violence-wracked South American nation are the work of a…

AF crash memorial in Brazil amid criticism

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Scores of relatives of the 228 people killed in the June 1 Air France jet crash dedicated a memorial in an…

Fighting the odds to keep Indian tongues alive

HUAMPAMI, Peru (AP) — In his first year at San Marcos University, Hermenegildo Espejo barely spoke, and certainly not in class.

Guard arrested for torture in Tijuana prison riots

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican police caught a prison official who spent a year on the run from charges of killing a 19-year-old…

Vatican official seeks more access to Cuban media

HAVANA (AP) — A senior Vatican official said Friday he has asked Cuba's government to allow the Roman Catholic Church more access to…

Paraguay president explains military shake-up

ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguay needed a military shake-up to create opportunities for young officers with a proven commitment to…

Cuban blogger says she is briefly detained

HAVANA (AP) — A Cuban blogger who has gained international attention for her searing commentary about life on the communist island said…

Tens of thousands of homes flooded in Mexico

VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico (AP) — A week of torrential rain has flooded the homes of more than 200,000 people along Mexico's Gulf coast,…

Venezuelans struggling with water shortages

FILAS DE MARICHES, Venezuela (AP) — While a drought has put Caracas under widespread water rationing for the first time in years, for…

Ida drenches Central America, might approach US

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Former Hurricane Ida drenched Central America as a tropical depression Friday and edged back out over the…

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