Brazil: Striking police leave occupied building
SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — Striking police officers in the northeastern city of Salvador on Thursday evacuated the state legislative…
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Mexican army finds 15 tons of pure methamphetamine
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Mexican troops have made a historic seizure of 15 tons of pure methamphetamine in the western state of…
TV producer lands in Mexico to face murder charges
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — A reality television producer has arrived in Mexico escorted by nearly a dozen agents after being extradited from…
Mexican experts excited to find ancient home ruins
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The ruins aren't particularly impressive, just some stone and clay footings for houses that probably supported walls…
Mexico party rally ends with 650 food-poison cases
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials of a Mexican political party are apologizing to 650 Indians and other people who suffered food poisoning…
Mexican navy recovers 15 bodies from mass graves
VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) — A suspected member of the Zetas drug cartel led Mexican authorities to mass graves at two ranches in the Gulf…
Lawyer for Cuban agents vows last-ditch appeal
HAVANA (AP) — A lawyer for five Cuban agents sentenced to long jail terms for spying in the United States said Wednesday he is…
UN backs Haitians' appeal over Duvalier trial
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A U.N. official expressed support Wednesday for Haitian victims of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier's…
New discoveries raise Dominican migrant toll to 41
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic have recovered 20 more bodies of migrants who were…
Brazilian troops tighten security at police strike
SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — Troops tightened the security ring around a Brazilian state legislature building Wednesday, seeking to step up…
