Hundreds leave Venezuelan prison, ending standoff
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A three-week prison standoff that pitted armed inmates against troops ended Friday as Venezuelan officials…
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4th high-ranking Mexican army officer detained
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's army announced Friday that it had detained a fourth high-ranking officer during a civilian investigation…
Remnants of Haiti's army march in the capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of former and would-be soldiers in Haiti refused government orders to disband and marched through…
Brazil president to receive apologies for torture
SAO PAULO (AP) — The Rio de Janeiro state government said Friday it will apologize to Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff for the human…
Mexican army captures 8 Gulf cartel members, guns
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The army says it has detained eight suspected members of the Gulf cartel and seized drugs, guns and hand grenades…
Journalist kidnapped and killed in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The tortured body of a Mexican police reporter was found on the side of a road in the northern state of Sonora on…
Judge weighs multiple Guantanamo 9/11 trials
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A military judge is considering whether to split off one or more of the defendants and hold separate…
Repsol: Exploratory oil well off Cuba comes up dry
HAVANA (AP) — An exploratory oil well off the northern coast of Cuba has proved a failure and will be capped and abandoned, Spanish…
Cubans denied US visas have record of engagement
HAVANA (AP) — The political hubbub over Washington's decision to grant a visa to the daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro has…
4 killed in military helicopter crash in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's defense minister says a military helicopter has crashed during a training flight, killing four servicemen.
