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Brazil sends 3,500 troops into Salvador amid police strike

Some 3,500 troops are being deployed in the northern Brazilian city of Salvador to rein in a wave of looting and killings set off by a police strike that started last week.
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Mexico’s ruling party picks woman as presidential candidate

Mexico’s ruling National Action Party has picked a former congresswoman as its presidential candidate. If she wins, she will become the country’s first female president.
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Panama’s ex-ruler Noriega taken to hospital

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who is serving time in prison for crimes committed during his rule, was taken to a hospital, Panamanian police said Sunday.
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At least 16 dead after migrant boat sinks near Dominican Republic

Authorities in the Dominican Republic called off their search for survivors Sunday after a small wooden boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized just off the coast, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, which had been helping in the search.
Chavez, allies call for sanctions against Britain over Falklands thumbnail

Chavez, allies call for sanctions against Britain over Falklands

The Ecuadorian president is calling for sanctions against Britain for its long-running dispute with Argentina over who owns the Falkland Islands.
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At least 5 dead after migrant boat sinks near Dominican Republic

Rescue efforts continued Sunday after a boat carrying migrants sank between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, killing at least five, authorities said.
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Fidel Castro unveils 1,000-page memoir

Fidel Castro has released a previously unannounced two-volume memoir of his life, Cuban state-run media reported Saturday.
Colombian police: 6 killed in blast thumbnail

Colombian police: 6 killed in blast

Six people were killed in an explosion targeting a police station in southern Colombia Thursday, authorities said.
Cartels targeting police officers in Juarez, authorities say; 8 officers dead thumbnail

Cartels targeting police officers in Juarez, authorities say; 8 officers dead

Julian Juarez Baena, a police officer in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, had just finished his shift. It was just after 9 p.m. last Saturday, and he was driving home.
Official: 4 killed in Colombian car bomb attack thumbnail

Official: 4 killed in Colombian car bomb attack

Four people were killed when a car bomb exploded in front of a police station in southern Colombia on Thursday, an official said.

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