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Bus-truck crash in Mexico kills 6, injures at least 20

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A crash Tuesday morning between a passenger bus and cargo truck killed six people and injured at least 20 near Mexico’s capital, the state-run Notimex news agency reported.

The mother of a Cuban political prisoner who died after a prolonged hunger strike a year ago has been detained ahead of the first anniversary of his death, according to family.

All that glitters may not be gold, but for Colombia’s narco-molls the most important thing is that it glitters.

Ten people died and more than 8,000 were left homeless in southern Brazil after heavy rain began pelting the area Friday, civil defense officials from three states reported. The rain had mostly moved out of the area by Monday.

A Cuban blogger who has criticized her government has been denied permission to travel to New York to pick up a prestigious journalism award Wednesday.

During her darkest hours in captivity, former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt considered death preferable to her ordeal, she said in an interview with CNN’s “Connect the World.”

Experts are examining the exhumed remains of men who fought for Mexico’s independence as part of the country’s bicentennial celebration.

A weapon that was used in the fatal attack on a U.S. immigration agent in Mexico originated in the United States, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Tuesday.

Elections usually can be counted on to bring change, but in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, there is one constant that a trip to the ballot box seems unlikely to alter.

A man who became a local hero after killing three armed men while defending his Ascension, Mexico, residence during an attempted home invasion last month was killed Tuesday — and authorities are investigating whether the two incidents are related.

As delivery of aid to Haiti is hampered by damaged ports and an overwhelmed airport, another conduit into the earthquake-ravaged nation — its border with the Dominican Republic — has become a challenging crossing itself, a United Nations situation report says.

U.S. diplomats have called a meeting with relatives of Cuban political prisoners who have refused to fly to Spain as part of an agreement to win their freedom, dissidents said Monday.

Here are some observations four days after Tuesday’s massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti’s capital:

The convoy of a leading Haitian presidential candidate came under attack from gunmen, the candidate’s sister said Tuesday.


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