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UN to apologize for troops on Haitian university campus

The United Nations planned to issue an apology Tuesday for peacekeeping troops breaching a Port-au-Prince university during an anti-government protest that turned violent.
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Assault on alleged drug kingpin’s stronghold in Jamaica kills 27

At least 27 people are dead in Jamaica’s capital of Kingston amid an all-out police assault on a suspected drug lord’s stronghold, a protracted push that began Monday and persisted Tuesday, the government reported.
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Dozens killed in Jamaican violence

At least 27 people are dead in Jamaica’s capital amid an all-out police assault on a suspected drug lord’s stronghold, a protracted push that began Monday and persisted Tuesday, the government reported.
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Emergency declared in parts of Jamaican capital

Tensions rippled through Jamaica’s capital on Tuesday, with security forces squaring off against some residents who want to prevent the extradition of an alleged drug dealer to the United States.
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Unrest spreads in Jamaica over drug suspect extradition attempts

Violence in Jamaica surrounding the planned extradition to the United States of an alleged drug kingpin continued Monday, with police saying a number of people had died in an attack on the suspect’s stronghold in West Kingston.
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Gunshots heard in Haitian tent city

Gunshots rang out and the smell of tear gas filled the air in a crowded tent city outside Haiti’s destroyed presidential palace Monday night in one of the most serious confrontations since an earthquake decimated the city.
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Unrest spreads in Jamaica over attempts to extradite drug suspect

Violence in Jamaica surrounding the planned extradition to the United States of an alleged drug kingpin continued Monday, with police saying a number of people had died in an attack on the suspect’s stronghold in West Kingston.
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Experts: Accused Jamaican drug lord akin to Robin Hood, Pablo Escobar

Christopher “Dudus” Coke, who controls the impoverished West Kingston enclaves now blockaded by gang members, is likened by experts to both Robin Hood and Pablo Escobar.
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Unrest spreads in Jamaica

Violence in Jamaica surrounding the planned extradition to the U.S. of a suspected drug kingpin continued Monday, with shots fired at police officers as they sought to clear roads in Kingston, police said.
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Jamaica: State of emergency in Kingston

Jamaican authorities declared a state of emergency in Kingston after gang members supportive of an alleged drug lord wanted by the United States attacked police stations and blockaded a large swath of the city.

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