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State TV: 96 injured after earthquake hits coastal Peru

Civil defense officials reported nearly 100 injuries after a strong earthquake shook coastal Peru early Monday.
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Peru’s health minister vows crackdown in wake of deadly rehab fire

Peruvian Health Minister Alberto Tejada visited Sunday surviving victims of a fire at a rehabilitation center, promising to crack down on treatment facilities that operate “outside the law.”
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Family convicted in Canada ‘honor murders’

A Canadian jury Sunday convicted a family of Afghan immigrants of the “honor” murders of four relatives whose bodies were found in an Ontario canal.
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Deliberations continue in Canada ‘honor’ murder trial

A jury in Kingston, Ontario, resumes its deliberations Sunday in the “honor” murder trial of three members of a Montreal family who are accused of killing four relatives.
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Party leaders mull change in Cuba

Leading members of Cuba’s Communist party on Saturday met to discuss the future of the island’s revolution, including the possibility of term limits for top officials.
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26 die in Peru rehab fire

Twenty-six people were killed and 15 were rescued from a fire at a rehabilitation center in Lima, Peru, the state-run Andina news agency reported.
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At least 24 dead in Peru rehab fire

At least 24 people were killed and 15 were rescued from a fire at a rehabilitation center in Lima, Peru, the fire department told CNN.
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Rising Brazil tackles immigration question

The rise of Brazil as an economic force has brought with it a policy challenge familiar here in the United States: immigration.
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Death toll rises as hopes fade in Brazil buildings collapse

The death toll in the collapse of three buildings in Rio de Janeiro rose to 15 Friday night as rescuers found two more bodies, state media reported.
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Hope fades of finding more survivors in Brazil buildings collapse

The death toll in the collapse of three buildings in Rio de Janeiro rose to 13 on Friday as rescuers said they held out little or no hope of finding more survivors, state media reported.

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