Dutch teen completes historic, controversial solo sail around the globe
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Some 518 days after she first set off alone in her sailboat, 16-year-old Laura Dekker glided into a Caribbean port on Saturday to complete her historic, and controversial, voyage around the globe.
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Authorities in the northern Mexican city of Torreon said Saturday that they found 10 “mutilated” bodies inside the back of a truck, the state-run news agency reported.
Aruban authorities said Wednesday they will analyze a rental car, electronic devices and the answers of a man termed the prime suspect in the disappearance of an American woman.
A group of heavily armed men opened fire at a soccer match between two local teams in western Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, killing seven people and wounding two others, according to a municipal police spokesman.
Mexicans in 15 states will head to the polls Sunday in elections that are widely considered to be a referendum on Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s strategy of fighting drug cartels and organized crime.
Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo can be extradited to the United States to face money laundering charges, judges in Guatemala ruled unanimously.
Honduran teachers who have been on strike for 21 days faced a decision Monday morning: return to the classroom or endure punishments.
Patients arrive at the front gates of St. Nicholas Hospital hunched over and groaning, only to be greeted by chaos and confusion.
A Venezuelan governor and former minister of communications was missing Saturday after a car accident.
Left-leaning Ollanta Humala claimed victory over right-wing Keiko Fujimori in Peru’s presidential runoff Sunday.
Tropical Storm Alex could strengthen into a hurricane Monday but is heading away from the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit Chile’s central coast on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The head of the Beltran Leyva drug cartel has been captured, Mexican federal police announced.
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