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Mexican clergy seek global help as violence grows
AP – Tue Nov 10, 3:42 am ET

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MEXICO CITY - Gunmen shoot a priest and two seminary students in the back. Federal police storm a Mass to capture a suspected drug kingpin. Priests pray with the families of murdered men, then face killers in the confessional. Full Story »
Brazil college backs down on mini-dress expulsion
AP – Tue Nov 10, 2:34 am ET

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SAO PAULO - A woman expelled for wearing a mini-dress that caused a near riot at a Brazilian college and made her an Internet sensation said all she wants is to go back to school. Well, she got her way. Full Story »
Israeli president visits Brazil, ahead of Iran
AP – Tue Nov 10, 12:15 am ET

RIO DE JANEIRO - Dueling visits to Brazil by the presidents of Israel and Iran are showing the South American powerhouse's growing role in Mideast diplomacy. Full Story »
US State Dept 'deplores assault' on Cuban bloggers
AP – Mon Nov 9, 10:43 pm ET

HAVANA - The U.S. State Department issued a statement late Monday decrying attacks on three Cuban bloggers, including one who has gained international attention for her searing observations about life on the communist island. Full Story »
Mexico declares flood emergency in 2 south cities
AP – Mon Nov 9, 9:51 pm ET

VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico - The Mexican government has declared parts of the Gulf coast state of Tabasco disaster zones due to flooding from days of heavy rains, freeing up federal relief funds for the area. Full Story »
Venezuela, Russia to boost technology cooperation
AP – Mon Nov 9, 7:57 pm ET

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CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela and Russia say they are working on a series of agreements for Moscow to provide the South American country with technology for the development of industries ranging from robotics to biochemistry. Full Story »
Nicaragua government supporters attack opponents
AP – Mon Nov 9, 7:41 pm ET

MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Rock-throwing supporters of Nicaragua's governing Sandinista party have attacked a small protest march by the opposition. Full Story »
Mexican police says they freed US kidnap victim
AP – Mon Nov 9, 7:11 pm ET

TIJUANA, Mexico - Prosecutors in the Mexico state of Baja California say they freed a U.S. citizen who was kidnapped last week near the border. Full Story »
Salvadoran town hit by landslide buries dead
AP – Mon Nov 9, 6:43 pm ET

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VERAPAZ, El Salvador - Tears streamed down Elsy Portillo's badly bruised face Monday as she walked behind coffins carrying her mother and only child in this town buried by a landslide, one in a series that killed at least 130 people in El Salvador. Full Story »
Honduran Congress awaits court opinion on Zelaya
AP – Mon Nov 9, 6:38 pm ET

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - The head of Honduras' Congress said Monday there is no guarantee lawmakers will vote on whether to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya before the Nov. 29 election that will choose his successor. Full Story »