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Life in Rio's Favelas
The favelas of Rio de Janeiro, shantytowns that double as battlefields, are filled with stories of gangs against the government, where children are caught both as victims of crimes and as perpetrators.
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Even with billions of dollars in U.S. aid, Colombia is laboring to control the growth of coca, the green leaf that is the principal ingredient in cocaine.
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Supporters of Bolivian President Evo Morales demand the removal of the Cochabamba state governor who supports greater autonomy for Bolivia's nine states.
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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, July 5 -- In a high-stakes standoff that played out in the skies over Honduras, the airplane carrying ousted president Manuel Zelaya was forced to circle the nation's main airport twice before flying away Sunday evening after coup leaders who deposed Zelaya blocked his lan...
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, July 4 -- Although the U.S. government knew for months that Honduras was on the brink of political chaos, officials say they underestimated how fearful the Honduran elite and the military were of ousted President Manuel Zelaya and his ally President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela.
Air France Jet Was Intact When It Hit Surface of Atlantic, Investigators Say: Investigators' Findings Fail to Reveal Cause of Air France Crash in Atlantic (Post, July 3, 2009)
Honduras Targets Protesters With Emergency Decree: Media in Country Also Feel Pressure (Post, July 2, 2009)
Honduran Crisis Offers Venezuala's Chavez Some Domestic, International Openings (Post, July 2, 2009)
Ousted Honduran President Plans Return But Future Is Unclear (Post, July 1, 2009; 3:31 PM)
New Honduran Leadership Flouts Worldwide Censure (Post, June 30, 2009)
Colombia's Uribe Faces a New White House Approach Toward Latin America: White House Is Expected to Raise Concerns About Human Rights, Democracy (Post, June 29, 2009; 9:55 AM)
Colombia's Uribe Faces a New White House Approach Toward Latin America: White House Is Expected to Raise Concerns About Human Rights, Democracy (Post, June 29, 2009)
Honduran Military Sends President Into Exile; Supportive Congress Names Successor: Zelaya Flown to Costa Rica; Congress Votes Him Out, Names Successor (Post, June 29, 2009)
In Venezuela, Land 'Rescue' Hopes Unmet: Farmers Struggle on Expropriated Plots (Post, June 20, 2009)
Officials Begin to Identify Bodies in Air France Crash as Search Goes On (Post, June 12, 2009)
Semi-Submarines, Stealthily Plying Pacific, Arrive as a Way to Smuggle Cocaine (Post, June 6, 2009)
Cuba Agrees to Resume Immigration Talks With U.S. (Post, June 1, 2009)
'Aló Presidente,' Are You Still Talking?: Venezuela's Chávez Conducts 4-Day Show (Post, May 30, 2009)
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Flu prompts Cruzeiro to seek Copa postponement (AP, July 6, 2009; 11:08 AM)
Honduras slides toward greater instability (AP, July 6, 2009; 10:27 AM)
Honduras blocks ousted leader's return (Reuters, July 6, 2009; 4:30 AM)
Honduras blocks ousted leader's return (Reuters, July 6, 2009; 4:30 AM)
