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Archive: News / World / Latin America (10 Stories)

Amazon deforestation destroyed UK-sized territory

12/04/2012 9:56am
Deforestation in the Amazon destroyed an area almost as big as the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2010, environmental watchdog agencies said Tuesday.

Correction: Guatemala Hospital Abuse Story

12/04/2012 10:57am
In a story Nov. 30 about allegations of abuse at a Guatemalan psychiatric hospital, The Associated Press reported erroneously that 300 children were found held in isolation there. The rights group Disability Rights International says it found a total population of about 340 patients but saw only a few in isolation, including a teenager. The story also said that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights participated in the investigation. Two rights groups conducted the investigation, then submitted their findings to the commission.

US sues Puerto Rico banana company over wages

12/04/2012 11:00am
The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against a banana company in Puerto Rico accusing its owners of paying workers less than the minimum wage.

Venezuela chocolate king thrives despite controls

12/04/2012 11:53am
Cacao pods ripen to colors from bright yellow to crimson in the forest-shaded plantations of Venezuela, where some of the world's finest chocolate is born.

Dozens of Brazil cops charged with corruption

12/04/2012 1:39pm
Brazilian law enforcement intelligence agencies responsible for combating organized crime have launched an operation against alleged corruption within the Rio de Janeiro state police force itself.

Argentine, Ecuador leaders talk southern alliance

12/04/2012 1:46pm
Argentina's president has found an ally in Ecuador in her billion-dollar debt showdown against so-called "vulture funds" in New York.

News anchor 'regrets' negotiating hostage situation on air

12/04/2012 4:04pm
The host of a popular Brazilian crime show has said he regrets negotiating a hostage situation on live TV.

Top trafficker of late 1990s slain in Colombia

12/04/2012 5:23pm
A onetime leading cocaine trafficker who gained notoriety a decade ago for testifying against Medellin cartel member Fabio Ochoa in a U.S. courtroom has been slain by gunmen in his homeland

Official: Farrakhan treated for fever in USVI

12/04/2012 6:19pm
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has sought medical care in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Mexican president says army to stay in drug fight

12/04/2012 6:48pm
President Enrique Pena Nieto says the army and navy will continue to fight drug cartels in Mexico while a new security strategy is determined and the troops can return to their bases.
 
   
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