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FBI joins Mexico probe into consulate slayings
(AFP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:32:23 GMT
 AFP - US agents on Tuesday probed the deadly attacks on US consular staff and their families in Mexico's bloodiest city, that brought condemnation from both governments.
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Aftershock hits off coast of Chile, no damage
(Reuters)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:23:45 GMT
 Reuters - A magnitude 6.7 aftershock struck off the coast of Chile on Monday night about 45 miles northwest of Concepcion, which was heavily damaged in an 8.8 magnitude quake on February 27, but the national emergency office said no casualties or damage to infrastructure had been reported.
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Flood risk for more than 200,000 homeless Haitians
(AFP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:56:47 GMT
 AFP - Two months after arguably the worst natural disaster of modern times, Haiti faces further calamity as more than 200,000 quake survivors camp in putrid tent cities at risk of major flooding.
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Killing of Americans pressures Mexico in drug war
(Reuters)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:40:56 GMT
 Reuters - The killing of three people linked to the U.S. consulate in Mexico's bloodiest drug war hotspot has thrown President Felipe Calderon a major test as he heads to this border city on Tuesday to try to contain spiraling violence.
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6.7-magnitude aftershock hits Chile coast: USGS
(AFP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:36:24 GMT
 AFP - A 6.7-magnitude aftershock has struck off Chile's coast, some 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Concepcion, among the cities hardest hit by last month's 8.8-magnitude quake, US seismologists said.
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Haiti leaders rush to finish post-quake proposal
(AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:02:59 GMT
 AP - Haiti's government and business community are finalizing details of a reconstruction plan that economists say could cost nearly $14 billion.
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Investigators seek motive in 3 slayings in Mexico
(AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:25:35 GMT
 AP - The two families climbed into white SUVs and almost simultaneously left the children's birthday party put on by the U.S. consulate. One headed deeper into one of the world's most dangerous cities, the other toward a bridge to El Paso, one of America's safest.
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Chavez defends ETA suspects wanted in Spain
(AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:05:31 GMT
AP - President Hugo Chavez on Monday defended a group of Basque separatists who arrived in Venezuela years ago, saying he is certain they aren't involved in terrorism.
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Leftist party distances itself from Chavez
(AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:34:41 GMT
AP - Representatives of a leftist party asserted their independence from President Hugo Chavez on Monday, accepting a dissident politician into their ranks while demanding increased tolerance from Venezuela's socialist leader.
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Journalist killed in southern Mexico, 4th in 2010
(AP)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:02:40 GMT
AP - A journalist has been killed in southern Mexico, the fourth slain in the country so far this year.
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US warns of Haiti murder, kidnap threat
(AFP)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:32:24 GMT
 AFP - Four American nationals have been murdered in the Haitian capital since the January 12 quake, the United States said Monday, stepping up its travel warning after a high-profile kidnapping.
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Cuba criticizes US ruling on Internet access
(AP)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:58:10 GMT
AP - Cuba says a U.S. ruling that makes it easier for companies to provide Internet communications services on the island is meant to destabilize the country, not loosen Washington's 48-year economic embargo.
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Honduras: Killing of TV journalist spawns protest
(AP)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:31:43 GMT
AP - Dozens of journalists took to the streets Monday in northern Honduras to protest attacks on their colleagues after gunmen killed a television journalist in a hail of bullets — the third such slaying in two weeks.
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Decision on Americans' departure was before deaths
(AP)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:05:21 GMT
AP - After deciding last week to help family members of U.S. consulate employees in northern Mexico leave the area, the State Department waited until Sunday to announce the move.
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AP Enterprise: US botched Haiti flights to Fla.
(AP)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:07:16 GMT
 AP - As hundreds of injured survivors of the Haiti earthquake overwhelmed Florida hospitals in January, state officials pleaded with the federal government for basic information about arriving patients but got little assistance, e-mails obtained by The Associated Press show.
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Chile's power grid unstable for a week: president
(Reuters)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:32:45 GMT
 Reuters - Chile's main power grid will remain "unstable" for the next seven days, President Sebastian Pinera said on Monday, a day after a massive outage left most the world's top copper producer in the dark.
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U.N. chief urges donors to keep Haiti funds flowing
(Reuters)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:29:24 GMT
Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon vowed on Sunday to work to keep donor funds flowing for Haiti's recovery and reconstruction following the devastating January earthquake in the poor Caribbean state.
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Power blackout hits Chile two weeks after quake
(Reuters)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:45:46 GMT
Reuters - A major blackout left most of Chile without power for hours on Sunday, two weeks after a massive earthquake that killed hundreds and weakened infrastructure.
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Blackout leaves millions of Chileans in darkness
(AP)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:45:35 GMT
 AP - A power failure plunged nearly the entire Chilean population into darkness Sunday night, rattling a country already anxious after last month's 8.8-magnitude quake.
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US consular worker in Mexico shot by hitmen: govt
(AFP)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:13:56 GMT
 AFP - Hitmen working for Mexico's Juarez drug cartel were believed to be behind the assassination of a US consular employee here, the government of Chihuahua state has said.
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