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Venezuelan National Guard personnel custody a load of seized cocaine at the airport of the coastal town of Higuerote, 80 km east of Caracas (File)

US Hopes to See More Anti-Drug Efforts in Venezuela

U.S. and Latin American officials gathered in Miami to seek new resources to use against drug trafficking and drug abuse

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Colombia Says It Will Not Be Provoked by Venezuela

President Alvaro Uribe Colombia says will not be provoked despite Venezuela's dynamiting of two cross-border pedestrian bridges

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (l) shakes hand with French President Nicolas Sarkozy during a press conference after a meeting at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, 14 Nov 2009

France, Brazil Agree on Climate Policy Push

Agreement urges world's top carbon-emitting nations, including US and China, to significantly curb those emissions by 2050

Peruvian President Alan Garcia gestures as he walks past a meeting room door at the APEC Summit in Singapore, 14 Nov 2009

Peru Cancels Talks With Chile Over Espionage Dispute

Foreign minister says President Alan Garcia is leaving meeting in Singapore, following recall of Peru's envoy to Chile over charges a m

Argentine Judge Allows Gay Marriage, Sets Latin American Precedent

Decision could increase pressure on Argentine lawmakers to debate a stalled gay marriage bill

General view of Sao Paulo during blackout, 10 Nov, 2009

Brazilian Official: Storm Caused Widespread Blackout

Energy ministry tells reporters lightning took out three transmission lines running from Itaipu hydroelectric dam on Brazil-Paraguay bo

Cuba

US Condemns Attack on Cuban Bloggers

Cuban government agents allegedly detained and beat three activists

Man walks along beach as wind from Tropical Storm Ida blows on coast near Gulf Shores, Alabama, 10 Nov 2009

Tropical Storm Ida Downgraded; Moves Inland

National Hurricane Center says storm came ashore early Tuesday at Daughin Island in southern state of Alabama

A man watches waves stirred by Hurricane Ida crash in the resort area of Cancun, Mexico

Tropical Storm Ida Aims For US Gulf Coast;  State of Emergency in Effect

Ida hit Nicaragua's Caribbean coast Thursday as a low-level hurricane, destroying homes and forcing hundreds of people to evacuate

Toppled Honduras President Manuel Zelaya reads the accord with de facto leader Roberto Micheletti at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, 30 Oct 2009

US Disappointed About Breakdown in Honduras Political Talks

Deadline Thursday for setting up national unity government passed without agreement by rival parties

This woman used in prostitution in Western Europe is forced through threats and intimidation to give all earnings to her trafficker. The amount varies between 200 and 400 Euro ($250-$500 USD) per month.

Human Trafficking Reaches to High Alert Around World

US State Department estimates that 800,000 human trafficking victims cross international borders each year

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya attends a meeting with his representatives at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, 16 Oct 2009

US Stepping up Role in Honduras Political Crisis

Obama administration sends team of senior officials to Honduras to try to expedite settlement of political crisis spawned by ouster in

Cavalia

'Cavalia' Highlights Power, Beauty of the Horse

What makes Cavalia special is that the stars are horses, riders, acrobats who create visual extravaganza

Interim Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti (C) delivers a speech as he announces the ministers of the national unity government, at the Presidential Palace in Tegucigalpa, 06 Nov 2009009

Zelaya Aide Says Honduran Agreement Has Failed

Interim leader Roberto Micheletti announced he is installing a national unity government without the participation of ousted Honduran P

This graphic shows approx. representation of areas under hurricane warning (red), hurricane watch (pink), tropical storm warning (blue) and tropical storm watch (yellow), 05 Nov 2009

Hurricane Ida Comes Ashore in Nicaragua

Ida's winds reached 120 kilometers per hour early on Thursday, making it a Category One hurricane

People everywhere are trying to protect themselves against the swine flu

H1N1 Virus Goes Global

Health officials say it could ebb and flow for up to 3 years, with more than 30 percent of world's population affected

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya

Honduran Congressional Leaders to Discuss Plans for Ousted President's Return

Honduran lawmakers to meet Tuesday to discuss plan that could lead to reinstatement of President Manuel Zelaya

Juanita Castro (file photo)

Fidel Castro's Sister Says She Worked With CIA

Juanita Castro tells Univision TV she collaborated with US Intelligence Agency against her brother's rule in 1960s

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