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Honduras' new leaders reject appeal for Zelaya's return

The head of the Organization of American States said Friday he has found no willingness among leaders of Honduras' interim government to return President Jose Manuel Zelaya to power.

updated Sat Jul 04 2009 03:14:15

Honduras' new leaders reject appeal for Zelaya's return

The head of the Organization of American States said Friday he has found no willingness among leaders of Honduras' interim government to return President Jose Manuel Zelaya to power.

updated Fri Jul 03 2009 21:21:08

Sunday's Mexican elections are referendum on Calderon

Mexican President Felipe Calderon will wake up a lame duck Monday. How lame will depend largely on nationwide midterm elections Sunday.

updated Fri Jul 03 2009 18:25:32

OAS chief to seek resolution in Honduras

The head of the Organization of American States arrived in the capital of Honduras Friday in an attempt to pave the way for a return to power by ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

updated Fri Jul 03 2009 15:25:28

Video shows Honduran troops shooting protesters' bus tires

Honduran soldiers shot out the tires of buses headed for a demonstration in support of ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya, a video obtained by CNN shows.

updated Fri Jul 03 2009 13:17:26

Analysis: Air France crash mystery deepens

If there was ever any question over the importance of finding the black boxes from Air France flight 447 then there is certainly none now.

updated Fri Jul 03 2009 09:53:41

Quake reported off western Mexico

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Friday morning in the Gulf of California, off the western coast of Mexico, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

updated Thu Jul 02 2009 20:56:26

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updated Thu Jul 02 2009 14:51:56

Air France plane did not break up in flight - report

The Air France plane that crashed a month ago off the coast of Brazil "did not break up or become destroyed in flight," but bellyflopped intact into the Atlantic Ocean, the French air investigation agency announced Thursday.

updated Thu Jul 02 2009 12:08:28

Ousted Honduran leader delays return till deadline passes

Ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya said Wednesday he will not return to his home country until at least Saturday, after a three-day international deadline to reinstate him.

updated Thu Jul 02 2009 05:06:22

Nicaraguan capital's mayor dead

The mayor of Nicaragua's capital, three-time world boxing champion Alexis Arguello, was found dead in his home early Wednesday morning from a gunshot wound to his chest. He was 57.

updated Thu Jul 02 2009 00:45:36

Supermarket tycoon sworn in as Panama president

Ricardo Martinelli, the multimillionaire owner of a supermarket chain, was inaugurated as president of Panama on Wednesday.

updated Wed Jul 01 2009 23:14:29

Ousted president vows to return to Honduras

A new standoff was brewing in Honduras as the country's recently deposed president vowed to return, while the new provisional government said it would arrest him if he set foot back in the country.

updated Wed Jul 01 2009 23:00:37

Honduran Congress names provisional president

Hours after the sitting president was deposed by a military-led coup, a new president of Honduras was sworn in Sunday.

updated Wed Jul 01 2009 04:35:47

Argentina's First Couple face election test

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her husband -- who was her predecessor -- have held power since 2003, and Sunday's midterm elections will prove pivotal to her hold on the presidency.

updated Tue Jun 30 2009 19:50:31

ATF, ICE join forces to stop border gun traffic

The two federal agencies most responsible for stemming the flow of firearms to Mexico agreed Tuesday to improve cooperation after they were sharply criticized by a congressional report for lack of coordination.

updated Mon Jun 29 2009 22:35:17

Police clash with demonstrators in Honduran capital

Honduran authorities on Monday clashed with supporters of deposed President Jose Manuel Zelaya, but the extent of the unrest appeared limited.

updated Mon Jun 29 2009 15:47:43

Ex-Argentine president resigns top party post

Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner resigned as leader of the ruling political party Monday following a poor showing in Sunday's elections, the official news agency Telam reported.

updated Sat Jun 27 2009 15:45:48

Brazil calls off search for Air France crash victims

The Brazilian military said late Friday it is calling off the search for bodies of passengers and crew from the Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic earlier this month.

updated Sat Jun 27 2009 05:19:53

Honduras president: Nation calm before controversial vote

The president of Honduras said Friday that the situation in his country was relatively calm, despite signs that he has lost the support of his armed forces, the supreme court and other government institutions.

updated Fri Jun 26 2009 18:57:35

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updated Fri Jun 26 2009 10:58:49

92 Mexican police arrested in drug cartel investigation

Federal agents arrested 92 municipal police officers accused of providing information and security to one of Mexico's most ruthless drug cartels, the state-run Notimex news agency reported.

updated Fri Jun 26 2009 08:19:26

Time running out to find Air France 447's 'black boxes'

Investigators probing the deadly crash of Air France flight 447 over the Atlantic are running out of time to find the flight data recorders which could prove crucial to working out what caused the disaster.

updated Thu Jun 25 2009 20:12:03

Honduras president challenges government over referendum

A political crisis in Honduras escalated Thursday as a defiant President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales, followed by hundreds of supporters, led a loud but peaceful protest to a military base in order to personally take possession of thousands of ballots to be used in a contested referendum Sunday.

updated Wed Jun 24 2009 05:53:26

New generation keeps Buena Vista kicking

Sultry voices floated across a leafy park in Havana during an afternoon jam session, punctuated by trumpet blasts and the rhythmic pounding of timbales.

updated Tue Jun 23 2009 15:21:15

Seven police killed in Colombian rebel attack

Marxist rebels killed seven police officers in a roadside ambush in southwestern Colombia, officials said.

updated Mon Jun 22 2009 15:38:01

Coca cultivation down in Colombia, up in Peru, Bolivia

Coca cultivation and cocaine production have decreased in Colombia but increased in Bolivia and Peru, the United Nations reported.

updated Mon Jun 22 2009 13:21:50

Uruguay compensates ex-political prisoners

Uruguay has paid $42 million (973 million pesos) in compensation during the past three years to more than 3,000 former political prisoners and those who fled the country or hid from authorities, the state-run news agency said Monday.

updated Mon Jun 22 2009 02:31:55

Manufacturer optimistic of finding AF447 flight data recorder

A top executive for the company which built the flight data recorder aboard Air France Flight 447 says he hopes his firm's 100 percent recovery record from air accidents will be maintained despite concerns the device may be lost at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

updated Fri Jun 19 2009 18:18:37

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updated Thu Jun 18 2009 23:31:32

Peru's indigenous win victory over lands

Peru's Congress voted overwhelmingly to revoke two decrees that indigenous groups had said would result in the exploitation of their native lands for oil drilling, mining and logging.

updated Thu Jun 18 2009 22:49:55

Controversial Peruvian land law suspended

Peru's Congress voted Wednesday to suspend indefinitely a controversial law that has created tension between President Alan Garcia's government and indigenous communities in the Amazon, the state-run Andina news agency reported.

updated Wed Jun 17 2009 19:50:11

Mexican navy uncovers drugs inside frozen sharks

The Mexican navy smelled something fishy and their intuition paid off. They found nearly a ton of cocaine hidden inside a shipment of frozen sharks.

updated Wed Jun 17 2009 16:06:07

Air France probe 'a little bit closer' to answers, investigator says

Investigators are "getting a little bit closer" to determining what caused an Air France airliner to disappear into the Atlantic Ocean, but there are no answers yet, a French investigator said Wednesday.

updated Wed Jun 17 2009 11:14:21

Reports say four stabbed at Toronto-area school

Four people reportedly have been stabbed at St. Joseph's High School in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada.

updated Wed Jun 17 2009 09:27:40

Killing shows Mexico clergy no longer cloaked from cartels' aim

The killing last weekend of a Catholic priest and two seminary students in southwest Mexico marked the first time that drug cartel hit men have purposefully targeted a clergyman, said Manuel Corral, public relations secretary for Mexico's Council of Bishops.

updated Tue Jun 16 2009 15:10:44

Venezuela opens new probe against TV station

The government of leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez heightened its battle Tuesday against the only critical private broadcaster left in the nation, launching a fourth investigation into the Globovision network.

updated Mon Jun 15 2009 22:41:20

After 7 years at Gitmo, resettled Uyghurs grateful for freedom

Two of four Uyghurs relocated to Bermuda after seven years of detention in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, denied Friday that they had ever been terrorists and expressed gratitude toward U.S. President Barack Obama for working to free them.

updated Mon Jun 15 2009 21:01:55

Anger boils in Mexico over 46 deaths at day care center

Anger is growing in Mexico over a fire at a government-run day care center that claimed its 46th child this weekend.

updated Mon Jun 15 2009 10:20:21

Cancun drug cartel suspect arrested

The Mexican military has arrested a suspect identified as the head of a drug cartel in the Yucatan Peninsula, federal defense ministry officials said.

updated Sun Jun 14 2009 02:29:26

Bill Clinton: Global cooperation needed for mankind's survival

Former President Bill Clinton urged people to accept themselves and others in a world system that is "unstable, unequal and unsustainable."

updated Sun Jun 14 2009 01:03:03

Venezuela to help Nicaragua after U.S. rebuff

Venezuela has promised to give Nicaragua $50 million to replace money that the United States said this week it would withhold from the Central American country, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Saavedra said Saturday.

updated Sat Jun 13 2009 07:58:58

Another child dies after Mexico day care fire

Another child has died from last week's fire at a day care center in northwestern Mexico, bringing the death toll to 45, the state-run Notimex news agency said.

updated Fri Jun 12 2009 20:01:58

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updated Fri Jun 12 2009 11:39:10

Top Colombian rebel suspect captured

The Colombian military has captured one of the top leaders for a Marxist rebel group waging war on the government for more than 40 years, authorities said.

updated Fri Jun 12 2009 09:50:18

'Elaborate' drug tunnel found along Mexico border

Authorities have found a massive underground drug smuggling tunnel snaking through the U.S.-Mexican border, and law officers are marveling over its sophistication.

updated Fri Jun 12 2009 06:08:39

Air France CEO: Don't assume sensors caused crash

There should be no assumed link between on-board speed sensors and the crash of Air France Flight 447 into the Atlantic Ocean last week, the airline's chief executive said Thursday.

updated Thu Jun 11 2009 06:57:04

Air France crash: What do we know?

In one way we know a huge amount about the loss of Air France flight 447 -- much more than is usual so soon after an accident. But in another, we know nothing at all.

updated Thu Jun 11 2009 01:21:03

Mexico removes official who oversaw day-care center

Mexico's Institute of Social Security, which oversaw the day-care facility where 44 children died in a fire last week, removed its director in the state where the tragedy occurred, the state-run news agency Notimex reported.

updated Thu Jun 11 2009 00:44:20

Air crash bodies arrive at DNA lab

The first bodies to be recovered from the crash of Air France 447 arrived at a Brazilian Air Force base in Recife, Brazil, Wednesday, the air force announced.

updated Wed Jun 10 2009 11:35:29

One woman's fear in the fight against corruption in Guatemala

It was Anabella De León's frail 86-year-old mother who answered the door when the men came knocking. "They told her, 'say to Anabella that we are going to kill her very soon,'" De León told CNN. The visit left her mother crying, anxious and shocked.

updated Wed Jun 10 2009 09:04:43

Island paradise now hub for recovering passenger remains

Turbulence shakes the small aircraft as it dips through storm clouds. Fernando de Noronha first appears as a dot surrounded by a leaden-colored ocean.

updated Wed Jun 10 2009 00:55:12

Island paradise turns into center for Air France recovery

updated Tue Jun 09 2009 23:32:38

Total of 41 bodies recovered from Air France 447 crash

Forty-one bodies have been recovered from the crash of Air France Flight 447, the Brazilian Navy Command and Aeronautical Command said Tuesday.

updated Tue Jun 09 2009 22:56:36

Owners of day care that burned quit government jobs

Two of the owners of the day-care center that burned Friday, killing 44 children, have resigned jobs they had with the government, they told reporters Tuesday.

updated Tue Jun 09 2009 22:02:32

Argentine soldiers sue officers, alleging torture

In 1982, they were young men serving their obligatory military service -- Argentine conscripts who fought against the British that year during the Falklands War. More than 25 years later, many of those former combatants are in a legal battle against their former officers, alleging torture, starvation and murder at the hands of their own military.

updated Tue Jun 09 2009 11:15:59

Clashes in Peru leave more than 30 dead

A nervous calm settled over northwest Peru on Monday night, three days after clashes between indigenous citizens and national police left more than 30 dead and 50 wounded.

updated Mon Jun 08 2009 23:02:21

More bodies found from Air France crash

Eight more bodies have been recovered from last week's crash of an Air France jetliner in the Atlantic Ocean, bringing the total to 24, Brazil's military announced Monday.

updated Mon Jun 08 2009 22:58:23

A week later, Air France mystery deepens

It's been little more than a week since an Air France jet crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, bringing a horrific end to the lives of the 228 people aboard.

updated Mon Jun 08 2009 20:07:42

Deadly Mexican fire started in warehouse, official says

A fire that claimed the lives of 44 children at a day-care center in Hermosillo, Mexico, started Friday in an air-conditioning unit in an adjacent warehouse, the attorney general of Sonora said Monday.

updated Mon Jun 08 2009 17:17:06

3 Mexican officers killed in Acapulco

Gunmen killed three police officers in Acapulco, Mexico, early Monday morning in attacks on two police stations, the state news agency Notimex reported.

updated Sun Jun 07 2009 23:39:16

Parents rammed cars into burning day care

Parents in northern Mexico on Sunday began to bury the children who died in a horrific day care fire as Mexican authorities raised the death toll from the blaze to 41.

updated Sun Jun 07 2009 22:15:19

17 bodies found from lost Air France plane

Seventeen bodies have been recovered from last week's crash of an Air France jetliner off the South American coast, Brazil's military said Sunday.

updated Sun Jun 07 2009 20:57:05

18 killed in clash between Mexican army, gunmen

Eighteen people, including two soldiers, were killed Saturday in a gunbattle between the Mexican army and organized-crime suspects in the Mexican resort town of Acapulco, the Mexican Ministry of Defense said Sunday.

updated Sat Jun 06 2009 22:56:29

Death toll grows to 38 in Mexico day care fire

President Felipe Calderon traveled to Hermosillo on Saturday to meet with health officials as the death toll of a day care center fire there grew to 38 children.

updated Sat Jun 06 2009 22:16:55

Bodies of two Air France passengers found

A Brazilian navy frigate navigated deep waters of the Atlantic on Saturday, carrying the bodies of two men confirmed as passengers of an Air France plane that crashed nearly a week earlier.

updated Sat Jun 06 2009 10:48:11

31 children die in Mexico day-care center fire

Thirty-one children were killed and more than 100 others were injured Friday when their day-care center caught fire in the northwestern state of Sonora, a spokesman for the state's governor said.

updated Fri Jun 05 2009 23:35:18

Venezuela takes actions against critical TV station

The Venezuelan government has moved forcefully in the past two days against the only nationwide private TV broadcaster critical of President Hugo Chavez, staging a series of legal and police actions against the station and its owner.

updated Fri Jun 05 2009 22:37:42

30 die as indigenous protesters, police clash in Peru

The government of Peru on Friday declared a state of emergency in a remote northern area after a clash between police and indigenous people protesting what they say is the exploitation of their native lands left a number of people dead.

updated Fri Jun 05 2009 18:46:57

Airbus: Lost jet had inconsistent airspeed data

Automated messages sent from Air France Flight 447 just before it crashed Monday indicate the plane's systems were providing contradictory information about its airspeed, the jet's manufacturer said on Friday.

updated Fri Jun 05 2009 18:06:23

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updated Fri Jun 05 2009 10:46:27

Guinea-Bissau killings raise coup fears

Two high-profile political officials linked to Guinea-Bissau's recently assassinated president were killed Friday, according to a statement from the West African country's interim army chief. The killings raised fears that a military coup may be under way.

updated Thu Jun 04 2009 23:49:17

Brazilian air force says debris was not from Air France crash

The Brazilian air force said that debris picked up Thursday near where officials believe Air France Flight 447 crashed Monday into the Atlantic Ocean was not from the plane.

updated Thu Jun 04 2009 20:11:35

Cuba rejects OAS membership, official says

Cuba will not rejoin the Organization of American States, even though the multinational organization has lifted the 47-year-old suspension of the country's membership, a Cuban official said Thursday.

updated Thu Jun 04 2009 11:30:04

OAS lifts 47-year-old suspension of Cuba

Latin American nations overwhelmingly rejected nearly 50 years of U.S. policy toward Cuba on Wednesday, voting at a meeting of the Organization of American States in Honduras to revoke the communist nation's 1962 suspension from the multinational group.

updated Thu Jun 04 2009 11:10:58

Air France jet may have broken up in ocean, not sky, official says

A 12-mile oil slick near where an Air France jet crashed Monday into the Atlantic Ocean indicates the plane likely didn't break up until it hit the water, Brazil's defense minister said Wednesday.

updated Wed Jun 03 2009 19:45:15

American couple on Flight 447 loved life, relatives say

Anne and Michael Harris were an "extraordinary" couple with a zest for life, their niece said.

updated Wed Jun 03 2009 16:11:29

Dozens killed in Mexican border city in past few days

More than 40 people, including two police officers, were killed in a spate of shootings in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez since the weekend, authorities said.

updated Wed Jun 03 2009 04:11:06

Could lightning have brought down Air France plane?

The mysterious disappearance of Flight AF 447 over the Atlantic Ocean has fueled speculation among aviation experts about what caused the state-of-the-art airliner to come down.

updated Tue Jun 02 2009 22:52:06

No survivors found in wreckage of Air France jet, official says

Debris located early Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean off the northeast coast of Brazil is wreckage from the Air France jet that disappeared Monday, Brazil's Defense Minister Nelson Jobim said.

updated Tue Jun 02 2009 21:16:51

Former royal, Riverdance star among plane's missing

Friends and relatives of the 216 passengers and 12 crew members on Air France Flight 447 are coming to terms with the news that wreckage from the flight was found in the Atlantic Ocean.

updated Tue Jun 02 2009 17:08:21

Finding downed jet in open ocean is a tall order

Though searchers believe that they have found debris from an Air France jet that disappeared off Brazil's coast Monday, finding the entire plane and learning exactly what downed it could be a tedious, years-long process.

updated Mon Jun 01 2009 22:33:35

Air France: Missing plane probably crashed into Atlantic

The jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that disappeared overnight as it entered an area of strong turbulence probably crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, the CEO of Air France said Monday.

updated Mon Jun 01 2009 18:24:49

A330-200: Ultra-modern and extremely safe

Launched in 1995, the Airbus A330-200 is the newest member of the European aircraft manufacturer's twinjet family.

updated Mon Jun 01 2009 15:56:34

El Salvador's first leftist president inaugurated

Mauricio Funes was inaugurated Monday as El Salvador's president, promising to work for the nation's poor and disadvantaged.

updated Fri May 29 2009 15:28:19

Argentina art brushes aside recession fears

As with most industries around the globe, the art world has been taking a hit, as collectors pare down purchases on expensive pieces.

updated Fri May 29 2009 11:36:24

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updated Thu May 28 2009 23:56:04

Honduras earthquake leaves six dead

At least six people were killed Thursday when a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Honduras, President Jose Manuel Zelaya told CNN en Español Thursday.

updated Thu May 28 2009 21:00:22

Dam bursts after more rain in northern Brazil

A dam burst in the northeastern village of Cocal left a 12-year-old girl dead and three people missing, fire department officials said Thursday, according to Brazil's state news agency.

updated Wed May 27 2009 23:34:36

Mexico rescues 5 Ecuadorians adrift for weeks

The Mexican navy said Wednesday that it rescued five Ecuadorians who had been adrift without supplies in a fishing boat for more than two weeks off the coast of the southern state of Chiapas.

updated Tue May 26 2009 23:22:54

Secret raids ensnare 10 mayors in Mexico

More than two dozen Mexican public servants, including 10 mayors and several police chiefs, allegedly linked to illicit drugs and organized crime were arrested in simultaneous raids in Michoacan state, its governor said.

updated Sun May 24 2009 00:26:29

International groups worry over Venezuela's stance on free press

The United Nations and the Organization of American States said Saturday they are worried over Venezuelan government statements about an independent TV station that has criticized President Hugo Chavez.

updated Sat May 23 2009 20:44:44

Head of Venezuelan TV station: Raid of home was scare tactic

The head of an independent Venezuelan TV station that has criticized President Hugo Chavez said Friday officials were trying to frighten him when they raided one of his homes in what authorities called a car-smuggling investigation.

updated Sat May 23 2009 14:29:10

Plane crash in Brazil kills 15

A prominent businessman and his family were among the 15 people killed when a plane crashed on Friday in a northeastern resort area of Brazil, CNN affiliate Rede Globo and other Brazilian media reported Saturday.

updated Fri May 22 2009 20:05:40

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updated Fri May 22 2009 19:18:13

Earthquake hits Mexico City

A moderately strong earthquake rocked Mexico City on Friday afternoon, shaking the earth in the sprawling capital.

updated Fri May 22 2009 14:01:16

Top Mexican cartel suspect arrested

A top drug cartel suspect with a $1 million reward on his head has been captured by Mexican soldiers, federal authorities said.

updated Fri May 22 2009 12:43:32

Mexican official resigns after mass jailbreak

Nearly a week after dozens of inmates walked out of a prison in Zacatecas, the central Mexican state's top security official has resigned, state-run media reported Friday.

updated Fri May 22 2009 12:14:27

Scientists parade top 10 new species

A year ago, they were complete unknowns, living a peaceful existence far away from the glare of the international media. Not any more.

updated Fri May 22 2009 11:36:34

Guerrilla war displaces millions of Colombians

Imagine the entire population of Kentucky forced out of their homes in the past 25 years, with many of the residents moving to a neighboring country.

updated Thu May 21 2009 16:34:01

Toronto safety drill provides inadvertent test

It was just a drill. But at first glance, it looked a lot like a possible terror attack.

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