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| Feb.2 |
 Venezuela |
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Top Colombia drug lord killed  A man shot to death in the Andean city of Merida is Wilber Varela, one of Colombia's most-wanted drug lords
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| Feb.4 |
 Colombia |
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 Millions march against rebels Colombians wearing white T-shirts marched in homeland and abroad, to demand FARC stop kidnapping people and release those it holds
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| Feb.12 |
Venezuela |
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Exxon Mobil cut off from Venezuela's oil| Venezuela's state oil company has stopped selling crude to Exxon Mobil Corp. in response to the U.S. oil company's drive to use the courts | |
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 Bolivia |
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Bolivia declares flooding disaster| President Morales declared a national disaster after weeks of heavy storms resulted in widespread flooding blamed for scores of deaths | |
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| Feb.16 |
 Berlin |
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The Elite Squad wins Golden Bear The story of corrupt police officers supposed to be fighting drug crime in Brazil, has won the main prize at the Film Festival
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| Feb.18 |
Colombia |
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Soldiers convicted of killing drug cops A lieutenant colonel and 14 soldiers were convicted of murdering 10 elite counternarcotics police agents in an ambush
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| Feb.21 |
Venezuela |
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Jetliner reported missing| A commercial twin-engine jetliner with 46 people on board was reported missing in western Venezuela | |
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 Ecuador |
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Deadly floods leave thousands homeless At least 10 people have died and thousands homeless after torrential rains inundated large parts of Ecuador
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Venezuela |
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Jetliner crashes in mountains A plane that was reported missing with 46 people aboard has crashed in the Andes. Emergency crews have launched rescue attempts
| Harsh weather and rough terrain will make rescue job difficult. The Santa Barbara Airline plane was flying from Merida to the international airport near Caracas
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| Feb.22 |
Venezuela |
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No survivors in plane crash| Rescue teams found the wreckage of a plane that crashed in the mountains, but none of the 46 people aboard survived | |
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 Paraguay |
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Yellow fever outbreak kills 7 The World Health Organization plans to send 2 million vaccines after yellow fever emerged there for the first time in 34 years
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 Argentina |
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Latin America nuclear pact signed Argentina and Brazil have agreed to build a joint nuclear reactor to address looming energy shortages, to extend defence and energy projects
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| Feb.27 |
Colombia |
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Hostage mission begins 2 Venezuelan helicopters have arrived for a mission to collect four hostages whom left-wing Farc rebels have promised to free
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Venezuela |
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4 hostages released by FARC 4 former Colombian lawmakers arrived in Venezuela after being released by the guerilla group that had held them captive for nearly 6 years
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