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| May.1 |
 Amazon |
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2nd rancher jailed over US nun's murder  A court has convicted Regivaldo Galvao for ordering the murder in 2005 of environmental activist 73-year-old Dorothy Stang
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| May.3 |
 Argentina |
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Videla faces new murder charges The former Argentine military leader, Jorge Rafael Videla, has been charged with an additional 49 cases of kidnapping, torture and murder
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| May.5 |
 Peru |
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6.4-magnitude quake rattles Peru An earthquake, with a depth of 11 km (6.8 miles), struck near the city of Tacna in the southern border of Peru
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| May.6 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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 Searchers zero in on Air France wreckage| New computer programs have allowed officials to narrow the search area for an airliner that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean last year | |
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| May.7 |
 Spain |
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'Death flights' suspect returned An Argentine pilot Julio Alberto Poch accused of participating in 'death flights' during the 'dirty war' in the 0s and '80s has been extradited from Spain
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| May.13 |
 Venezuela |
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Gas rig sinks off Venezuela coast All 95 workers on board were rescued and no gas leaks were detected because safety valves cut off the flow, said the company, PDVSA
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Venezuela |
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Opposition leader freed from jail until trial Alvarez Paz who had been jailed after criticizing leftist Hugo Chavez was freed until his trial on charges of public instigation to commit a crime
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| May.15 |
 Colombia |
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Military captures 11 alleged guerrillas Map of Buenaventura Colombia 'Materials of war' and 2.2 pounds of cocaine base were also seized in the raid of a rebel camp on the country's Pacific coast
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| May.16 |
 Iran |
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Brazil's Lula in Iran for nuclear talks Brazil's president began talks with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, with international leaders saying they hoped the meeting could lead to a breakthrough
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| May.18 |
 London |
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UK: No doubt about Falklands sovereignty Map of Falkland England British government minister: The United Kingdom has 'no doubt' about its sovereignty of the Falkland Islands
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| May.26 |
Argentina |
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Ex-model arrested on drug charges Map of Buenos Aires Argentina
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| May.28 |
 Ecuador |
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 Volcano spurs evacuations, closes airport Map of Tungurahua Ecuador| Lava and ash from the glacier-capped, 16,478-foot Tungurahua forced the closure of Guayaquil Airport until Saturday afternoon | |
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| May.30 |
Colombia |
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 Colombia votes for new president| Colombians go to the polls in a presidential election to replace Alvaro Uribe, who is standing down after two terms. | |
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Colombia |
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Ex-Minister Santos leads in vote Partial results from presidential poll are giving a clear lead to former Defence Minister Juan Manuel Santos
| Santos - who is supported by incumbent Alvaro Uribe - is credited with about 47% of the vote
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