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South America |
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Malaria spreads to higher altitudes |
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| Wed. |
Venezuela |
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Venezuela breaks ties with Panama |
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| Mar. 1 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Brazil's streets flooded with Carnival merrymakers |
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| Feb. 25 |
Venezuela |
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Barricades go up in Venezuela
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| Feb. 18 |
 Venezuela |
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Venezuelan opposition leader in custody 
Map of Caracas Venezuela Protesters were still in the streets after opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez's arrest, demanding better security, an end to scarcities and freedom of speech
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Colombia |
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Colombian armed forces chief sacked |
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| Feb. 15 |
Venezuela |
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Protests, violence continue in Venezuela Young Venezuelans unhappy with the ravaged economy, shortages and crime clashed again with security forces who fired tear gas and water cann...
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| Feb. 7 |
Argentina |
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Bus, truck collide in Argentina, killing 18 people
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| Jan.15 |
Brazil |
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Brazil killing spree leaves 12 dead |
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| Jan.9 |
Argentina |
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Lightning kills three on Argentine beach |
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| Jan.8 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuelan beauty queen slain Map of Carabobo Venezuela| Monica Spear and her ex-husbandy, were driving when their car broke down, officials said. Armed robbers opened fire, killing both of them | |
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| Dec.26 |
Argentina |
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Carnivorous fish attack bathers |
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| Dec.15 |
 Chile |
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Huge poll win for Chilean left 
Left-wing candidate Michelle Bachelet has been elected Chilean president for a second time, defeating her run-off rival by a wide margin
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| Dec.2 |
Venezuela |
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Power fails again in Venezuela, capital goes dark |
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| Nov.27 |
Sao Paulo |
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Two dead at Brazilian World Cup stadium
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| Sep.17 |
Brazil |
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Rousseff's U.S. visit postponed over alleged spying |
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| Jul.27 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Pope Francis draws 3M to Rio vigil
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| Jul.23 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Thousands attend Brazil youth Mass |
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| Jul.21 |
Colombia |
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Fifteen Colombia soldiers killed in rebel ambush |
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| Jul.2 |
Austria |
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'Snowden suspicion' diverts flight
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| Jun.21 |
Brazil |
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Brazil president announces reforms |
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| Jun.17 |
 Sao Paulo |
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Protests spread throughout Brazil| Tens of thousands of people marched through Sao Paulo, as protests spread over rising transport prices and the cost of staging the World Cup | |
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| Apr.15 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuela challenger demands recount |
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| Apr.14 |
Venezuela |
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Maduro wins Venezuela election | Socialist candidate Nicolas Maduro, who was chosen by Chavez as his successor, has won a narrow victory in Venezuela's presidential poll. Maduro won 50.7% of the vote against 49.1% for opposition candidate Henriqu... | |
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| Mar.13 |
 Vatican |
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Church picks first South American pope | Jorge Bergoglio made history as the first non-European pope of the modern era , the first Jesuit and the first to assume the name Francis. The election of a new Pope was signalled by white smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney. Arg... | |
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| Mar.11 |
Argentina |
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Falklands vote to stay UK territory |
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| Mar.8 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuela swears in acting president |
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| Mar.5 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dies | A deeply divided Venezuela is mourning its late leader and preparing to pick a new president to replace him. Venezuelan officials called for peace and unity after the death, emphasizing in state T... | |
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| Feb.18 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuela's Chavez finally returns home President Hugo Chavez announced his return to Venezuela from Cuba early Monday, where he had been undergoing cancer treatment
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| Feb.17 |
Ecuador |
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Ecuador's Correa is re-elected |
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| Feb.3 |
Paraguay |
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Paraguay candidate Oviedo killed |
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| Jan.27 |
Brazil |
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Brazil night club fire kills 230 in Santa Maria Map of Santa Maria Brazil At least 230 people have died in a fire that swept through a nightclub in a university city in southern Brazil, police and officials say
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| Jan.5 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez ally elected by assembly
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Venezuela |
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Italian fashion boss Missoni missing off Venezuela |
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| Dec.30 |
Cuba |
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Chavez suffers new complications |
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| Oct.7 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez wins Venezuela election President Hugo Chavez has won a fourth term in office, after opposition leader Henrique Capriles admitted defeat
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| Aug.25 |
Venezuela |
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Blast halts Venezuela refinery
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| Aug.16 |
Ecuador |
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Ecuador grants asylum to WikiLeaks' Assange |
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| Aug.12 |
London |
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Olympic flag handed over to Rio |
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| Jun.23 |
Paraguay |
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No warm welcome for Paraguay's new president
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| Jun.19 |
London |
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WikiLeakers founder seeks asylum in Ecuador |
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| Feb.22 |
 Argentina |
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Argentina train crash 'kills 49' A train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, has killed 49 people with hundreds more injured
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| Jan.25 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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High-rise collapses with reports of 11 dead
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| Nov.15 |
Colombia |
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Colombia Farc rebels name leader |
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| Nov.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Police target drug gangs in biggest slum |
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| Nov.10 |
Venezuela |
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Baseball star abducted in Venezuela |
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| Nov.4 |
Colombia |
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FARC leader Alfonso Cano killed
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| Oct.23 |
Argentina |
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Fernandez heads for Argentina win |
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| Jul.4 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez addresses Caracas crowds |
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| Jun.20 |
Australia |
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Ash cloud grounds Australian flights |
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| Jan.13 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Thousands in peril in Brazil flooding Thousands of families living on mountain slopes face risk of being washed away in the heavy rains and flooding that have killed nearly 500 p...
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| Jan.1 |
Brazil |
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Brazil inaugurates first female president |
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| Dec.17 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez gets power to govern by decree |
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| Nov.28 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Brazil forces take over Rio slum |
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| Oct.31 |
Brazil |
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Brazil elects first female president |
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| Oct.13 |
Chile |
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Last trapped Chile miner rescued Map of Copiapo Chile The last of the 33 miners trapped deep underground in northern Chile for more than two months has been rescued
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| Sep.30 |
Ecuador |
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Ecuador troops rescue president
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| Sep.17 |
Chile |
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Bore hole reaches trapped Chilean miners |
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| Aug.31 |
Chile |
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Drilling to reach miners begins |
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| Aug.22 |
Chile |
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33 trapped miners alive after 17 days Miners are alive and in a shelter, President Pinera said, raising hopes for the first time in the nearly 3 weeks since the mine collapsed
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| Aug.16 |
Colombia |
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737 breaks apart on island landing |
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| Aug.6 |
Chile |
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33 workers trapped in mine
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| Jul.15 |
Argentina |
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Argentina legalises gay marriage |
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| Jun.20 |
Colombia |
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Santos wins election
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| Jun.3 |
Chile |
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Van der Sloot arrested in Chile |
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| May.30 |
Colombia |
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Ex-Minister Santos leads in vote |
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| Apr.6 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rains, flooding kill 200 in Brazil
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| Feb.27 |
Chile |
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Massive 8.8 quake hits Chile An earthquake is killing at least 147 people and triggering tsunami warnings for the entire Pacific basin. The quake struck at 3:34 a.m. off...
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| Jan.17 |
Chile |
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Billionaire Pinera wins presidential election
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| Oct.2 |
Denmark |
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Rio to stage 2016 Olympic Games |
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| Aug.11 |
Amazon |
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TV host 'ordered killings' |
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| Jun.1 |
Northeastern Brazil |
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Air France plane crashed Map of Northeastern Brazil The Airbus A330-200 with 228 people aboard reported electrical problems in stormy weather before it lost contact
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| May.28 |
Brazil |
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Dam bursts after more rain |
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| Dec.9 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Protesters: 9,000 disappeared in 2 years |
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| Nov.27 |
Brazil |
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Death toll climbs in flooding |
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| Nov.22 |
Peru |
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Apec leaders make free-trade vow |
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| Jul.2 |
 Colombia |
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Betancourt rescued from FARC In a secret operation the Colombian military infiltrated rebel group and deceived its members into giving up 15 hostages
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| May.24 |
Colombia |
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FARC leader dead |
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| May.18 |
Colombia |
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Rebel leader surrenders |
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| Mar.1 |
Ecuador |
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Top FARC leader killed by Colombians
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| Feb.21 |
Venezuela |
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Jetliner crashes in mountains |
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| Dec.11 |
Peru |
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Fujimori gets 6 years in prison
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| Dec.2 |
Venezuela |
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Voters reject Chavez's referendum |
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| Nov.14 |
Chile |
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Thousands homeless after quake
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| Oct.28 |
Argentina |
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Fernandez claims victory |
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| Oct.4 |
Chile |
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Pinochet family arrested |
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| Sep.21 |
Chile |
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Chile court extradites Fujimori |
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| Aug.16 |
 Peru |
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337 killed in earthquake All but one of the deaths were in the coastal province of Ica, about 165 miles south of Lima
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| Jul.17 |
Sao Paulo |
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About 200 dead from plane crash TAM Airlines Airbus 320 skidded across a road and crashed into a building, carrying 176 people crashed while attempting to land in heavy rai...
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| May.27 |
Venezuela |
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TV station off the air |
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| Jan.13 |
Sao Paulo |
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Rescue mission in collapse |
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| Dec.10 |
Chile |
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General Pinochet dead Map of Santiago Chile Chilean TV reports: The 91-year-old former military leader Augusto Pinochet has died at a Santiago military hospital
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| Dec.3 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez wins by wide margin
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| Nov.26 |
Ecuador |
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Correa claims victory |
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| Oct.29 |
Brazil |
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President Lula re-elected
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| Sep.29 |
Amazon |
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Plane lost over Amazon
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| Jun.4 |
Peru |
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Peruvians elect Garcia president |
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| May.14 |
Sao Paulo |
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Gang attacks leave 52 dead A powerful criminal gang launched a wave of attacks against police stations and uprisings in jails across the state
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| May.1 |
Bolivia |
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Gas under state control |
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| Jan.15 |
Chile |
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Bachelet wins presidency
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| Dec.18 |
Bolivia |
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Leftist Morales poised to lead |
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| Nov.24 |
Chile |
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Pinochet charged over dissidents
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| Nov.5 |
Argentina |
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Americas summit ends without consensus |
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| Aug.23 |
Peru |
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Airliner crashes in jungle |
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| Aug.16 |
Venezuela |
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160 believed dead in jet crash |
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| Jun.9 |
Bolivia |
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Rodriguez sworn in as interim president |
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| May.20 |
Chile |
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Missing 41 troops feared dead
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| Apr.20 |
Ecuador |
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Congress votes out president |
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| Dec.30 |
Argentina |
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175 dead in Buenos Aires club fire
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| Aug.16 |
Venezuela |
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Recall vote: Chavez claims victory
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| Aug.1 |
 Paraguay |
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Supermarket fire death toll tops 300 The fire broke out at the Ycua Bolanos supermarket while it was crowded with Sunday shoppers. Dozens were injured
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| Feb.7 |
Colombia |
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Club blast kills 33 |
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| Oct.27 |
Brazil |
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Leftist Lula wins presidency by landslide
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| Aug.7 |
Colombia |
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Blasts kill 17 as Uribe takes office |
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| Jun.30 |
Japan |
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Brazil wins World Cup |
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| Apr.14 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez returns to power |
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| Feb.22 |
Colombia |
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Army storms rebel zone |
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| Jan.28 |
Ecuador |
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Airliner crashed with 92 people |
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| Dec.29 |
Peru |
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Fireworks blaze kills 230 |
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| Dec.20 |
Argentina |
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President resigns |
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