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 Bolivia |
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Bolivia law backs Morales third term| Bolivia has passed a controversial law which paves the way for President Evo Morales to be elected for a third time | |
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 Chile |
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Powerful earthquake hits off Chilean coast 
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rattled the coast of southern Chile
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| Fri. |
Argentina |
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Argentine 'Dirty War' leader dies |
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| Thu. |
 Venezuela |
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Venezuela to import 50M rolls of toilet pape Blaming political opponents for the shortfall, the embattled socialist government says it will import 50 million rolls to boost supplies
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| May. 8 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Brazil helicopter crashes near Sugarloaf Mountain |
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| May. 5 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Shock over latest Brazil bus rape |
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| Apr. 30 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuela MPs in punch-up over poll
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| Apr.19 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuela to audit all votes |
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| Apr.15 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuela challenger demands recount 
Defeated presidential candidate Henrique Capriles has demanded a recount of votes, rejecting the election of Hugo Chavez's successor as 'ill...
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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 Henrique Capriles. Capriles said he refused to accept the result without a recount
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Venezuela |
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Venezuela votes on Chavez successor |
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| Apr.13 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuela sees electoral law row |
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| Mar.31 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Foreign tourist raped on Rio minibus |
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| Mar.14 |
Venezuela |
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Plan to embalm Chavez may have hit a snag |
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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. Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is elected as the Catholic Church's new Pope Francis
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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.7 |
Venezuela |
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Leaders gather for state funeral of Hugo Chavez |
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| Mar.6 |
Venezuela |
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Body of Hugo Chavez lies in state |
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Venezuela |
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Thousands march with Chavez coffin |
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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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| Mar.4 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez suffers new severe infection |
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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 mourns Santa Maria nightclub fire victims |
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 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. The fire began when a band let off fireworks at the Kiss club in Rio Grande do Sul.
Many victims inhaled toxic fumes or were cru... | |
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| Jan.8 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez will not be sworn in on inauguration day |
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| Jan.7 |
Barcelona |
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Messi crowned world's best for record fourth time |
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| Jan.5 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez ally elected by assembly National Assembly has met to choose its leader Diosdado Cabello, a possible stand-in for President Chavez who is in Cuba following cancer su...
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Venezuela |
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Italian fashion boss Missoni missing off Venezuela
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| Jan.3 |
Cuba |
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Chavez battling 'severe' lung infection |
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| Jan.2 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuelan opposition demands Chavez details |
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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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| Sep.30 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez rival in big Caracas rally |
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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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| Nov.25 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Rio police 'in control of favela' |
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| Nov.20 |
Colombia |
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Top rebel leader may be dead |
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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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| Oct.12 |
Chile |
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First Chile miner reaches surface |
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| Oct.9 |
Chile |
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Rescue drill reaches trapped miners |
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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.28 |
Chile |
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'Plan B' for quicker mine rescue |
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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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