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| Yesterday |
Chile |
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Nazi hunters search for 'Dr. Death'
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| Mon. |
Colombia |
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Ex-jungle captive: 'We fought each other'
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| Thu. |
Colombia |
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Betancourt reunited with family
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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. Along with French-Colombian politician, 3 American contractors and 11 other hostages who were Colombian police were rescued. Appearing h... | |
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| Jun.5 |
Guantanamo |
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9/11 suspect to court: Martyr me
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 Guantanamo |
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9/11 suspects on trial Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and 4 other key suspects are appearing at a military tribunal
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| May.26 |
Chile |
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Pinochet suspects arrests ordered
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Olmert faces new corruption probe
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| Apr.8 |
Haiti |
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Rioters storm presidential palace
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| Feb.11 |
Guantanamo |
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6 Gitmo detainees to face trial for 9/11
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Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn
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| Dec.11 |
 Peru |
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 Fujimori gets 6 years in prison A Peruvian Supreme Court judge convicted former President of abuse of authority. Fujimori faces human rights and corruption charges
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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 Supreme Court has approved the extradition of Peru's former President. He is to be sent back to Peru
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| Jun.4 |
Guantanamo |
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Charges dropped for two detainees
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| Mar.26 |
Guantanamo |
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Australian admits terror charge
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| Mar.22 |
Jamaica |
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Woolmer was strangled, police say
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| Mar.14 |
Guantanamo |
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Mohammed says responsible for 9/11
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Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market
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| Oct.27 |
Mexico |
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Shootouts kill journalist
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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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| Nov.24 |
Chile |
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Pinochet charged over dissidents
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| Dec.24 |
Honduras |
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Gang linked to massacre
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| Feb.7 |
Colombia |
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Club blast kills 33
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| Aug.7 |
Colombia |
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Blasts kill 17 as Uribe takes office
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| Jan.11 |
Guantanamo |
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Afghan captives start detention
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| Yesterday |
Chile |
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Nazi hunters search for 'Dr. Death' The Simon Wiesenthal Center has strong evidence that a former SS member Aribert Heim is in southern Chile or Argentina
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| Mon. |
Colombia |
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Ex-jungle captive: 'We fought each other' The hostages held alongside Ingrid Betancourt in the jungle endured years of deprivation and abuse from the leftist rebels who kidnapped them
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| Thu. |
Colombia |
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Betancourt reunited with family The French-Colombian politician was among 15 hostages rescued without a shot being fired as their captors were tricked into handing them over
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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
| Along with French-Colombian politician, 3 American contractors and 11 other hostages who were Colombian police were rescued. Appearing healthy after being held for 6 years in the jungle, Betancourt walked down from a military jet in Bogota and hugged her mother and husband
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| Jun. 22 |
Sao Paulo |
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Pele robbed by armed youths
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| Jun.5 |
Guantanamo |
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9/11 suspect to court: Martyr me September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed used his first day in court to intimidate his co-defendants into refusing their right to coun...
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Guantanamo |
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9/11 suspects on trial| Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and 4 other key suspects are appearing at a military tribunal | | |
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| May.26 |
Chile |
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 Pinochet suspects arrests ordered A judge has ordered the arrest of nearly 100 former secret police and soldiers over rights abuses committed under General Pinochet
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| May.23 |
Mexico |
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Drug-related killings soar
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Mexico |
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Border city warned of bloody weekend
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| May.20 |
Mexico |
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Four people 'executed' in Baja California
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Olmert faces new corruption probe
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Mexico |
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Federal police chief slain
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| May.7 |
Guantanamo |
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Gitmo detainee became suicide bomber
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Brazil |
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Man acquitted in U.S. nun's assassination
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| Apr.29 |
Colombia |
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Major trafficker killed
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| Apr.22 |
Colombia |
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Colombia orders Uribe ally arrest |
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| Apr.15 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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9 killed after police raid shantytown |
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| Apr.9 |
Haiti |
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President: Cut in food taxes to stop riots
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| Apr.8 |
 Haiti |
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Rioters storm presidential palace Hungry Haitians demand the resignation of President Preval over soaring food prices. U.N. peacekeepers battled rioters
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Colombia |
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Rebels reject French aid to hostage
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| Apr.4 |
Argentina |
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Dirty War adoption couple jailed |
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| Feb.11 |
Guantanamo |
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6 Gitmo detainees to face trial for 9/11 Six men being held at Guantanamo Bay will go before military commissions and could face the death penalty
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Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn
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| Dec.11 |
Peru |
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Fujimori gets 6 years in prison| A Peruvian Supreme Court judge convicted former President of abuse of authority. Fujimori faces human rights and corruption charges. Alberto Fujimor... | |
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| Oct.4 |
Chile |
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Pinochet family arrested The widow and 5 children of former military ruler have been arrested on charges of embezzlement
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| Sep.22 |
Peru |
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Exiled Fujimori arrives to face charges
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| Sep.21 |
Chile |
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Chile court extradites Fujimori | Supreme Court has approved the extradition of Peru's former President. He is to be sent back to Peru | |
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| Aug.18 |
Peru |
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Looting disrupts quake rescue bid
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| Jul.5 |
Colombia |
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Colombians hold kidnap protests
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| Jun.8 |
Chile |
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Fujimori under house arrest
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| Jun.4 |
Guantanamo |
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Charges dropped for two detainees Military judges dismissed charges against a detainee who chauffeured Osama bin Laden and another who allegedly killed a U.S. soldier
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| Mar.26 |
Guantanamo |
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 Australian admits terror charge Prisoner David Hicks pleaded guilty before a U.S. military tribunal to a charge of providing material support to terrorists
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| Mar.22 |
 Jamaica |
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Woolmer was strangled, police say A pathology report indicated that Pakistani cricket coach died of 'manual strangulation'
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| Mar.21 |
Jamaica |
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Pakistan coach's death 'suspicious' |
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| Mar.14 |
Guantanamo |
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Mohammed says responsible for 9/11 Top al Qaeda suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has claimed he organized the 9/11 attacks and other major attacks
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Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market
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| Oct.29 |
Mexico |
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Riot police occupy Oaxaca
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| Oct.27 |
Mexico |
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Shootouts kill journalist 2 shootouts left an American journalist dead in the city of Oaxaca where protesters have barricaded streets
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| May.15 |
Sao Paulo |
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State's prison revolts end
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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. The attacks began on 6 p.m. Friday. By Sunday there were at least 73 separate attacks with machine guns and grenades continued to dawn, staged in 22 detention centers
The de... | |
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| May.13 |
Sao Paulo |
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Police attacks leave 30 dead
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| Apr.19 |
Guantanamo |
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List of detainee names released
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| Nov.24 |
Chile |
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Pinochet charged over dissidents Former military ruler has been ordered to stay under house arrest
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| Jun.3 |
Guantanamo |
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Detainees, not soldiers, flushed Quran
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| Mar.7 |
Dominican Republic |
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Prison fire 'kills 140'
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| Jan.5 |
Chile |
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Pinochet under house arrest |
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| Dec.24 |
 Honduras |
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Gang linked to massacre The Mara Salvatrucha gang could be responsible for massacre of 26 bus passengers
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| Dec.13 |
Chile |
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Judge charges Pinochet
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350 dead after troops storm school
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| Sep.24 |
Guantanamo |
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Guantanamo Bay spy probe expanded
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| Feb.7 |
Colombia |
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 Club blast kills 33 Car bomb rocked a northern Bogota social club. A large crater was discovered in the third-floor parking lot
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| Aug.7 |
Colombia |
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Blasts kill 17 as Uribe takes office Several explosions rocked downtown Bogota just before Uribe was walking up the Congress building's steps for inauguration
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| Mar.20 |
Peru |
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Car bombs kill 8 near US embassy
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| Jan.11 |
Guantanamo |
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Afghan captives start detention The first group of 20 prisoners are now in a detention camp at a military base at Guantanamo
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| Dec.6 |
Brazil |
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Pirates kill America's Cup skipper
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Terror attacks hit U.S.
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| Jul.9 |
Chile |
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Court rules Pinochet unfit for trial
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| Jun.24 |
Venezuela |
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Montesinos caught in Caracas
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| May.24 |
Chile |
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Pinochet's immunity ends
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.29 |
Colombia |
Major trafficker killed
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| 2007 |
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| Oct.4 |
Chile |
Pinochet family arrested The widow and 5 children of former military ruler have been arrested on charges of embezzlement
| 2001 |
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| Jun.24 |
Venezuela |
Montesinos caught in Caracas
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| 2003 |
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| Feb.7 |
Colombia |
Club blast kills 33 Car bomb rocked a northern Bogota social club. A large crater was discovered in the third-floor parking lot
| 2002 |
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| Mar.20 |
Peru |
Car bombs kill 8 near US embassy
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.5 |
Guantanamo |
9/11 suspect to court: Martyr me September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed used his first day in court to intimidate his co-defendants into refusing their right to coun...
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| Jun.5 |
Guantanamo |
9/11 suspects on trial| Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and 4 other key suspects are appearing at a military tribunal | | |
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| May.26 |
Chile |
Pinochet suspects arrests ordered A judge has ordered the arrest of nearly 100 former secret police and soldiers over rights abuses committed under General Pinochet
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| May.7 |
Brazil |
Man acquitted in U.S. nun's assassination
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| Apr.4 |
Argentina |
Dirty War adoption couple jailed |
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| Feb.11 |
Guantanamo |
6 Gitmo detainees to face trial for 9/11 Six men being held at Guantanamo Bay will go before military commissions and could face the death penalty
| 2007 |
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| Dec.11 |
Peru |
Fujimori gets 6 years in prison| A Peruvian Supreme Court judge convicted former President of abuse of authority. Fujimori faces human rights and corruption charges. Alberto Fujimor... | |
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| Sep.22 |
Peru |
Exiled Fujimori arrives to face charges
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| Sep.21 |
Chile |
Chile court extradites Fujimori | Supreme Court has approved the extradition of Peru's former President. He is to be sent back to Peru | |
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| Jun.4 |
Guantanamo |
Charges dropped for two detainees Military judges dismissed charges against a detainee who chauffeured Osama bin Laden and another who allegedly killed a U.S. soldier
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| Mar.26 |
Guantanamo |
Australian admits terror charge Prisoner David Hicks pleaded guilty before a U.S. military tribunal to a charge of providing material support to terrorists
| 2005 |
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| Nov.24 |
Chile |
Pinochet charged over dissidents Former military ruler has been ordered to stay under house arrest
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| Jan.5 |
Chile |
Pinochet under house arrest |
| 2004 |
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| Dec.13 |
Chile |
Judge charges Pinochet
| 2001 |
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| Jul.9 |
Chile |
Court rules Pinochet unfit for trial
| 2000 |
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| May.24 |
Chile |
Pinochet's immunity ends
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| 2008 |
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| May.23 |
Mexico |
Drug-related killings soar
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| May.20 |
Mexico |
Four people 'executed' in Baja California
| 2006 |
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| Oct.27 |
Mexico |
Shootouts kill journalist 2 shootouts left an American journalist dead in the city of Oaxaca where protesters have barricaded streets
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| May.14 |
Sao Paulo |
Gang attacks leave 52 dead| A powerful criminal gang launched a wave of attacks against police stations and uprisings in jails across the state. The attacks began on 6 p.m. Friday. By Sunday there were at least 73 separate attacks with machine guns and grenades continued to dawn, staged in 22 detention centers
The de... | |
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| May.13 |
Sao Paulo |
Police attacks leave 30 dead
| 2004 |
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| Dec.24 |
Honduras |
Gang linked to massacre The Mara Salvatrucha gang could be responsible for massacre of 26 bus passengers
| 2001 |
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| Dec.6 |
Brazil |
Pirates kill America's Cup skipper
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| 2008 |
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| Mon. |
Colombia |
Ex-jungle captive: 'We fought each other' The hostages held alongside Ingrid Betancourt in the jungle endured years of deprivation and abuse from the leftist rebels who kidnapped them
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| Thu. |
Colombia |
Betancourt reunited with family The French-Colombian politician was among 15 hostages rescued without a shot being fired as their captors were tricked into handing them over
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| Jul. 2 |
Colombia |
Betancourt rescued from FARC In a secret operation the Colombian military infiltrated rebel group and deceived its members into giving up 15 hostages
| Along with French-Colombian politician, 3 American contractors and 11 other hostages who were Colombian police were rescued. Appearing healthy after being held for 6 years in the jungle, Betancourt walked down from a military jet in Bogota and hugged her mother and husband
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| Apr.8 |
Colombia |
Rebels reject French aid to hostage
| 2007 |
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| Jul.5 |
Colombia |
Colombians hold kidnap protests
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.9 |
Haiti |
President: Cut in food taxes to stop riots
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| Apr.8 |
Haiti |
Rioters storm presidential palace Hungry Haitians demand the resignation of President Preval over soaring food prices. U.N. peacekeepers battled rioters
| 2006 |
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| Oct.29 |
Mexico |
Riot police occupy Oaxaca
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| 2007 |
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| Aug.18 |
Peru |
Looting disrupts quake rescue bid
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| 2008 |
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| Yesterday |
Chile |
Nazi hunters search for 'Dr. Death' The Simon Wiesenthal Center has strong evidence that a former SS member Aribert Heim is in southern Chile or Argentina
| 2007 |
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| Mar.22 |
Jamaica |
Woolmer was strangled, police say A pathology report indicated that Pakistani cricket coach died of 'manual strangulation'
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| Mar.21 |
Jamaica |
Pakistan coach's death 'suspicious' |
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.22 |
Colombia |
Colombia orders Uribe ally arrest |
| 2007 |
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| Jun.8 |
Chile |
Fujimori under house arrest
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| 2008 |
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| May.8 |
Mexico |
Federal police chief slain
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| 2008 |
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| May.23 |
Mexico |
Border city warned of bloody weekend
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| Apr.15 |
Rio de Janeiro |
9 killed after police raid shantytown |
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| 2008 |
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| Jun. 22 |
Sao Paulo |
Pele robbed by armed youths
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| 2006 |
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| May.15 |
Sao Paulo |
State's prison revolts end
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| Apr.19 |
Guantanamo |
List of detainee names released
| 2005 |
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| Jun.3 |
Guantanamo |
Detainees, not soldiers, flushed Quran
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| Mar.7 |
Dominican Republic |
Prison fire 'kills 140'
| 2002 |
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| Jan.11 |
Guantanamo |
Afghan captives start detention The first group of 20 prisoners are now in a detention camp at a military base at Guantanamo
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| 2008 |
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| May.7 |
Guantanamo |
Gitmo detainee became suicide bomber
| 2007 |
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| Mar.14 |
Guantanamo |
Mohammed says responsible for 9/11 Top al Qaeda suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has claimed he organized the 9/11 attacks and other major attacks
| 2002 |
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| Aug.7 |
Colombia |
Blasts kill 17 as Uribe takes office Several explosions rocked downtown Bogota just before Uribe was walking up the Congress building's steps for inauguration
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| 2003 |
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| Sep.24 |
Guantanamo |
Guantanamo Bay spy probe expanded
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