All Americas
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Terror suspect's court appearance raises questions about U.S. military conduct
The US military has rejected claims that Pakistani doctor Aafia Siddiqui, who has been missing for the past five years, was being illegally detained and tortured.
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Venezuela's Chávez riles critics with new decree
Chávez issued 26 laws last week, many of which resemble items in a constitutional reform package rejected by voters last December.
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Kidnapping wave in Mexico linked to drug trade
To allay public outcry, the government announces anticrime reforms and solicits citizen involvement.
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Latin leftists reshape democracy
Bolivians vote Sunday on the fate of President Evo Morales and other top officials.
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Venezuelan businessman turns thieves into employees
Alberto Vollmer's programs for poor squatters and young hoodlums seen as a model for defusing social tensions.
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Legal debate continues after the first conviction of a Guantánamo detainee
A mixed verdict against Salim Ahmed Hamdan has his defense lawyers preparing to appeal to federal civilian courts.
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In Peru, women welders forge ahead
Two sisters in Lima win acclaim for breaking stereotypes – and teaching women business skills.
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Peru's women unite in kitchen – and beyond
With food prices on the rise, 'community kitchens' provide half a million Lima residents with affordable daily meals.
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Meet Cuba's best-known Generation Y blogger
Yoani Sanchez won the Spanish equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize, but her government wouldn't allow her to leave the country to receive it.
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Cuba's youth: restless but not often political
They just want the freedom to travel and access to the tech touchstones of their generation: iPods, Facebook, and text messages.
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Why women now lead the dissident fight in Cuba
Only a handful of political activists are willing to risk fighting for basic freedoms. But more ordinary Cubans, they say, are asking how to get involved.
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This Cuban library lends DVDs about state torture
A government critic's collection includes Bibles, books by Cuban defectors, and positive biographies about Fidel Castro.
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Cuba under Raúl: Creeping toward capitalism?
Since Raúl Castro took the helm in February, he's rolled out a series economic changes, including allowing Cubans to buy cellphones and giving farmers profit-incentives.
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Florida rancher: Havana will be Hong Kong of Caribbean
John Parke Wright, with close ties to the Castro brothers, says Cuba is starting to open up economically.
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After Bush: A new Cuba policy?
John McCain supports a tight US embargo. Barack Obama says he'll loosen it.
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Peru's García unpopular despite boom
President Alan García presides over one of the region's fastest growth rates, but his approval rating sank to 26 percent this week because the poor say their lives aren't any better.
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Venezuela church-state clash grows
A new pro-poor break-away church vexes the country's Catholic leaders, who call it a Chávez ploy.
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Detainees’ rights debated as Guantanamo trial begins
After issuing landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has yet to clarify the appeals process for more than 275 Guantanamo detainees.
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Global rally for Colombia's kidnapped
Demonstrators from presidents to pop stars filled the streets across Colombia and in 80 cities worldwide, demanding that FARC release all remaining hostages.
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Guantánamo video, deserter case draw Canadian criticism of U.S. ties
On Tuesday, a US Army deserter was deported. An unrelated but simultaneous video release showed a Canadian Gitmo detainee taken at age 15 crying, 'Oh Mommy!'
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