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5 countries where the death penalty is legal but rare
India’s Supreme Court sentenced the last surviving gunman of the 2008 attacks on Mumbai, to death. Here is a list of 5 countries where the death penalty is a legal possibility, though rare.
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Which Latin American countries are the most socially inclusive?
Americas Quarterly created a new 'social inclusion index' to compare countries across the region and track their progress over time. Here are the three top countries, two poorest-ranking countries, and one whose ranking may come as a surprise.
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Catholicism in Latin America: 5 key facts
Pope Benedict XVI began his second trip to Latin America on March 23, with stops in Mexico and Cuba. Here is a brief history of the Catholic church in the Americas.
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Correspondent reflections: The 10 news events that shaped 2011
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Ousted Honduran leader calls for 'insurrection'
Manuel Zelaya's rhetoric may make this weekend's talks more difficult and could spark violence in the tense and divided country, analysts say.
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Opinion: Sustainable population, minus the control
Empowering women will naturally restore balance.
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Can Arias broker a deal on Honduras?
Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias will begin leading talks today between ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and the interim government.
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Honduras coup spotlights Latin America's growing instability
Unrest has also erupted in Guatemala and Nicaragua in the past year, and the region is dealing with powerful organized crime and drug traffickers.
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International criminal courts: no precedent for individual reparations
Cases in Sierra Leone and Guatemala offer some guidance
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For former Khmer Rouge prisoners, reparations are key to justice
Chum Mey and Bou Meng are two of seven prisoners left alive in S-21 prison when the regime fell in 1979, out of more than 14,000 inmates. They testified this week against former leader .
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Immigrant actors tell their story
Day laborers in Los Angeles offer impromptu street theater between jobs.
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Global reach of Spain's courts curtailed
Spanish parliament passes law to limit judges from taking cases of torture or war crimes in other countries. Is this a blow for universal justice?
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Mexico's drug war seeps southward, too
From Guatemala to Panama, Central America is becoming a battleground for Mexican cartels.
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How an immigration raid changed a town
Tiny Postville, Iowa, struggles to regain its footing one year after the largest immigration sweep in US history.
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Guatemala murder scandal could threaten the presidency
Accusations that President Alvaro Colom helped orchestrate the murder of a prominent lawyer continue to intensify – deepening divisions in a country still recovering from a 36-year civil war.
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Today's news stories: stopping West Bank settlements, America's waning mobility, and Guatemala's embattled leftist president
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Difference Maker People making a difference: Teny Gross
The best way to curb gang violence, says this Providence, R.I., mediator, is to offer help from street workers who've been there themselves.
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Are Mexican drug traffickers armed with US guns?
Most are, say US officials. But the NRA says the Obama administration is inflating the scope of the problem and threatens to undermine the Second Amendment.
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Political mud slinging from the pulpit
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Opinion: We need a truth commission to uncover Bush-era wrongdoing
As Latin America's experience shows, there's great value in confronting official misdeeds.
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reCaptcha: How to turn blather into books
Ten seconds of work has digitized libraries, whether the amateur translators know it or not.
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Bolivia sets new global high mark for indigenous rights
A new constitution approved handily Sunday also risks dividing the nation.
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Adoptive parents visit Guatemala to give back
Last month, a group of American adoptive parents traveled to Guatemala to donate $30,000 worth of food, toys, clothes, and shoes to 1,000 poor indigenous families.
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New bluefin catch rule riles scientists
Environmentalists say despite reducing catch quotas, the decision of an international regulatory commission stops short of adequately safeguarding the fragile bluefin population.
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New bluefin catch rule riles scientists
Environmentalists say despite reducing catch quotas, the decision of an international regulatory commission stops short of adequately safeguarding the fragile bluefin population.
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Kids embrace the spirit of giving
Some start their own charities, tapping the Web to fund worthy causes.
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Mayan pride flies high
A town expresses its cultural pride through kites.
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Guest workers win in court over low pay
Increased rights from recent rulings in San Francisco and Atlanta, Georgia, may force a rethinking of this immigration program.
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Once They Hear My Name
Korean-American adoptees talk about their experiences growing up in a predominantly Caucasian world.
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