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It is not known why the fire started, but Colombian media said the bus may have been used for smuggling petrol

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A Colombian bus has caught fire near the city of Fundacion, killing at least 30 people, most of them believed to be children under...

Thousands of protesters in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro marched against the cost of hosting the football World Cup in Brazil

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Thousands of protesters in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro who marched against the cost of hosting the football World Cup in Brazil have...

Mexico has begun to swear in members of self-defense groups for its newly created rural police force in Michoacan

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Mexico has begun to swear in members of self-defense groups for its newly created rural police force, as part of a drive to disarm...

Santa Cruz Mayor Percy Fernandez is in trouble for groping journalist Mercedes Guzman at a public event

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Santa Cruz Mayor Percy Fernandez is in trouble for groping journalist Mercedes Guzman at a public event. In a video that's gone viral, the mayor...

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has hit Mexico, causing buildings to sway in the capital

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A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has hit Mexico, causing buildings to sway in the capital, Mexico City. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake was centered...

Panama’s opposition leader Juan Carlos Varela has won the presidential election with almost 40 percent of the votes

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Panama’s opposition leader Juan Carlos Varela has won the presidential election with almost 40% of the votes. Juan Carlos Varela, who is currently the vice-president,...

Last month Col. Paulo Malhaes appeared before Brazil's National Truth Commission, which is investigating past abuses

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Brazilian former army colonel Paulo Malhaes, who admitted torturing and killing political prisoners under military rule up to the 1980s, has been found dead. Paulo...

Police and protesters clashed in Rio de Janeiro following the death of Douglas Rafael da Silva Pereira

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Police and protesters clashed in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro following the death of a young man allegedly beaten by police. Violent protests...

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has hit Mexico City, shaking buildings for at least 30 seconds and causing widespread panic

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A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has hit Mexico City, shaking buildings for at least 30 seconds and causing widespread panic. The quake was registered at a depth...

General Vladimir Padrino Lopez insists the security forces of President Nicolas Maduro respect the rule of law

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Venezuela’s military has admitted it committed "some excesses" during weeks of political unrest that have left 41 people dead. The military's strategic command chief, General...

Journalist Carlos Berger was murdered on October 19, 1973, by the infamous Caravan of Death during General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship

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Six victims of Augusto Pinochet’s military government have been reburied in Chile more than 40 years after they were killed. The remains of the six...

More than 150 homes have been destroyed by a huge forest fire in the Chilean port city of Valparaiso

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More than 150 homes have been destroyed by a huge forest fire in the Chilean port city of Valparaiso. Thousands of people are being evacuated...

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has met opposition leaders in crisis talks aimed at quelling weeks of protests

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has met opposition leaders in crisis talks aimed at quelling weeks of protests. Nicolas Maduro opened the talks by shaking hands...

Tungurahua volcano created the huge cloud on Friday in an eruption that lasted just five minutes

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The Tungurahua volcano, south of Ecuador's capital Quito, has erupted, creating a spectacular plume of ash, 6 miles high. The volcano created the huge cloud...

A second 7.6-magnitude earthquake has rocked northern Chile, just over 24 hours after an 8.2 tremor killed six people, destroyed 2,600 houses and led to mass evacuations

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A second 7.6-magnitude earthquake has rocked northern Chile, just over 24 hours after an 8.2 tremor killed six people, destroyed 2,600 houses and led...

Chile has deployed military forces to the northern city of Iquique after more than 300 inmates escaped from a women's jail following last night’s 8.2-magnitude earthquake

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Chile has deployed military forces to the northern city of Iquique after more than 300 inmates escaped from a women's jail following last night’s...

Three of the Chilean northern regions have been declared disaster areas after being hit by last night's 8.2-magnitude earthquake

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Three of the Chilean northern regions have been declared disaster areas after being hit by last night's 8.2-magnitude earthquake. At least five people are known...

Chile has been hit by an 8.2-magnitude earthquake, triggering a tsunami alert and killing at least five people

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Northern Chile has been hit by an 8.2-magnitude earthquake, triggering a tsunami alert and killing at least five people. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said...

Mario Vargas Llosa has announced he will travel to Venezuela to back anti-Maduro groups

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Mario Vargas Llosa has announced he will travel to Venezuela to back anti-Maduro groups. The Peruvian Nobel Prize winning author accused President Nicolas Maduro of...

Cuba's National Assembly has passed a new foreign investment law that aims to make the country more attractive to foreign businesses

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Cuba's National Assembly has passed a new foreign investment law on Saturday that aims to make the Communist-run island more attractive to foreign businesses. The...

Giant book Patria Amada explaining Brazil's tax rules has been put on display in front of the National Congress in Brasilia

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Giant book Patria Amada (Beloved Motherland) explaining Brazil's tax rules has been put on display in front of the National Congress in Brasilia, in...

Nicolas Maduro has announced that three air force generals have been arrested for plotting an uprising against his government

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has announced that three air force generals have been arrested for plotting an uprising against his government. Nicolas Maduro said that...

Venezuela has stripped Maria Corina Machado of her Congress mandate after she spoke before the OAS

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Venezuela has stripped leading opposition congresswoman Maria Corina Machado of her mandate after she spoke before the Organization of American States (OAS) last week. Maria...

Air Canada has decided to suspend flights to and from Venezuela

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Air Canada has decided to suspend flights to and from Venezuela, citing concerns over security. Air Canada said it would consider resuming operations once the...

Salvador Sanchez Ceren won 50.11 percent of the votes in the March 9 presidential poll

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Left-wing rebel Salvador Sanchez Ceren’s victory in a tight presidential run-off election has been confirmed by El Salvador's electoral court. The electoral court said Salvador...