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Nicolas Maduro won Venezuela’s election by 1.49 percentage points, or fewer than 225,000 votes

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Venezuela's electoral council has amended the final result of the April 14 presidential election for Hugo Chavez’s successor after finishing counting votes cast abroad. The...

For the fourth year running, Colombia has the highest number of internally displaced people, according to the IDMC annual report for 2012

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The annual report by the Norwegian Refugee Council suggests almost 29 million people lived in internal displacement in 2012, with 6.5 million newly displaced...

Rio de Janeiro's world-famous Maracana stadium has reopened after nearly three years of renovations to prepare it for the World Cup finals in 2014.

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Rio de Janeiro's world-famous Maracana stadium has reopened after nearly three years of renovations to prepare it for the World Cup finals in 2014. Workers...

Henrique Capriles has threatened to take action over disputed votes he claims were "stolen" by Nicolas Maduro's government

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Henrique Capriles, the opposition candidate for Venezuela’s presidency, has threatened to take action over disputed votes he claims were "stolen" by Nicolas Maduro's government. Henrique...

Mexican teachers incensed by sweeping education reforms have attacked the buildings of political parties in the south-western state of Guerrero

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Mexican teachers incensed by sweeping education reforms have attacked the buildings of political parties in the south-western state of Guerrero. For several hours, masked protesters...

Horacio Cartes has been elected as the new president of Paraguay

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Horacio Cartes has been elected as the new president of Paraguay. Wealthy businessman and political newcomer Horacio Cartes beat the Liberal Party's Efrain Alegre by...

Brazil court has sentenced 23 police officers each to 156 years in jail for involvement in notorious 1992 Carandiru prison massacre in Sao Paulo

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A court in Brazil has sentenced 23 police officers each to 156 years in jail for involvement in notorious 1992 Carandiru prison massacre in...

Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in as Venezuela’s new president, succeeding the late Hugo Chavez who died of cancer last month

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Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in as Venezuela’s new president, succeeding the late Hugo Chavez who died of cancer last month. Thousands gathered on the...

Nicolas Maduro has been formally proclaimed by Venezuela's election authority as the winner of Sunday's closely-fought presidential election

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Nicolas Maduro has been formally proclaimed by Venezuela's election authority as the winner of Sunday's closely-fought presidential election. The National Electoral Council backed the slender...

Henrique Capriles Radonski, the defeated Venezuelan presidential candidate, has demanded a recount of votes, rejecting the election of Nicolas Maduro

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Henrique Capriles Radonski, the defeated Venezuelan presidential candidate, has demanded a recount of votes, rejecting the election of Hugo Chavez's successor as "illegitimate". Henrique Capriles,...

Socialist Nicolas Maduro has won a narrow victory in Venezuela's presidential being officially elected as the successor of the late leader Hugo Chavez

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Socialist Nicolas Maduro has won a narrow victory in Venezuela's presidential being officially elected as the successor of the late leader Hugo Chavez. Nicolas Maduro...

Venezuela’s Acting President Nicolas Maduro, chosen by Hugo Chavez as his successor, is running against Henrique Capriles Radonski, currently governor of Miranda state

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Venezuela is voting in new presidential election, called after the death of Hugo Chavez last month. Venezuela’s Acting President Nicolas Maduro, chosen by Hugo Chavez...

Henrique Capriles has made an official complaint against Venezuela’s Acting President Nicolas Maduro for breaking the electoral law

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Members of the Venezuelan opposition have made an official complaint against the government following allegations that it broke the law by continuing its electoral...

Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica has apologized for apparently referring to Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as an old hag

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Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica has apologized for apparently referring to Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as an "old hag". In a radio interview Jose...

Pablo Neruda, a Nobel Prize winner who died in 1973, was a member of the Communist Party and a staunch supporter of ousted Chilean president Salvador Allende

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Chilean poet Pablo Neruda’s remains are to be exhumed, forensic experts have announced. Chilean authorities want to establish whether Pablo Neruda died of cancer or...

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica was caught on microphone apparently referring to Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as an old hag

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Argentina has made an official protest after Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica was caught on microphone apparently referring to President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as...

At least 41 people have died in the province of Buenos Aires after heavy rains caused flash floods in Argentina

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At least 41 people have died in the province of Buenos Aires after heavy rains caused flash floods in Argentina. One of the heaviest storms...

Pope Francis has stunned the owners of a Buenos Aires newspaper kiosk, by phoning directly to cancel his order

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Pope Francis has stunned the owners of a Buenos Aires newspaper kiosk, by phoning directly to cancel his order. Luis Del Regno and his son...

Brazilian Federal Council of Medicine has for the first time backed the legalization of abortion on request as the Senate debates reform of abortion laws

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The Brazilian body that regulates medical practice has for the first time backed the legalization of abortion on request as the Senate debates reform...

Hugo Chavez’s body has been laid to rest at a military museum in Caracas

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Hugo Chavez’s body has been laid to rest at a military museum in Venezuela's capital, Caracas. Thousands of people lined the streets to catch a...

Brazilian doctor Thaune Nunes Ferreira, faces charges of fraud after being caught on camera using silicon fingers to sign in for work for absent colleagues

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Brazilian doctor Thaune Nunes Ferreira, faces charges of fraud after being caught on camera using silicon fingers to sign in for work for absent...

Hugo Chavez and Marisabel Rodriguez were married from 1997 to 2004

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Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez was known as a Don Juan. He loved women and apparently, women loved him back. Wherever Hugo Chavez went for his...

Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles has confirmed that he will stand in presidential elections on April 14

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Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles has confirmed that he will stand in presidential elections on April 14. In a televised address, Henrique Capriles accused the...

The Falkland Islands voters are going to the polls on Sunday and Monday in a referendum on whether to remain a British Overseas Territory

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The Falkland Islands voters are going to the polls on Sunday and Monday in a referendum on whether to remain a British Overseas Territory. Argentina...

Nicolas Maduro will run as the governing party candidate with Henrique Capriles expected to stand for the opposition

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Venezuela’s presidential election to replace late leader Hugo Chavez will be held on April 14, the country's electoral commission has said. The announcement follows the...