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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has voted in country's parliamentary elections, the first time the frail ex-leader has been seen in public for several months

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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has voted in country's parliamentary elections, the first time the frail ex-leader has been seen in public for several...

Paraguayan presidential candidate Lino Oviedo has died in a helicopter crash

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Paraguayan presidential candidate Lino Oviedo has died in a helicopter crash. Lino Oviedo, a 69-year-old retired general, was running for Paraguay's third largest party in...

At least 25 people were killed by a blast in Mexico City at the headquarters of the state oil company, Pemex

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At least 25 people were killed by a blast in Mexico City at the headquarters of the state oil company, Pemex, the interior minister...

Police have arrested four people in connection with a fire at Kiss nightclub that killed 231 people in Brazilian city of Santa Maria on Sunday

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Police have arrested four people in connection with a fire at Kiss nightclub that killed 231 people in Brazilian city of Santa Maria on...

Brazil has declared three days of national mourning for 231 people killed in Kiss nightclub fire in the southern city of Santa Maria

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Brazil has declared three days of national mourning for 231 people killed in Kiss nightclub fire in the southern city of Santa Maria. The fire...

At least 232 people have died in a fire that swept through Kiss nightclub in university city Santa Maria in southern Brazil

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At least 232 people have died in a fire that swept through Kiss nightclub in university city Santa Maria in southern Brazil, police and...

Urbina prison riot was triggered when local media broadcast news that soldiers had been sent to the prison in Barquisimeto to search for weapons

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More than 50 people have been killed in Uribana prison riot in western Venezuela, hospital staff say. The riot was triggered when local media broadcast...

Florence Cassez, who was jailed in Mexico in 2007 for 60 years for kidnapping, has been freed, after the Supreme Court ruled her rights were violated

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French citizen Florence Cassez, who was jailed in Mexico in 2007 for 60 years for kidnapping, has been freed, after the Supreme Court ruled...

Venezuela’s Vice-President Nicolas Maduro has given the annual state of the nation speech in place of Hugo Chavez, who is still recuperating in Cuba after cancer surgery

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Venezuela’s Vice-President Nicolas Maduro has given the annual state of the nation speech in place of Hugo Chavez, who is still recuperating in Cuba...

Cuban health ministry has confirmed a cholera outbreak in Havana with 51 people infected

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Cuban health ministry has confirmed a cholera outbreak in Havana with 51 people infected - the biggest incidence of the disease there in decades. An...

Venezuela's most senior political leaders are in Cuba to visit President Hugo Chavez, who is still in a serious condition after his latest cancer operation

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Venezuela's most senior political leaders are in Cuba to visit President Hugo Chavez, who is still in a serious condition after his latest cancer...

Crowds of supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez have been rallying outside the presidential palace in Caracas

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Crowds of supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez have been rallying outside the presidential palace in Caracas, showing their backing for the cancer-stricken leader...

Venezuela's Supreme Court has ruled that the delay of President Hugo Chavez's inauguration for a new term in office is legal

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Venezuela's Supreme Court has ruled that the delay of President Hugo Chavez's inauguration for a new term in office is legal. Earlier, the National Assembly...

Venezuela’s National Assembly has approved a request by President Hugo Chavez to postpone his inauguration for a new term in office

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Venezuela’s National Assembly has approved a request by President Hugo Chavez to postpone his inauguration for a new term in office, which was scheduled...

Venezuelan authorities have urged President Hugo Chavez's supporters to join a major rally on Thursday, when he is due to be sworn in for a fourth term

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Venezuelan authorities have urged President Hugo Chavez's supporters to join a major rally on Thursday, when he is due to be sworn in for...

Venezuela's National Assembly has chosen Diosdado Cabello as its new leader, a possible stand-in for President Hugo Chavez

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Venezuela's National Assembly has chosen its leader, a possible stand-in for President Hugo Chavez who is in Cuba following cancer surgery. The assembly re-elected the...

Carlos Rodriguez, the Honduran ambassador to Colombia, has been sacked after a wild Christmas party at the embassy in Bogota

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Carlos Rodriguez, the Honduran ambassador to Colombia, has been sacked after a wild Christmas party at the embassy in Bogota. Ambassador Carlos Rodriguez has been...

A cat has been detained in the grounds of Arapiraca jail in Brazil with contraband goods for prisoners strapped to its body with tape

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A cat has been detained in the grounds of Arapiraca jail in Brazil with contraband goods for prisoners strapped to its body with tape. The...

Venezuelan National Assembly is due to begin its new session as the ill-health of President Hugo Chavez casts doubt over his inauguration on January 10

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Venezuelan National Assembly is due to begin its new session as the ill-health of President Hugo Chavez casts doubt over his inauguration on January...

Venezuela’s government has said President Hugo Chavez can begin his new six-year term in office on January 10, even if he is too ill to attend a swearing-in ceremony

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Venezuela’s government has said President Hugo Chavez can begin his new six-year term in office on January 10, even if he is too ill...

Hugo Chavez is suffering from complications brought on by a severe lung infection which developed after surgery

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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is suffering from "complications" brought on by a "severe lung infection" which developed after surgery, officials say. Hugo Chavez, 58, had...

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has called on the UK government to hand over the Falkland Islands, in an open letter printed in British newspapers

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Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has called on the UK government to hand over the Falkland Islands, in an open letter printed in...

The Venezuelan main opposition movement has called on the government to tell the whole truth about the health of President Hugo Chavez

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The Venezuelan main opposition movement has called on the government to "tell the whole truth" about the health of President Hugo Chavez. Hugo Chavez has...

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez was born in 1954 and is a former Army Lieutenant Colonel

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Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez was born in 1954 and is a former Army Lieutenant Colonel. A populist, Hugo Chávez has instituted what he calls a...

President Hugo Chavez is conscious but in a delicate and complex situation after cancer operation in Cuba, says his deputy, Nicolas Maduro

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is conscious but in a "delicate and complex situation" after a cancer operation in Cuba, says his deputy, Nicolas Maduro. Vice-President...