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  Clash with military in Venezuela mining town leaves 18 dead

  Agence France-Presse | Updated at 12:08pm on February 12, 2018

  A military raid against suspected criminals in a troubled mining area in southeastern Venezuela has left 18 people dead, human rights organisations and...

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  Fidel Castro's eldest son 'Fidelito' commits suicide

  Reuters | Updated at 09:10am on February 02, 2018

  The eldest son of late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, committed suicide on Thursday aged 68 after being treated for months for...

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  Five killed in bomb attack at Colombia police station

  Agence France-Presse | Updated at 08:55am on January 28, 2018

  At least five police officers were killed and 41 others wounded Saturday when alleged drug traffickers detonated a bomb at a station in the northern...

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  Shooting in Brazil dance club kills 14

  Reuters . Sao Paulo | Updated at 01:44am on January 28, 2018

  Gunmen shot and killed at least 14 people early Saturday in a crowded dance club in the northeastern Brazil city of Fortaleza, authorities said...

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  Venezuelan president set to run for re-election in 2018 vote

  Reuters | Updated at 11:20am on January 24, 2018

  Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro looked sure to stand for re-election in a presidential vote due by the end of April where the ruling Socialists hope...

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  Landslide pushes Colombian bus into ravine, killing at least 13

  Reuters | Updated at 09:19am on January 22, 2018

  At least 13 people, including a newborn, were killed on Sunday when a landslide pushed a bus into a ravine in southwest Colombia, the disaster...

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  Colombian army helicopter crash kills 10

  Reuters | Updated at 11:18am on January 17, 2018

  Ten people were killed when a Colombian army helicopter crashed near the town of Segovia, in northern Antioquia province, on...

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  Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits 124 km near Puquio of Peru

  reu | Updated at 03:39pm on January 14, 2018

  Reuters An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck about 124 km southwest of Puquio, Peru, on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.

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  Ecuador gives Assange citizenship

  Reuters | Updated at 12:10pm on January 12, 2018

  Ecuador has given citizenship to Julian Assange as part of its efforts to allow the WikiLeaks founder to leave the country’s London embassy where...

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  48 dead after bus careens off cliff in Peru

  Agence France-Presse | Updated at 09:35am on January 03, 2018

  At least 36 people were killed in Peru on Tuesday when a bus collided with a truck and careened off a cliff along a sharply...