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Nicaragua shootout raises guerilla threat

Rumors of insurgent activity after firefight between police, armed band.

LAST UPDATE : Dec 06, 2013, 6:16 PM EST

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Looting ends as Argentine strike resolved

A sit-in by police prompted hours of looting, robberies, and injuries.

LAST UPDATE : Dec 04, 2013, 6:29 PM EST

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Brazil, MINUSTAH, and Haiti’s crises

Whether the situation in Haiti has improved to the point that it no longer requires an international peacekeeping force is up for debate.

Published Date : Dec 03, 2013, 8:30 AM EST

Exhumation underway from Peru conflict

Massive exhumation from exposes horrors thre decades later.

LAST UPDATE : Dec 03, 2013, 1:53 AM EST

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Brazil police to talk to stadium crane operator

Hoping interview will help pinpoint the cause of the fatal accident.

LAST UPDATE : Nov 29, 2013, 10:37 AM EST

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Mexican drug cartels now exporting ore

Have entered lucrative mining industry, sending ore to China.

LAST UPDATE : Nov 29, 2013, 2:20 AM EST

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Union: Worker in Brazil sounded alarm on crane

Engineer at WCup venue allegedly warned crane was on unstable ground.

LAST UPDATE : Nov 29, 2013, 1:59 AM EST

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FIFA waits to see "scale of damage" in Brazil

Two workers killed in accident that toppled part of World Cup stadium.

LAST UPDATE : Nov 28, 2013, 9:46 AM EST

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Deadly crash highlights Brazil's World Cup woes

Stadium collapse throws troubled prep for World Cup into spotlight.

LAST UPDATE : Nov 28, 2013, 2:29 AM EST

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Teen cartel killer released in Mexico

17-year-old who admitted to four murders spent 3 years in detention.

LAST UPDATE : Nov 26, 2013, 11:37 PM EST

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