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Former Argentine President Denies Bombing Cover-Up Allegations

8:53am November 14, 2017

by Philip Reeves

Cristina de Kirchner is accused of hiding Iran's role in a 1994 bombing that killed 85. Investigators conclude the prosecutor investigating that attack, who was mysteriously found dead, was murdered.

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U.N. Peacekeepers Withdraw From Haiti, After 13 Years There

9:16am November 13, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

Brought in to restore peace and stabilize the western hemisphere's poorest nation, the U.N. force, which at its height had more than 7,000 troops, has left a mixed and sometimes deadly legacy.

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Members of Handicap International's de-mining team in Colombia debate how best to destroy an improvised explosive device that they unearthed.

Digging Up Land Mines: 'If You Say You're Not Afraid, You're Lying'

8:57am November 12, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

Colombia is one of the world's most heavily mined countries. Now that the rebels and the government have reached a peace deal, the slow process of de-mining is underway.

Julio Calderon, 28, an undocumented immigrant from Honduras, listens after speaking in favor of renewing Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Central America and Haiti now living in the United States, during a news conference Monday, Nov. 6, 201

Central American Immigrants Brace For End Of Temporary Protected Status Program

3:33pm November 10, 2017

by Samantha Raphelson

The Department of Homeland Security revoked protections for 2,500 Nicaraguans living in the U.S. this week, while 50,000 Haitians and nearly 200,000 Salvadorans remain uncertain about their status.

S. Fitzgerald Haney, former U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica, with his wife, Andrea, on that country's Dancing with the Stars. He is donating his stipend to a local cancer institute.

Former U.S. Ambassador To Costa Rica Dances With The Stars

10:03am November 10, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

When the U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica was asked what he would do after Trump asked for his resignation, he joked that maybe he would go on Dancing with the Stars. That's just where he has landed.

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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos‏ says the cocaine seizure on Wednesday is "the biggest in history."

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Colombia Reports A Historic Seizure Of Cocaine: More Than 13 Tons

11:20am November 09, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The drugs are worth more than a third of a billion dollars, according to President Juan Manuel Santos.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace, in Caracas, Venezuela, in October.

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Venezuela Constituent Assembly Cracks Down On Media

8:36pm November 08, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Human rights groups say President Nicolas Maduro's autocratic government aims to stifle dissent in both broadcasting and social platforms.

The luxury Manzana de Gomez Kempinski hotel in Havana is off-limits to Americans, according to a State Department list of banned companies and hotels in Cuba that was published on Wednesday.

U.S. Bans Americans From Staying In More Than 80 Cuban Hotels

3:32pm November 08, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The Trump administration's new Cuba Restricted List includes stores, marinas and government ministries, along with rum and tourism companies.

Violent gun deaths per 100,000 people in 2016

Gun Violence: Comparing The U.S. With Other Countries

3:36pm November 06, 2017

by Nurith Aizenman

The latest data on deaths by gun violence shows how the U.S. ranks among rich nations and lower income countries.

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Trump To Decide Fate Of 50,000 Haitians Living In U.S. With Protected Status

9:29pm November 05, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

Haitians are facing several challenges as UN Peacekeepers withdraw from the island after a 13-year mission. President Trump is set to announce an end to protective status for some 50,000 Haitians living in the U.S. NPR's Carrie Kahn just returned from Haiti where she sat down with the Caribbean nation's new president.

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