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Case of blonde girl beggar strikes nerve in Mexico
At a busy intersection, a girl with a high half ponytail looks at you as she begs for coins. There is dirt beneath her fingernails and her pink shirt ...
Case of blond girl beggar strikes nerve in Mexico
The photo shows a girl with a high half-ponytail begging for coins at an intersection. There is dirt beneath her fingernails and her pink shirt looks ...
Sandy leaves Bahamas after killing 43 in Caribbean
Hurricane Sandy spun away from the Bahamas late Friday after causing 43 deaths across the Caribbean, churning northward toward the U.S. East Coast, ...
Trooper fired from chopper to stop truck, kills 2
A Texas state trooper who fired on a pickup truck from a helicopter and killed two illegal immigrants during a chase through the desert was trying to ...
NY parents shaken as nanny accused of killing kids
The nightmarish case of a nanny accused of stabbing to death two children in her care stunned the family's well-to-do neighborhood and caused legions ...
Hurricane Sandy, day by day
A look at Hurricane Sandy, day by day, on its path across the Caribbean: — Oct. 22: Tropical Depression 18 forms over the southwestern Caribbean, ...
Panama to drop plans for land sales amid protests
Panama's government said Friday it will cancel plans to sell state-owned land in a duty-free zone on the Panama Canal following a week of sometimes ...
Cuban dissident Eloy Gutierrez-Menoyo dies at 77
Eloy Gutierrez-Menoyo, who went from rebel commander fighting alongside Fidel Castro to a foe launching commando raids against the island before ...
US appeals court rejects Argentine bond arguments
Argentina lost its long battle against bond holdouts in the U.S. courts Friday when an appellate panel rejected every argument it made against paying ...
Study: Flood of money leaving China
Chinese investors evaded government controls to move more than $600 billion out of the country last year and the outflow is increasing, fueling ...
East Coast braces for monster 'Frankenstorm'
When Hurricane Sandy becomes a hybrid weather monster some call "Frankenstorm" it will smack the East Coast harder and wider than last year's damaging ...
Airlines ask fliers to reschedule due to hurricane
U.S. airlines are giving travelers a way out if they want to scrap their plans due to Hurricane Sandy. All the major airlines are offering waivers to ...
Chile's ALMA probes for origins of universe
Earth's largest radio telescope is growing more powerful by the day on this remote plateau high above Chile's Atacama desert, where visitors often ...
Cynthia Carroll to step down as Anglo American CEO
Cynthia Carroll will step down as chief executive of mining company Anglo American PLC after almost six years in the job, the company announced Friday
US returns 4,000 archaeological relics to Mexico
More than 4,000 archaeological artifacts looted from Mexico and seized in the U.S. have been returned to Mexican authorities in what experts say is ...
Central Africa new drug transit hub: Interpol
The arrest of a Nigerian allegedly smuggling heroin here highlights what officials say is a growing problem of drug trafficking in Central Africa.
Doomsday exhibit to demystify Maya calendar
Some might prepare for the end of the world by checking off items on their bucket list. But at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, curators are ...
Sentencing begins in Brazil corruption trial
A political corruption trial seen as a turning point toward cleaner governance in Brazil is nearing its end, with the country's Supreme Court starting ...
Weakened hurricane lashes Bahamas after 21 deaths
A weakened Hurricane Sandy lashed the central Bahamas late Thursday with violent winds and torrential rains, after raging through the Caribbean where ...
Cuban state media say 11 deaths in Hurricane Sandy
Cuban state media have announced 11 deaths from Hurricane Sandy, including a 4-month-old boy who was crushed when his home collapsed. State TV's ...
Clowns learn laugh secrets at Mexico gathering
Laughter was a serious matter at a clown convention in the Mexican capital, where hundreds of the performers gathered this week to discover some of ...
Guatemala excavates early Mayan ruler's tomb
Archaeologists announced Thursday they have uncovered the tomb of a very early Mayan ruler, complete with rich jade jewelry and decoration.
Honduras police in internal dispute over cleanup
The head of Honduras' National Police says he is facing an internal uprising over the suspension of high-ranking officers in his campaign to clean up ...
Forecasters warn East Coast about 'Frankenstorm'
All the spare parts appear to be coming together to create what forecasters are calling "Frankenstorm," a monster combination of high wind, heavy ...
Photos boost Fujimori pardon campaign
The first photograph showed an ugly open sore near the tip of Alberto Fujimori's tongue. In the second, a palid Fujimori lay in bed in a white ...