1. Journalist kidnapped and killed in northern Mexico...

  2. The tortured body of a Mexican police reporter was found on the side of a road in the northern state of Sonora on Friday, a day after he was kidnapped by gunmen while waiting at a car wash, authorities said.

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    Date Posted:May 19 2012 03:00:02 MiamiHerald.com: Americas
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  4. 4th high-ranking Mexican army officer detained

  5. Mexico's army announced Friday that it had detained a fourth high-ranking officer during a civilian investigation into alleged military links to drug cartels. Three generals were previously detained.

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  7. Venezuela: Economy could grow as much as 7 percent...

  8. Venezuela's planning minister says the South American country's economy grew 5.6 percent during the first three months of 2012.

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  10. Hundreds leave Venezuelan prison amid standoff

  11. About 300 inmates have filed out of a troubled penitentiary where a group of armed prisoners has held off authorities for three weeks, Venezuela's top prisons official said Friday.

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  13. Hundreds leave Venezuelan prison, ending standoff

  14. A three-week prison standoff that pitted armed inmates against troops ended Friday as Venezuelan officials said the last of more than 1,600 inmates filed out and agreed to be moved to other prisons.

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  16. 4 killed in military helicopter crash in Venezuela...

  17. Venezuela's defense minister says a military helicopter has crashed during a training flight, killing four servicemen.

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  19. Universities and foreign companies in Cuba are sh...

  20. Cuban leader Raúl Castro’s push to carry out needed economic reforms has led to reduced enrollment at universities and departure of some foreign companies.

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    Date Posted:May 19 2012 03:00:02 MiamiHerald.com: Americas
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  22. New Haiti PM touts anti-poverty, pro-investments a...

  23. Haiti’s new Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe took office and immediately got to work, declaring ‘we have four years to develop this country.’

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    Date Posted:May 19 2012 03:00:02 MiamiHerald.com: Americas
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  25. U.S. visa to Mariela Castro sparks angry complain...

  26. The daughter of Cuban leader Raúl Castro has been granted a visa to visit the U.S. to attend an academic gathering in San Francisco.

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    Date Posted:May 19 2012 03:00:02 MiamiHerald.com: Americas
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