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Brazil sends troops after clashes at Venezuela border
Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have crossed the border into Brazil over the past three years as they seek to escape the crisis in their country
Nicaragua’s Ortega claims third-term electoral victory
Former Marxist guerrilla leader Daniel Ortega has claimed a third term in office after partial results gave him a strong lead in Nicaragua polls.
Sarkozy pays tribute to Britain, calls for ‘brotherhood’
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday declared the birth of an Anglo-French axis as a force for progress in Europe and the world, on issues ranging from climate change…
Che Guevara still inspires, four decades after death
Forty years after the death of Ernesto ”Che” Guevara, the turbulent life of Cuba’s revolutionary hero continues to inspire films and books, while his stoic image and…
Bodies wash up in Nicaragua from hurricane
Bodies of Miskito Indians killed by Hurricane Felix floated in the Caribbean off Central America and washed up on beaches on Thursday as the death toll from the storm rose to…