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C.I.A. Withheld Data in Peru Plane Crash Inquiry
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An investigation has found that the agency withheld crucial information from federal investigators about the accidental downing of a plane in Peru in 2001.
Claims of a Rigged Vote Foment Bitter Protests in Nicaragua
Wed Nov 19, 11:31 PM ESTThousands of protesters backing the leftist Sandinista party took to the streets to support the results of local elections that the opposition says President Daniel Ortega rigged.
Co-Pilot Disabled, Attendant Helped Land Jet, Irish Report Says
Wed Nov 19, 8:33 PM ESTAn Air Canada co-pilot having a mental breakdown had to be forcibly removed from the cockpit, restrained and sedated early this year, an Irish investigation concluded Wednesday.
Chinese Leader in Cuba on Trade Tour
Wed Nov 19, 2:34 AM ESTPresident Hu Jintao of China toured Havana as his country expanded its already extensive economic relationship with Cuba.
In Drug Inquiry, Mexico Arrests Another Top Police Official
Wed Nov 19, 2:05 AM ESTThe arrest of Ricardo Gutiérrez Vargas, who worked as Mexico’s main liaison with Interpol, was the latest blow to Mexico’s police forces.
For Mexico’s Wealthy, Expenses Include Guards
Mon Nov 17, 12:30 AM ESTAs drug-related violence spirals out of control, security measures have become a way of life for Mexico’s affluent.
Canadian Air Crash Kills Seven
Sun Nov 16, 10:13 PM ESTA Grumman Goose amphibious aircraft crashed north of Vancouver, British Columbia on Sunday, killing seven occupants, the Canadian Armed Forces said.
Edward Sheehan, 78, Foreign Correspondent, Dies
Sat Nov 15, 7:50 PM ESTMr. Sheehan’s perceptive, literate dispatches from the Middle East, Africa and Central America explored the political machinations of the powerful and the misery of the powerless.
Winter Games Project Hits Snag in Vancouver
Fri Nov 14, 11:22 PM ESTThe freeze in credit markets and a collapse of the city’s real estate market have made the financing of the Winter Games a critical issue.
The Saturday Profile: As a Memoirist, a Chilean Diplomat Takes Off the White Gloves
Fri Nov 14, 10:40 PM ESTHeraldo Muñoz overcame his initial reluctance to write about his past when he realized that General Pinochet had affected an entire generation in Chile.
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