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 Venezuela |
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 Chavez 'conscious' says his deputy President Hugo Chavez is conscious but in a 'delicate and complex situation' after a cancer operation in Cuba, Vice-President Nicolas Maduro...
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| Jan.2 |
Venezuela |
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Venezuelan opposition demands Chavez details As rumors about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's health swirl, supporters and opponents of the ailing leader are trading barbs over who is behind them
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| Jan.3 |
 Cuba |
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Chavez battling 'severe' lung infection| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is battling a 'severe' lung infection that has caused respiratory failure, a top official said | |
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| Jan.4 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez 'can rule without oath' The government has said President Hugo Chavez can begin his new six-year term in office, even if he is too ill to attend a swearing-in ceremony
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| Jan.5 |
Venezuela |
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 Italian fashion boss Missoni missing off Venezuela  Map of Los Roques Venezuela| A small plane carrying six people, one of them Vittorio Missoni, a director of Italy's Missoni fashion house, is missing off the coast of Venezuela | |
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Assembly opens amid Chavez crisis Venezuela's National Assembly is holding its new session as the health of President Hugo Chavez casts doubt over his inauguration
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Chavez ally elected by assembly| National Assembly has met to choose its leader Diosdado Cabello, a possible stand-in for President Chavez who is in Cuba following cancer surgery | |
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| Jan.6 |
 Bolivia |
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Bolivia alleges US Morales 'plot' A Bolivian minister has alleged his government has 'irrefutable evidence' that the United States has been working to destabilise President Evo...
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| Jan.7 |
 Barcelona |
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 Messi crowned world's best for record fourth time| Argentina star is becoming the first player to win FIFA's prestigious Ballon d'Or title on four separate occasions | |
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Show of support called for Chavez Venezuela's authorities have urged President Chavez's supporters to join a major rally on, when he is due to be sworn in for a 3rth term
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| Jan.8 |
Venezuela |
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Chavez will not be sworn in on inauguration day Medical treatment in Cuba will keep Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez from being sworn in for a new term this week, a top official said
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 Peru |
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7 killed in Peru helicopter crash, including Americans Investigators are working to determine what caused a helicopter crash in central Peru that killed seven people, including five Americans
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| Jan.9 |
 Brazil |
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Hackers expose Brazil politicians A hacker in Brazil has published sensitive personal data of politicians convicted during a major corruption trial known as the 'Mensalao'
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| Jan.10 |
Peru |
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Dakar Rally hit by deaths
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| Jan.11 |
 Argentina |
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Argentina raid on paedophile ring Police in Argentina say they have broken up an international network of paedophiles who swapped pornographic images and videos of children
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| Jan.13 |
Cuba |
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Venezuelan leaders back in Havana Most senior political leaders are in Cuba to visit President Chavez, who is still in a serious condition after his latest cancer operation
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| Jan.20 |
 Colombia |
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 Colombia Farc rebels end truce Colombia's Farc rebels have ended their two-month-long unilateral ceasefire hours after President Santos said security forces were ready
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Brazil city fights dengue fever Health authorities in the Brazilian city of Campo Grande, in the southern state of Mato Grosso do Sul, are fighting a dengue fever epidemic
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| Jan.24 |
Colombia |
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FARC: Peace talks are accelerating Colombia's peace talks are advancing at an accelerated pace – 'in the rhythm of mambo', as a FARC spokesman put it
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| Jan.25 |
Venezuela |
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Deadly prison riot in Venezuela  At least 50 people have been killed in Uribana prison riot in western Venezuela, hospital staff say
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| Jan.27 |
Brazil |
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Brazil night club fire kills 230 in Santa Maria Map of Santa Maria Brazil At least 230 people have died in a fire that swept through a nightclub in a university city in southern Brazil, police and officials say
| The fire began when a band let off fireworks at the Kiss club in Rio Grande do Sul.
Many victims inhaled toxic fumes or were crushed as panicking clubbers tried to escape.
President Dilma Rousseff has been visiting survivors at the city's Caridade hospital
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Brazil mourns Santa Maria nightclub fire victims Map of Santa Maria Brazil Brazil has declared three days of national mourning for 231 people killed in a nightclub fire in the southern city of Santa Maria
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| Jan.28 |
Brazil |
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Three held over Brazil club fire An owner of the Kiss nightclub, a member of the band Gurizada Fandangueira, and its security chief were being questioned
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| Jan.29 |
Brazil |
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Brazil safety revamp before World Cup
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 Brazil fire 'caused by flares' Map of Santa Maria Brazil The chief investigator in the southern city of Santa Maria has said that cheap fireworks meant for outdoor use caused a deadly nightclub fire
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