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| Jul.1 |
Argentina |
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Mercosur condemns EU migrant law
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Venezuela |
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General who opposes Chavez detained
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| Jul.2 |
 Colombia |
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 Betancourt rescued from FARC  In a secret operation the Colombian military infiltrated rebel group and deceived its members into giving up 15 hostages
| Along with French-Colombian politician, 3 American contractors and 11 other hostages who were Colombian police were rescued. Appearing healthy after being held for 6 years in the jungle, Betancourt walked down from a military jet in Bogota and hugged her mother and husband
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Colombia |
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Uribe pushes for peace
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| Jul.3 |
Colombia |
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 Betancourt reunited with family The French-Colombian politician was among 15 hostages rescued without a shot being fired as their captors were tricked into handing them over
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Colombia |
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Betancourt urges FARC peace talks
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| Jul.4 |
 Paris |
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Betancourt joy at French return| Freed hostage has expressed her joy to be in France, 2 days after her dramatic release from captivity in the Colombian jungle | |
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Colombia |
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Video shows orderly hostage rescue Colombia showed video of an orderly mission that ended in hugs and laughter for 15 hostages who were rescued from a guerilla group
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| Jul.7 |
Colombia |
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 Ex-jungle captive: 'We fought each other' The hostages held alongside Ingrid Betancourt in the jungle endured years of deprivation and abuse from the leftist rebels who kidnapped them
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| Jul.8 |
 Chile |
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 Nazi hunters search for 'Dr. Death' The Simon Wiesenthal Center has strong evidence that a former SS member Aribert Heim is in southern Chile or Argentina
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 Bolivia |
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At least 46 killed in truck crash  A truck carrying farmers plunged 200 meters into a ravine in southern Andes. 60 people were aboard the truck when it went off a cliff
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| Jul.9 |
Colombia |
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2 FARC members offered money At least 2 members of the rebel group were offered money to switch sides and deliver bogus orders as part of rescue of 15 hostages
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Paris |
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Betancourt: FARC captivity 'was hell' Ingrid Betancourt says death was her 'everyday companion' during the 6 years she was a hostage of a leftist rebel group
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| Jul.10 |
 Texas |
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FARC 'don't recognize humanity' The 3 Americans rescued from captivity in the Colombian jungle carried with them a metal lock, a bullet, a chess board made of cardboar
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| Jul.11 |
 Venezuela |
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 Uribe and Chavez hail 'new era' President Hugo Chavez and his Colombian counterpart say they want to promote closer ties, after months of political tension
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| Jul.13 |
 South Vietnam |
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Miss Venezuela crowned Miss Universe An elated Dayana Mendoza was crowned Miss Universe 2008 in a contest marked by the spectacle of Miss USA falling down
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| Jul.14 |
Chile |
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SS doctor 'still alive in Chile' Simon Wiesenthal Centre: Former SS doctor Aribert Heim is still likely to be alive in Chile. He tortured and killed prisoners in Mauthausen
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| Jul.15 |
Colombia |
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Colombia used Red Cross logo in rescue| Colombian military intelligence used the Red Cross emblem in a operation in which leftist guerrillas were duped into handing over 15 hostages | |
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 Argentina |
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Rallies divide Buenos Aires before tax vote Tens of thousands of farmers and government supporters are staging dueling protests ahead of a Senate vote on controversial farm taxes
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| Jul.17 |
Argentina |
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Nazi hunter: Closing in on 'Dr. Death' Efraim Zuroff made progress in finding 94-year-old Aribert Heim, former concentration camp physician, accused of torturing Jewish prisoners
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| Jul.18 |
Argentina |
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President drops farm tax after protests| Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is dropping an agricultural export tax that has provoked months of protests from farmers | |
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| Jul.20 |
Paris |
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Betancourt in plea to FARC rebels The recently freed French-Colombian politician has urged her former captors, the Marxist rebels, to release all hostages
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Colombia |
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World rallies for FARC hostages' freedom| More than a million Colombians marked their independence day with marches and concerts demanding freedom for hostages still held by rebels | |
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| Jul.22 |
 Moscow |
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Chavez to spend big on Russian weapons Venezuelan President arrived to discuss a deal to spend billions on Russia weapons
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| Jul.24 |
 Ecuador |
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Assembly backs draft charter A special assembly approved a new draft constitution granting leftist president broad powers, including the ability to dissolve Congress
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| Jul.30 |
 Brazil |
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Musician leaves government The musician and Minister of Culture, Gilberto Gil, says he is standing down from the government to concentrate on his music career
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| Jul.31 |
Rio de Janeiro |
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Brazil revives nuclear power plant A government-controlled firm Electronuclear is forging ahead with plans to resume expansion of nuclear power program
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