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| Sep.3 |
 Colombia |
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 Military: Key rebel Caracas killed Medina Caracas, the fugitive from a U.S. drug trafficking indictment, was killed in an air attack on a guerrilla encampment
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| Sep.7 |
 Paris |
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Hosts France stunned by Argentina Argentina pulled off one of the great upsets of rugby history when they beat hosts and major favorites 17-12 in the opening match
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| Sep.9 |
Colombia |
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6.8 earthquake struck off Pacific coast Power outages were reported in at least 3 cities, but there was no sign of widespread damage
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| Sep.11 |
 Washington |
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Chiquita: $25M fine for terror payments Banana producer will pay a fine and serve 5 years' probation for once paying millions of dollars to terrorist organizations in Colombia
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| Sep.12 |
 Chile |
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Hundreds arrested on coup anniversary| Police battled hundreds of protesters on the anniversary of a 1973 military coup. 1 police officer was killed and 41 other people were injured | |
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| Sep.13 |
 Brazil |
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Gang used ATM 'blood suckers' to steal Police arrested 24 people in a crackdown on a gang that implanted devices in ATMs that recorded banking data
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 Peru |
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Blood banks face HIV crisis  Dozens of blood banks in Peru have been closed after at least 4 people were infected with the virus through contaminated transfusions
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| Sep.17 |
New England |
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Yale to return Peruvian artefacts The University has agreed to return to Peru thousands of Inca relics that were excavated at Machu Picchu by a history professor, Hiram Bingham
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| Sep.18 |
Peru |
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Scores ill in 'meteor crash'| Some 600 people have required treatment after an object from space plummeted to Earth in a remote area | |
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| Sep.21 |
Chile |
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 Chile court extradites Fujimori | Supreme Court has approved the extradition of Peru's former President. He is to be sent back to Peru | |
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Chile |
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 Fujimori begins flight home| A few hours after Justice Chaigneau of the Supreme Court made the announcement on TV, Fujimori was in a helicopter beginning the journey home | |
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| Sep.22 |
Peru |
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Exiled Fujimori arrives to face charges | Former President landed in Peru, a day after the Chile approved his extradition to face 5 corruption and two human rights abuse charges | |
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| Sep.27 |
 China |
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 Brazil stun the U.S. in semifinal  Brazil marched into the final of the Women's World Cup for the first time after thrashing the U.S. 4-0 in the semifinals in Hangzhou
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 Bolivia |
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 Iran strengthens South American ties Ahmadinejad opened his nation's wallet to Bolivia and then visited Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, in a post-U.N. trip
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| Sep.28 |
Colombia |
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Farc woman steals plane to desert An armed female member of Colombia's Farc rebel group hijacked a small plane to escape her 'tortuous life' with the guerrillas
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| Sep.30 |
 Ecuador |
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President Correa claims poll win Exit polls show Correa's party heading for a strong majority in the new assembly
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