• [MEXICO]

    Mexican Governor Pins Killing on Cartels

    Drug-cartel gunmen were responsible for the shooting of two U.S. government law-enforcement agents, the governor of the Mexican state where the men were attacked said.

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    Riot Police Face Striking Truckers in Colombia

    Antiriot police began assembling in front of striking Colombian truckers, who for three days have been causing major traffic jams by setting up roadblocks on the capital city's main arteries.

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    [METALS]

    Precious Metals Weigh on Manufacturers

    As precious metals gain favor as safe-haven investments, higher prices are squeezing companies that use the materials in industries as varied as construction equipment and film making.

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    Brazil: No Plans to Press China on Yuan

    Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said Brazil and the U.S. have no plans to jointly press China to allow further appreciation of the yuan.

  • [0214chevron]

    Chevron Gets Record Judgment

    Chevron was ordered by a court in Ecuador to pay more than $8.6 billion to clean up oil pollution in the country's rainforest in what is believed to be the largest-ever judgment in an environmental case.

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    [CROPS]

    Freeze Hits Vegetables

    A major freeze in Mexico earlier this month has resulted in a shortage across the U.S. of tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers and other produce that could last until April and lead to higher prices at the grocery store.

  • [G20]

    G-20 to Address Hot Money

    The world's economic leaders are expected to agree next week on the need for a new system to oversee international capital flows. But a decision on what exactly the guidelines should be, and how to enforce them, could prove a much thornier issue.

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    Android Leads Handset-Sales Surge

    Global handset sales surged last year, led by smartphones based on Google's Android platform, research firm Gartner said.

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    Underwater Fiber-Optic Cable Reaches Cuba

    An underwater fiber-optic cable linking Venezuela to Cuba has reached the island nation, a Venezuelan official said.

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    Chrysler's Latin Expansion Pressured by Brazil's Real

    Chrysler is closely tracking the strength of the Brazilian real as the currency's rise against the U.S. dollar is pressuring the auto maker's plans to expand in the region.

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    Avon Profit Misses Mark

    Avon fell 15% as currency fluctuations weighed on revenue growth and higher product costs hurt margins. The company called sales "disappointing."

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    Brazil's QGEP Raises $774 Million

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    Brazil's Petrobras Ends Galp Talks

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    Popular Loss Widens

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    Pernod Tastes Win in Rum Row

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    Cemex Posts Fourth-Quarter Loss

The Region

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    Colombia Rebels Free Hostages

    Colombia's largest rebel group on Wednesday released the final two of the six hostages it said it would free as a "humanitarian" gesture, a plan that was criticized by President Juan Manuel Santos as a media show.

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    Mexico's Coffee Harvest Struggles With Weather, Labor Shortage

    Mexico is facing what could be its worst coffee harvest in almost 20 years as a result of bad weather and fewer coffee pickers willing to work. The poor harvest could cause coffee prices, already at a 13½-year high, to climb further.

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    G-20 Frets Over Inflation, Debt

    G-20 officials have agreed to draw up a "limited set" of indicators aimed at curbing economic imbalances and coordinating economic policies, but have yet to decide what those indicators will be, according to an early draft of their statement.

  • [ICE02]

    U.S. Agents Shot in Mexico

    An agent for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency was shot and killed and another agent wounded by unknown gunmen in central Mexico.

  • [CATMAN01]

    Bolivia Circus Animals Find Home in Colorado

    When Bolivia's president signed a law last year banning live animals from circuses, it posed a problem. What to do with the liberated lions? It didn't take long to find a fix: math teacher Pat Craig.

  • [ARGUS]

    U.S., Argentina in Tussle Over Cargo

    A diplomatic row between Argentina and the U.S. escalated on Tuesday, with Argentina rebuffing Washington's demands to return communications and other confiscated equipment.

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    Colombia Truckers Set Up Roadblocks

    Colombian truckers on strike for nearly two weeks ratcheted up the pressure on the government by blocking major roadways in the capital city of Bogota, forcing thousands of commuters to walk to work.

  • Argentina Holds Confiscated U.S. Cargo

    Argentina said it confiscated U.S. government property from a U.S. Air Force cargo plane last week, straining already delicate relations between the countries.

  • Anti-Drug Leader Killed in Mexico

    A top police intelligence official was found dead in his burning armored car in Monterrey, dealing a serious setback to Mexico's attempt to regain control of the country's most prosperous city from warring drug cartels.

  • [0214sub]

    Colombia Captures Smugglers' Submarine

    Colombia naval authorities said Monday that they have seized a sophisticated 105-foot long submarine that drug traffickers were preparing to use to smuggle cocaine to the U.S.

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    Colombia Finds Drug-Smuggling Sub

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    Colombia Shuts Down Mines

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    Plane Crash Kills Officials in Honduras

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    Colombia Suspends Hostage-Release Program

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    Venezuelan Lawmakers Trade Punches

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