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Mexican army soldiers stand outside a home where gunmen killed an elderly woman and two of her grandchildren in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, March 15, 2011
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Gunmen Kill 2 Children, Woman in Mexican Resort City

Convoy of gunmen chasing rival opened fire at house after man they were pursuing attempted to hide in it

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Obama Aims to Show Support for Democracy in Latin America

During visit to region, he is also expected to praise economic progress in Latin America

FILE -- A Jan. 15, 2010 file photo shows former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide during a press conference in Johannesburg, South Africa

US Urges Haiti’s Aristide to Delay Return

Officials want Aristide to delay return until after Haiti's March 20 presidential election

Cuba's dissident Oscar Elias Biscet makes the victory sign as he embraces his wife Elsa Morejon after being released from jail in Havana, Cuba, March 11, 2011

Cuba Releases Prominent Dissident

Oscar Elias Biscet was part of a group of 52 dissidents arrested in 2003 Cuban government crackdown on opponents

Fishermen pull a boat from the sea in preparation for a possible tsunami in the Pacific resort city of Mazatlan, Mexico, March 11, 2011

Tsunami Weakens Substantially Before Hitting Americas

Damage less than feared after massive wave lost energy as it traveled thousands of kilometers across Pacific Ocean

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (File Photo)

Guatemalans Seek US Compensation for Syphilis Infections

Attorneys seek compensation for victims of experiments by US doctors in Guatemala in 1940s

FBI Executive Assistant Director Shawn Henry (r) holds up a wanted poster during a news conference in Washington with Attorney General Eric Holder, March 9, 2011

US Targets Mexican Drug Gang

Ten Mexican nationals associated with criminal gang charged in last year's murder of a US consulate employee and two other people

Twenty-year-old Marisol Valles sits at her desk at the police station in Praxedis G. Guerrero, October 20, 2010 (file photo)

Ex-Mexican Police Chief Seeking Asylum Arrives in US

Authorities say Marisol Valles will be allowed to present her case to an immigration judge

Nicaragua's Carlos Jose Arguello Gomez and his legal team at the International Court of Justice, The Hague, March 8, 2011

World Court Rules on Costa Rica-Nicaragua Dispute

Court of Justice in The Hague ordering both countries to keep all security forces out of disputed border region along San Juan River

Senators Max Baucus (l) and Orrin Hatch (file photo)

Key Members of US Senate Urge Faster Action on Trade Deals

Supporters want deals sent to Congress for approval, skeptics say trade pacts with S. Korea, Colombia and Panama have problems

A float from the Beija Flor samba school parades through the Sambadrome during carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Tuesday March 8, 2011

Carnival at Full Tilt as Rio Parties On

It's raucous party time in Rio de Janeiro as thousands of Brazilians, foreign tourists celebrate festival amid floats, celebs, dancers

Map of Colombia

23 Oil Workers Kidnapped in Colombia

Colombian authorities say FARC rebels could have been responsible

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