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Protestors throw stones at police as during a demonstration where thousands of students gathered to demand fundamental changes in education policies in Santiago, Chile, September 22, 2011.

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Student Protesters, Police Clash in Chile

Student protesters have taken to the streets, complaining of what they see as the high cost and low standards of education in Chile

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Police and a bus block a motorway at a crime scene in Boca del Rio, on the outskirts of Veracruz, September 20, 2011.

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State prosecutor Reynaldo Escobar says victims, both men and women, had connections to organized crime

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, September 19, 2011.

Clinton Touts Haiti's Investment Potential

Former US president says Caribbean nation has potential for sparking competition that could transform it into regional leader

Refugees take cover from the rain under an improvised shelter at a military zone for people displaced by earthquakes in Cuilapa, Guatemala, September 19, 2011.

6 Earthquakes Strike Guatemala in 12 Hours

Largest quake, with a magnitude of 5.8, hit just after noon local time and was centered some 52 kilometers south of Guatemala City

Location of Guatemala's earthquake, Sep 19, 2011

3 Earthquakes Strike Guatemala; 3 Dead

Largest quake, with a magnitude of 5.8, hit just after noon local time

Rubber tapper Jose Claudio Ribeiro da Silva, left, and his wife Maria do Espirito Santo look at the camera in this undated photo in Brazil. Ribeiro da Silva, an activist who was fighting to protect the Amazon rain forest from loggers, was shot and killed

Suspects Arrested in Amazon Rainforest Activist Murders

Two brothers were arrested in the killing of two Amazon rainforest activists in May while a third suspect remains at large

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez touches his head as he speaks to the media in Caracas September 17, 2011, before heading to Cuba for more chemotherapy.

Chavez to Undergo More Chemotherapy in Cuba

Treatment is fourth for Venezuelan president who had cancerous tumor removed from pelvic area in June

Conservationists Trying to Save, Reproduce Endangered Frogs

Forty percent of all frogs in danger of extinction, according to the Smithsonian Institution

Mexico's President Felipe Calderon waves the national flag next to his wife Margarita Zavala, while thousands of Mexicans celebrate the 201st anniversary of the country's independence from Spain, September 15, 2011.

Mexico Celebrates Independence Day

President Felipe Calderon gave the call to arms 'El Grito,' before thousands of revelers under heavy police security

Amidst tear gas, a young man carries stones during a protest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, September 14, 2011.

Haitian Protesters Demand Ouster of UN Troops

Cell phone video leak allegedly showing several Uruguayan peacekeepers sexually assaulting 18-year-old man sparked protest

Peruvian Rebels Attack Military Helicopter

Officials blame Maoist Shining Path for death of two soldiers who were patrolling Apurimac and Ene River valley

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