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Venezuela threatens to
reconsider ties with US
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
said Sunday that his government
would reconsider its diplomatic
ties with the United States if
the US government does not
extradite Luis Posada Carriles,
who was a Venezuelan citizen
accused of terrorism by Cuba.
Fierce fighting between
Colombian army, rebels kill 31
Fierce fighting between the
Colombian government army and
the rebel Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia (FARC) over
the weekend killed at least 31
people in three regions, said
the army.
Brazil Cracks Down on Corruption
as Never Before
Brazilian Justice Minister
Marcio Thomaz Bastos has
stressed Sunday that Brazil has
never fought corruption with
such force and efficacy as
nowadays, although strong crack
downs can give the erroneous
idea that this evil has
increased.
Flooding Rivers Cause Haste
Evacuation in DR
The National Emergency
Commission in Dominican Republic
has reported Sunday that recent
heavy rains have caused rivers
and streams to flood areas,
damaging homes, commerce and the
evacuation of thousands of
people.
Mexico
Welcomed Nearly Six Million
Visitors in 2005 First Quarter
The inflow of foreign tourists
to Mexico climbed 12.3 percent
in the first three months of
this year compared to the first
quarter a year ago when the
local travel industry came in
for 5.7 million sunbathers.
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