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In paying for sex changes, Cuba breaks from past

HAVANA (AP) — Looking in the mirror used to make Yiliam Gonzalez sick to her stomach.

Brazil's Silva: A Rousseff win would KO machismo

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's president said his hand-picked candidate to succeed him in October's election would help do away with…

US-born capo, drug lord's brother fight for cartel

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities say a U.S.-born hitman is fighting the brother of a deceased drug lord for control of the Beltran-Leyva…

US hospital ship Comfort leaving Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The U.S. military hospital ship Comfort has completed its relief mission in Haiti and is heading home.

Chile's Bachelet reflects on term in TV interview

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile's president denies any delay in sending soldiers out to help with the massive earthquake.

Suspect: Charges in Argentine bomb case are 'lies'

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Iranian accused of masterminding the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center that killed 85 people…

Venezuelan officials take control of 2 sugar mills

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's government seized control of two sugar mills Tuesday and threatened to expropriate them, accusing…

Guatemala closer to extraditing ex-president to US

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala is a step closer to extraditing former President Alfonso Portillo to the United States to face money…

AP Interview: Silva says Iran sanctions dangerous

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's president warned Tuesday that U.S.-proposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program could lead to…

Former Medellin drug trafficker Porras dies at 62

BOGOTA (AP) — Evaristo Porras, a former high-flying Medellin cartel drug trafficker associated with Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, has…

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