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Two soldiers killed, three injured in Colombia minefield

May 22, 2008, 19:00 GMT

Bogota - Two Colombian soldiers died and three others were injured after stepping on an anti-personnel mine allegedly planted by leftist rebels in a rural area in the southwestern Colombian province of Cauca, the Army said Thursday. ... more

Argentine boys said to have killed two-year-old girl

May 21, 2008, 22:08 GMT

Buenos Aires - Two young brothers, age seven and nine, are said to have brutally tortured and killed a two-year-old girl with 'full understanding' of what they did to the victim, the state news agency reported Wednesday. ... more

Policemen in reporters' guise end Colombia hostage crisis (Roundup)

May 21, 2008, 21:49 GMT

Bogota - Police officers disguised as journalists Wednesday overpowered a grenade-toting hostage taker in Colombia's pension affairs building and freed all 19 hostages. ... more

Pension frustration prompts Colombian officer to take 19 hostages

May 21, 2008, 17:49 GMT

Bogota - A retired Colombian military officer was holding 19 people hostage in the pension affairs building Wednesday, holding a grenade and threatening to set it off if his application for retirement pay continues to languish. ... more

Eight dead in shootout between alleged drug gangs in Mexico

May 21, 2008, 0:47 GMT

Mexico City - At least eight people died Tuesday in central Mexico in a shootout between alleged drug gangs, provincial authorities confirmed. ... more

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