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Peruvian killers suspected of selling human fat for beauty products

Nov 20, 2009, 18:00 GMT

Lima - A Peruvian criminal gang is suspected of killing dozens of peasants in order to sell their tissue for use in beauty products, local media reported overnight. ... more

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US: Micheletti's temporary step down could open "political space"

Nov 20, 2009, 19:25 GMT

Washington - The United States sees the decision by Honduras' disputed de-facto leader to step down during elections as a 'positive step,' a senior US State Department official said Friday. ... more

Grenade attacks shake central Mexico in the wake of arrest

Nov 20, 2009, 18:55 GMT

Mexico City - Successive grenade attacks on police facilities left one person injured and caused damage in central Mexico, in violence that offials said could be linked to the arrest of an alleged drug boss. ... more

Fire destroys 106 homes in poor neighbourhood in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Nov 20, 2009, 18:10 GMT

Quito - A serious fire on Friday destroyed 106 homes in a poor neighbourhood in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador. ... more

Peruvian killers suspected of selling human fat for beauty products

Nov 20, 2009, 18:00 GMT

Lima - A Peruvian criminal gang is suspected of killing dozens of peasants in order to sell their tissue for use in beauty products, local media reported overnight. ... more

Honduras' de facto leader plans to give up power temporarily

Nov 20, 2009, 15:01 GMT

Tegucigalpa, Honduras - De facto Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti is planning to give up power temporarily, from Wednesday to December 2. ... more

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Gone with the rain: 130 dead in El Salvador (Feature)

Nov 9, 2009, 19:26 GMT

   San Salvador - The sky above Salvadoran capital El Salvador appeared clear Tuesday: a radiant sun shone to dry the remnants of a weekend of weather chaos that changed whole landscapes. ... more

In Pictures: 'El Salvador Floods'

Nov 9, 2009, 6:31 GMT

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We have added a new set of pictures from the event "El Salvador Floods". ... more

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