Carlos Fuentes, one of the most famous Latin American authors, known for fiction and political essays, dies in Mexico at the age of 83.

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Mexico writer Carlos Fuentes dies

Trip marks first visit to Latin America.

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Pope Speaks Against Mexican Violence

Catholics from all over Latin America gathered in central Mexico on Friday, clogging roads, carrying rosary beads, and praying for a meaningful glimpse of Pope Benedict XVI.

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Pope, Arriving in Mexico, Decries Violence There and Marxism in Cuba

The UK is launching its strongest diplomatic offensive in Latin America for two centuries, Foreign Secretary William Hague says, on a visit to Brazil.

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The UK is launching its strongest diplomatic offensive in Latin America for two centuries, Foreign Secretary William Hague says, on a visit to Brazil.

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The UK is launching its strongest diplomatic offensive in Latin America for two centuries, Foreign Secretary William Hague says, on a visit to Brazil.

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The US rejects as “horrific” Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s musings about whether the US might be giving Latin American leaders cancer.

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US rejects Chavez cancer comments

Alleges CIA responsible for Latin American leaders’ health issues.

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Chávez: U.S. Using Cancer as Weapon

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez asks whether the US is giving Latin American leaders cancer, after Argentina’s president is diagnosed with the disease.

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Chavez muses on ‘US cancer plot’

Large numbers of people across Latin America apply for Spanish citizenship, on the day Spain ends entitlement for descendants of civil war emigrants.

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Exiles rush for Spanish passports

Leaders from 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean approve the creation of a new regional bloc that excludes the United States and Canada.

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New LatAm bloc ends first meeting

Venezuela’s President Chavez hosts a summit creating a new regional bloc, bringing together 33 Latin American and Caribbean countries without the US or Canada.

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Hugo Chavez hosts summit minus US

Prayers will be a “more accurate” Latin translation.

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Catholic Church Changes Mass

Puerto Rican rappers Calle 13 win a record nine awards at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, including best album for Entren Los Que Quieran.

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Calle 13 scoop nine Latin Grammys

Puerto Rican rappers Calle 13 win a record nine awards at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, including best album for Entren Los Que Quieran.

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