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10 dead in shootout in north Mexico

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) -- Mexican authorities say 10 people have been killed during a shootout among gunmen in the country's north. Prosecutors in the border state of Chihuahua say the gun battle happened earlier this week in the town of Temosachi, abo

Mexican journalist disappears, feared kidnapped

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) -- A police beat reporter at a newspaper in northern Mexico and her infant son are missing and they are feared kidnapped, a newspaper official said Tuesday. Reporter Stephania Cardoso works for the El Zocalo newspaper in the cit

Mayweather gets license for May 5 fight vs. Cotto

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Floyd Mayweather Jr said Wednesday he will fight Miguel Cotto on May 5 in Las Vegas. Mayweather made the announcement after getting a conditional one-fight license and a lecture from Nevada athletic commiss

Doctors: Manuel Noriega has a benign brain tumour

PANAMA CITY (AP) -- Doctors in Panama said Tuesday that former dictator Manuel Noriega has a benign brain tumour, a possible heart condition and other ailments that raise the risk of him dying in prison. A team of private doctors hired by Noriega's family

Calderon: Race to replace me still open

By E EDUARDO CASTILLO and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon has begun speaking out about the race to replace him, a potentially controversial move in a country where sitting presidents are barred

Chavez dismisses rumours, saying he'll be home soon

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reappeared on television Monday after an eight-day silence, scoffing at rumours that his health took a turn for the worse and saying he plans to be back home t

Panetta: War strategy can't be guided by polls

By LOLITA BALDOR Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) -- The war in Afghanistan can't be determined by polls, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday, asserting that the US must continue with its strategy in the decade-old conflict despite plummeting

Panetta: War strategy can't be guided by polls

By LOLITA BALDOR Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) -- The war in Afghanistan can't be determined by polls, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday, asserting that the US must continue with its strategy in the decade-old conflict despite plummeting

Gatlin anxious for return to Olympic trials

JUSTIN GATLING wins the 100-meter event at the Prefontaine Classic athletics meet in Eugene, Oregon. Now 30 and eight years removed from his last Olympic trials, Gatlin's all business as he steps to the line this weekend. (AP) By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Wri

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