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Oct 24

Mapping murder around the globe: Why fatal violence is concentrated in Latin America

By Andrew Mach, Stephen Fee

Earlier this week, Honduran journalist Lourdes Ramírez was one of three women worldwide awarded a 2015 Courage in Journalism Award from the International Women's Media Foundation. Her experience as a female journalist is a microcosm of the danger in Honduras,…

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Sep 20

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Shadowed by fear and violence: One student’s story from a Rio slum

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Since 2003, PBS has followed children from different countries as part of the documentary series "Time for School." In this second installment, hear the story of Jefferson Narciso from Rocinha, one of Rio de Janeiro's poorest and violent neighborhoods. Shy…

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Jun 06

Photos: Amazon River overflows into Brazil’s streets

By News Desk

A branch of the Amazon River called the Rio Solimoes overflowed this week due to heavy rains and flooding, and rose high into the streets of Anama, in the Amazonas state of Brazil, according to Reuters.

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May 16

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Colombia to end anti-drug crop dusting amid health concerns

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Apr 11

El Salvador set to become deadliest peacetime country in the world

By Tracy Wholf

March of this year was the most deadly month on record in El Salvador in more than a decade.

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Dec 07

U.S. transfers six detainees from Guantánamo Bay to Uruguay

By Andrew Mach

Six detainees from Guantánamo Bay prison in Cuba have been transferred to live freely in Uruguay, the Pentagon announced Sunday.

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Nov 25

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New leadership in Medellin, Colombia, transforms former ‘world murder capital’

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Jul 30

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Gangs ‘Do Whatever They Want’ in Honduras City Known as Most Dangerous Place

Drug gangs rule the streets in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, where more than 20 people are murdered each week. Located at the crossroads of drug shipments from South America to the U.S., that city is now called the most dangerous…

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Mar 05

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Hugo Chavez: Political Highlights

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We take a look back at the political career of Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela since 1999 until his death in 2013.

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Feb 01

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Bolivia’s Morales Caught Between Indigenous Roots, Economic Demands

By Larisa Epatko

One of South America's most controversial leaders finds himself -- yet again -- squeezed between two competing demands and constituencies.

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