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LIMA: At least 26 people died and seven others were injured early Saturday after a bus plunged 200 meters (650 feet) down a ravine in northern Peru, police said.The bus veered off a mountain road near the town of Otuzco some 570 kilometers (350 miles) north of Lima."So far, we've recovered 26 bodies, and seven people have been hurt," said Asto Moreno, an official with Otuzco's police force.Authorities blamed the region's treacherous, winding roads, the poor condition of the vehicle and driver error for the accident.Road accidents are common in the Peruvian Andes due to poorly maintained roads, inconsistent vehicle maintenance, and the propensity of overworked bus drivers to speed.In 2011, 1,124 people were killed and 2,583 injured in 1,108 highway accidents, according to the latest official figures. Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013 ...
MIAMI: By plane, train and automobile, Venezuelans in the southern United States head this weekend to their national consulate in the city of New Orleans to vote in Sunday's presidential election.The election pits acting President Nicolas Maduro, who has vowed to continue the leftist policies of the late Hugo Chavez, against unified opposition candidate Henrique Capriles.Tens of thousands of Venezuelans live in the United States. Many of them fled their country in disagreement over the ...
TAMPA: Cuba allowed US authorities to land a plane in Havana and retrieve an American couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons and sailing to the communist island with them, Florida officials said.The FBI plane returned to Tampa, Florida, early on Wednesday with Joshua Michael Hakken, his wife, Sharyn Hakken, their sons, 4-year-old Cole and 2-year-old Chase, and the family dog, a Hillsborough County Sheriff's spokesman said.The parents, who had lost custody of their ...
SANTIAGO: A Chilean court suspended construction of what would be one of the world's biggest gold mines on Wednesday, accepting a complaint filed by indigenous groups on environmental grounds.The project was launched in 2009 by Canadian mining company Barrick Gold, the world's largest gold producer, after an initial investment of $8 billion.It plans to spend $8.5 billion more on the unfinished Pascua Lama mine, which straddles the Chile-Argentina border at an altitude of 4,000 meters ...
BOGOTA: Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos led a march for peace through Bogota Tuesday, calling for an end to decades of armed conflict at a time when peace talks in Havana are under fire from his predecessor Alvaro Uribe. Hundreds of soldiers joined Santos and his cabinet ministers at the Plaza of the Fallen Heroes, one of seven starting points for the march by thousands of people, many of them in white T-shirts and carrying ...
MEXICO CITY: Mexico's auto production and shipments dropped in March compared with the same month a year earlier, the Mexican Auto Industry Association (AMIA) said on Monday. Automobile output fell 11.2 percent to 238,519 vehicles, while exports slid 9.7 percent to 204,475 units over the same period, the industry group said. Car making is a key component of Mexico's manufacturing sector.March exports to the United States decreased 7.3 percent to 128,761 vehicles, while shipments to ...
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