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Bolivia down Brazil

Brazil, already qualified for the World Cup, had no answer to a lively Bolivia playing at high altitude here in the Andes on Sunday.
 

Bolivia to buy Chinese jets to battle drugs

LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia plans to buy six Chinese light military aircraft worth nearly $58 million to fight drug traffickers in the world's No. 3 cocaine producer, leftist President Evo Morales said on Saturday.
 

Under the cover(s) with pediment gold

Gold explorer to benefit from near term gold production at sites in Mexico . ?As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information?
 

Bolivian med school head busted for bodies on roof

A Bolivian university director is in police custody after five bodies were discovered decomposing on the roof of a building his school shares with a movie theater, police said Wednesday.
 

Bolivian med school head busted for bodies on roof

Bolivian med school rector detained after police find 5 decomposing bodies on roof. A Bolivian university director is in police custody after five bodies were discovered decomposing on the roof of a building his school shares with a movie theater, police said Wednesday.
 

Travel briefs

Travel briefs. Washington tourism launches 'Lost Symbol' Web site for Dan Brown book
 

Priest used juice cans to hijack Mexican plane

A Protestant priest who hijacked a Mexican plane with 104 people aboard on a divine mission to save Mexico used three juice cans to convince crew members he had a bomb, he later told reporters.
 

Priest on 'divine mission' hijacks Mexican plane

A Protestant priest who hijacked a Mexican plane mid-air with 104 people on board, triggering a brief airport drama, claimed he was on a divine mission, officials said.
 

Maradona's woes deepen after Paraguay defeat

The chances of two-time World Cup champions Argentina failing to make the World Cup finals for the first time since 1970 shortened as they were beaten 1-0 by Paraguay in Asuncion which saw the victors reach their eighth finals.
 

Maradona's woes deepen after Paraguay defeat

The chances of two-time World Cup champions Argentina failing to make the World Cup finals for the first time since 1970 shortened as they were beaten 1-0 by Paraguay in Asuncion which saw the victors reach their eighth finals.
 

Storm Jimena brings havoc to Mexican resorts

Tropical Storm Jimena lashed Mexico's Baja California peninsula Thursday with torrential rains and powerful winds, cutting off villages, destroying homes and leaving one person missing.
 

Storm Jimena brings havoc to Mexican resorts

Tropical Storm Jimena battered Mexico's Baja California peninsula Thursday with torrential rain and powerful winds, cutting off villages, destroying homes and leaving one person missing.
 

Storm brings havoc to Mexican resorts

Tropical Storm Jimena battered Mexico's Baja California peninsula Thursday with torrential rain and powerful winds, cutting off villages, destroying homes and leaving one person missing.
 

Weakened Jimena wreaks havoc on Mexican peninsula

Tropical Storm Jimena battered Mexico's Baja California peninsula Thursday with torrential rain and powerful winds, cutting off villages, destroying homes and leaving one person missing.
 

Hurricane Jimena batters western Mexico

SAN CARLOS, Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Jimena smashed flimsy buildings, bent trees and tore fishing boats from their moorings as it collided with Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Wednesday.
 

Hurricane Jimena batters western Mexico

SAN CARLOS, Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Jimena smashed flimsy buildings, bent trees and tore fishing boats from their moorings as it collided with Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Wednesday.
 

Hurricane Jimena lashes southern Baja California

Heavy winds, battering waves and intense rain pummeled residents and tourists in this vacation resort as dangerous Hurricane Jimena, one of the largest hurricanes this year, raked Baja California's southern coast late Tuesday.
 

Mexico evacuates thousands ahead of hurricane

Heavy winds, battering waves and intense rain pummeled residents and tourists in this vacation resort as Hurricane Jimena, one of the largest hurricanes this year, raked the coast late Tuesday.
 

Mexico evacuates thousands ahead of hurricane

Heavy winds, battering waves and intense rain pummeled residents and tourists in this vacation resort as Hurricane Jimena, one of the largest hurricanes this year, raked the coast late Tuesday.
 

Weakened Jimena wreaks havoc on Mexican peninsula

Tropical Storm Jimena ripped through humble fishing villages on Mexico's Baja California peninsula, causing major coastal flooding as a fisherman went missing.