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Police in Peru say they have located a helicopter which went missing in the south of the country. The helicopter left the Amazon region of Madre de Dios on Wednesday evening with foreign nationals on board bound for Cusco....
French President Francois Hollande has said a suicide attack that killed four French soldiers will not affect his country’s exit timetable. The deaths come as France prepares for parliamentary elections on Sunday. Hollande said it was not possible to speed up French plans for combat troops to leave...
ARAL MOREIRA, Brazil — The gunmen emerged from pickup trucks at dawn, their faces hidden in balaclavas, and stormed into an encampment surrounded by a field of soybean plants near this town on Brazil’s porous frontier with Paraguay. Multimedia Slide Show In Brazil, Battles for Ancestral...
Argentina's government has placed a virtual ban on purchases of foreign currency and is trying to buy every US dollar available as it bids to increase central bank reserves and repay government debt. President Christina Kirchner wants Argentinians to start saving in the country's peso...
Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian officials say they have located a helicopter that went down in the Andes with 14 people aboard, including eight South Koreans and three...
Scientists in the US say they may have discovered a much safer technique to conduct weight-loss surgeries by using a key component of chilli peppers in the procedures. Capsaicin, which gives chilli its burning spiciness, might help to significantly reduce the harmful side-effects of...
