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Central America
Costa Rica shaken by rare and unruly unrest, strike
A strike called by public-sector unions went into its fifth day on Friday with no apparent end in sight.
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Crime
Thief in Mexico tries to steal hearse, with body inside
Tlaquepaque police have a body of evidence against a man accused of stealing a hearse.
Protest
Students learn the art of opposition in Nicaragua
Students are at the heart of the movement opposing Ortega, who has been in office for 11 years and was last re-elected in 2016.
- by Mary Lee Grant
Venezuela
Panic as Venezuela hit by magnitude 7.3 earthquake
The tsunami warning centre earlier mentioned a potential threat to the Caribbean islands and the coasts of Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago as well as Venezuela.
Venezuela
Pirates of the Caribbean a grim reality as Venezuela disintegrates
Centuries after Blackbeard's cannons fell silent and the Jolly Roger came down from rum ports across the Caribbean, the region is confronting a new and less romanticised era of pirates.
- by Anthony Faiola
Venezuela
Venezuela says assassination attempt used drones loaded explosives
Six suspects are in custody in connection with the attack on Saturday that failed to hurt the president but left seven soldiers injured.
Venezuela
Opposition warns of crackdown after Maduro assassination attempt
Venezuela's opposition has warned that President Nicolas Maduro may launch a political crackdown in the wake of a suspected assassination attempt.
- by Brian Ellsworth & Vivian Sequera
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Venezuela
Venezuela's Maduro survives assassination attempt
Witnesses said the Venezuelan president was apparently attacked by several explosive laden drones.