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Mexican Billionaire Drug Cartel Leader Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman Won't See US Trial Immediately

Mexico is not planning to extradite captured drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the United States because he will have to serve out jail time in his country first, Reuters reported.
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Alberto Nisman Update: Jewish in Argentina Skip Holocaust Remembrance Day in Protest of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

A week after the mysterious death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman, a man who was investigating the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, Jewish groups in Argentina have decided to boycott the government's Holocaust commemorations.
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Brazilian Police Discover Two Tanks in São Paulo Raid

While searching for a stolen car, police in São Paulo stumble across to old tanks hidden away in a warehouse in one of the city's neighborhoods.
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Mexican Attorney General Ends Investigation, Says 43 Missing Student Teachers Are Dead

Mexico's attorney general Jesus Murillo Karam has stated he can now prove the fate of the 43 missing students who disappeared in the southern state of Guerrero last September.
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'Islamic State in Tripoli Province' Responsible for Deadly Hotel Terrorist Attack

The Libyan branch of ISIS on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the attack on a Tripoli luxury hotel that had killed 10 people on Tuesday. The group called itself the "Islamic State in Tripoli Province," in reference to the "Islamic State" moniker used by ISIS, the terror organization that controls large swaths of land in Syria in Iraq.

Pope Francis Inspires LGBT Community After Meeting With Spanish Transsexual Man, His Fiancée at the Vatican

Pope Francis made another landmark move in Vatican history by recently holding a meeting with a Spanish transsexual man and his fiancée.
Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah claims lives of 2 soldiers, 6 militants, 1 peacekeeper

Israel Prime Minister Vows to Respond to Hezbollah Attack on Lebanon Border 'Forcefully'

Violence flared up at the Israeli-Lebanese border on Wednesday after a Hezbollah missile attack killed two soldiers, the. The Lebanese militants apparently launched the devices in retaliation for a deadly airstrike attributed to Israel, which had claimed the lives of six of their fighters in the occupied Golan Heights earlier this month.
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Dissolves Intelligence Secretariat, Replaces It With New Agency in Hour-Long Speech [Watch]

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner announced to her people that she would dissolve the country’s intelligence service and replace it with a new agency and methods. However, she has already garnered objections from the opposition.
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Legal Marijuana Being Considered Around the Carribbean: Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemala & Jamaica May Legalize Weed

Uruguay won't be the only nation with a national legal marijuana market soon. The Latin American nation may have paved the way for many others.
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United Nations Organizes Release of 3,000 Children Soldiers in South Sudan

The United Nations secured a pledge for the release of about 3,000 child soldiers in South Sudan
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Boko Haram News: Group Reportedly Releases Photos of Child Soldiers in Training

A media group associated with Boko Haram released two photos of a military training camp for children in northeastern Nigeria, according to Newsweek.
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Mexico Drug Cartel News: Chicago Twins Arrested for Alleged Drug Ring Become Informants; Sentences Reduced

A federal judge sentenced twin brothers on Tuesday to 14 years each in prison for running a North American drug ring, according to the Associated Press.
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Miss Universe 2014: Winner Paulina Vega Defends Her Answers at Pageant, Compliments Miss Jamaica

Paulina Vega, the Colombian woman crowned Miss Universe 2014, has been criticized for her answers during the Sept. 25 pageant.
Fidel Castro Speaks on US-Cuba Relations

Fidel Castro Speaks on U.S.-Cuba Relations, Says He's Not Involved, But Distrust with U.S. Still Exists

More than a month after U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuba President Raul Castro announced the renewed diplomatic relations between the two countries, former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has finally commented on the developments.

Fidel Castro Says He Doesn't 'Trust' US Policy

Fidel Castro has been absent from the public eye since Cuba and the U.S. began repairing their relations. Now, he is finally giving some comments on the recent developments.
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U.S. Announce Investments in Energy Security for Caribbean Countries During First-Ever Caribbean Energy Summit

The Obama administration recently hosted the first Caribbean Energy Security Summit to support the region's improved governance, access to finance and increased donor coordination for the energy sector.
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Alberto Nisman Death Update: Argentine Reporter Damian Pachter Flees to Israel

Pachter fled Saturday because he believed he was being followed by an intelligence officer and feared for his safety. The journalist arrived in Tel Aviv safely and explained why he left his home country.
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President Barack Obama, New Saudi King to Meet, Discuss Yemen and Islamic State

President Barack Obama and new Saudi Arabia King Salman will discuss recent concerns over Yemen and the Islamic State. The two leaders will have their first formal meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday.
Uruguay President Jose Mujica Cordano

Uruguay President Jose Mujica Talks Benefits of Marijuana Legalization

Uruguay President Jose Mujica said Thursday that legal marijuana will become common around the world within the next three decades.
Greek singer Demis Roussos dies at 68

Demis Roussos Death: Greek Singer Dies at 68

"Please don't cry, or my heart will break when I go on my way," Greek singer Demis Roussos pleaded in one of his most famous hits, "Goodbye My Love, Goodbye." The 68-year old, equally famous for songs including "Forever and Ever" and "Quand je t'aime," died on Sunday morning at the Hygeia Hospital in Athens.
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