UNITED STATES - Dominican Republic may run for UN seat
WASHINGTON (AP): Venezuela has asked the Dominican Republic to consider nominating a candidate for a rotating seat on the United Nations Security Council, Dominican President Leonel Fernandez said yesterday.
NICARAGUA: Congress votes to ban all abortions
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP): Nicaragua's Con-gress voted yesterday to ban all abortions, including those that could save the mother's life. If signed into law by President Enrique Bolanos, the measure would eliminate a century-old exception...
CUBA: Government, rebels announce start of formal peace process
HAVANA (AP): The Colombian government and the country's second largest rebel group yesterday announced they ended exploratory talks and were launching a formal peace process. Colombia's peace envoy and the head of the National Liberation Army...
IRAQ - 28 killed in police ambush
BAGHDAD (Reuters): Gunmen ambushed an Iraqi police convoy north of Baghdad yesterday, killing 28 policemen, including the commander, and wounding 25 more, police said. It was the second major ambush of police in the Baquba area...
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