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4-nation Pacific Alliance trade bloc forges ahead

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:27:04 -0400

BOGOTA, Colombia - The presidents of Colombia, Peru, Chile and Mexico meet in the western city of Cali on Thursday in hopes of completing a nascent trade bloc that looks to the European Union as a model and aims to further open their trade with Asia.

OAS drug study eyes marijuana legalization

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:58:25 -0400

LIMA, Peru - An Organization of American States study released Friday is calling for a serious discussion on legalizing marijuana.

Pope Francis gives church hundreds of new saints

Sun, 12 May 2013 09:17:10 -0400

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic Church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first canonization ceremony Sunday in a packed St. Peter's Square.

State visits amplify Obama focus on Latin America

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:11:32 -0400

WASHINGTON - Keeping a keen eye south of the border, the Obama administration is intensifying its engagement with Latin America, hosting leaders from a pair of presidents at the White House and sending Vice President Joe Biden to visit two others.