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Salvador bans gang membership after bus massacre (AP)
AP - El Salvador has made it illegal to belong to a street gang in the wake of an attack on a passenger bus that killed 17 people.
Cousin of Mexico media czar kidnapped: reports (Reuters)
Reuters - Armed men abducted the cousin of the owner of Mexico's top broadcaster, Televisa, on Thursday in one of the hotspots of the country's drug war, local media reported.
Mexico president defends drug policy, admits violence worse (AFP)
AFP - Mexican President Felipe Calderon admitted drug violence was worsening in Mexico but said the cartels had been weakened by the toppling of several major drug bosses, in his annual address Thursday.
Despite embargo, Cuba a haven for pirated U.S. goods (Reuters)
Reuters - A few weeks after Ashton Kutcher's latest comedy "Killers" premiered in the United States, the movie was already entertaining the masses in communist Cuba.
Drug gangs prey on migrants in risky Mexico journey (Reuters)
Reuters - Hermelindo Maquin set out from his home in the Guatemalan countryside in early August, leaving behind his small farm and pregnant wife as he began the long, perilous journey to the United States.
Facebook page leads search for loved ones in Haiti (AP)
AP - The desperate quest to find loved ones started just minutes after the earthquake, as cell phones rang unanswered from beneath the rubble of Haiti's best hotel.
Chile miners' morale leaps as rescue inches closer (AFP)
AFP - The morale of 33 miners trapped in Chile soared after music and hot meals were supplied, while NASA advisers praised their "courage" and provided advice on daylight deprivation, as a rescue drill inched closer.
Mexico confirms 2nd migrant survived massacre (AP)
AP - A second migrant survived the massacre of 72 Central and South Americans near the border with the U.S., Mexican authorities confirmed Wednesday, and they said he has given information that helped their investigation.
Mexico drug kingpin says he received trailers of US cash (AFP)
AFP - A captured Mexican drug kingpin admitted to "investments" in Colombia and said he had received trailers full of dollars from the United States, in a first interrogation video released here.
Ecuador announces second survivor of Mexican massacre (AFP)
AFP - Ecuador's president and Mexican officials confirmed Wednesday that a second person, a Honduran, had survived the massacre of 72 migrants in Mexico last week.
Video: Captured Mexican drug lord knew top capos (AP)
AP - A former Texas high school football player and petty street dealer who allegedly rose to become one of Mexico's most savage assassins says he personally knew the country's top drug lords and shipped cocaine from Colombia through Panama.
Hold off on booze, NASA urges trapped Chile miners (Reuters)
Reuters - Already deprived of sunlight, fresh air and their loved ones for 26 days, NASA doctors say 33 miners trapped deep in a Chilean mine must continue to forego two other pleasures: alcohol and cigarettes.
Ecuador says 2nd migrant survived Mexico massacre (AP)
AP - Ecuador's president says a second person survived a drug gang's massacre of 72 migrants in Mexico.
Mexico, US open joint office to combat drug gangs (AFP)
AFP - Mexican and US officials opened a first joint office to manage the distribution of more than 1.3 billion dollars in US security aid to help fight brutal drug gangs.
72 dead migrants found in Mexico tip of iceberg (AP)
AP - Paula Cruz wept quietly at the foreign ministry office in El Salvador's capital after reporting that her son was missing — apparently kidnapped — in Mexico.
NASA team advises Chile on trapped miners (AFP)
AFP - NASA experts advised Chilean officials to be frank with 33 miners trapped deep underground about how long their rescue will take, as a giant drill slowly burrowed toward the desperate men.
Farmer-turned-hunger striker dies in Venezuela (AP)
AP - A farmer who held repeated hunger strikes in a land dispute with Venezuela's government has died in a military hospital where he had been taken against his will.
Mexicans hope drug lord's arrest may turn tide (Reuters)
Reuters - Mexico paraded one of its most violent drug lords on Tuesday after a police raid that President Felipe Calderon's government hopes will mark a breakthrough in its campaign against powerful cartels.
New photos show Fidel Castro with US journalist (AP)
AP - Cuba on Tuesday released pictures of Fidel Castro with an American magazine correspondent and a Washington-based policy expert, while a Mexican newspaper published an interview in which the gray-bearded revolutionary expressed regret for past persecution of homosexuals.
Mexico lauds capture of top drug lord as violence rages (AFP)
AFP - Mexican authorities on Tuesday paraded a top drug lord in public, presenting his capture as a much-needed victory in the escalating battle against the country's vicious traffickers.

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