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Taliban held secret talks in Norway to broker Doha deal
by FP Staff
Jun 19, 2013

accord that ended the 36-year civil war in Guatemala in Central America.(Reporting by Balazs Koranyi; Editing by Mark Heinrich) #
Fauna that lived in Mayan times survive climate change
by F wire
Jun 17, 2013

approximately 3,000-year history, inhabited an extended territory in Central America that is today divided into Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador #NewsTracker
Immigration bill clears early test vote; Obama calls for action
by FP Staff
Jun 12, 2013

to providing a pathway to citizenship for the roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants - many from Mexico and Central America - currently in the country #
Indian sentenced to three years for human trafficking
May 18, 2013

and their associates used a network of co-conspirators in South America, Central America, the Caribbean and the United States, including the state of Texas #World # India # Human trafficking # Washington # Kaushik Jayantibhai Thakkar
Climate change forecast to shrink habitat of common plants, animals
by FP Staff
May 13, 2013

and Central America."Climate change will greatly reduce biodiversity, even for many common animals and plants," lead author Rachel Warren #facebook # India # China # Japan # Brazil # Russia # Argentina # United Kingdom # Entertainment # Mexico # opinion
Obama encouraged by progress on immigration reform: White House
Apr 30, 2013

, Obama is headed to Mexico and Central America. "I think our relationship with the countries in Central America is vital in many ways. It's certainly #White House # Barack Obama # TheySaidIt # Immigration reforms
LG to launch 4G Optimus F5 today: All you need to know
by FP Staff
Apr 29, 2013

Congress in February, has no price tag as yet. Launching initially in France, LG will roll out the Optimus F5 in South and Central America, Asia #smartphones # Technology # Android # mobile phones # Mobile Monitor # LG # LG Optimus F5
Chavez protege invokes Venezuelan curse on opposition voters
by FP Staff
Apr 08, 2013

had entered from Central America with plans to spread violence and sabotage the electricity grid."The third aim is to kill me. They want to kill me #facebook # United States # India # China # Business # France # markets # United Kingdom # Latin America # Entertainment # Mexico # opinion
More than 10 million Indians want to move to US, says poll
Mar 22, 2013

would like to relocate to the US permanently are in Africa, seven are in Central America and the Caribbean, with the remaining country, Cambodia, in Asia #United States # India # China # Bangladesh # didyouknow # Visa
First Jesuit pope brings new concerns, new style
by FP Staff
Mar 14, 2013

Jesuits teaching at the University of Central America in San Salvador were accused of being leftists during the country's civil war and were killed #Yahoo! # wcnts # wcntn # typeof-social # undefined # values # rco # rch # typeof-registered # cnt

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