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5 Mexican police officers killed
in ambush
AFP, Oaxaca, Mexico
 
At least five police officers were killed after they were ambushed in a small community nestled in the highlands of the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico, local authorities reported. The policemen were attacked late on Friday afternoon, according to the Secretary of State Security, as they patrolled La Cementera de San Vicente Coatlan, a community of about 4,000 inhabitants, roughly 80 kilometers from the state capital.

 

Anger at out-of-touch elite stoking Chile protests
AFP, Santiago

They send their children to the same schools, vacation in the same lakeside resorts, and marry into each others’ families. Chile’s long-untouchable elite is now bearing the brunt of popular anger spilling onto the country’s streets, and analysts say the signals have been there for years. Resource-rich Chile has long been seen as a stable democracy with South America’s highest per-capita income, but economic and political power has rested in the hands of the relative few.

 

Spain to extradite Venezuela ex-intel chief to US: source
AFP, Madrid

A top Spanish court has said it will extradite Venezuela’s former military intelligence chief to the US on drug trafficking charges, a judicial source said, just weeks after the court ordered his release. Spain’s National Court on Friday approved an appeal from the public prosecutors’ office to send General Hugo Armando Carvajal to the US on the country’s request, the source said.

 

 

Brazil’s leftist Lula walks free from jail
AFP, Curitiba

Brazil’s leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walked free from jail Friday after a year and a half behind bars for corruption following a court ruling that could release thousands of convicts.

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5 Mexican police officers killed in ambush AFP, Oaxaca, Mexico At least five police officers were killed after they were ambushed in a small community nestled in the highlands of the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico, local authorities reported. The policemen were attacked late on Friday afternoon, according to the Secretary of State Security, as they patrolled La Cementera de San Vicente Coatlan, a community of about 4,000 inhabitants, roughly 80 kilometers from the state capital. Anger at out-of-touch elite stoking Chile protests AFP, Santiago They send their children to the same schools, vacation in the same lakeside resorts, and marry into each others families. Chiles long-untouchable elite is now bearing the brunt of popular anger spilling onto the countrys streets, and analysts say the signals have been there for years. Resource-rich Chile has long been seen as a stable democracy with South Americas highest per-capita income, but economic and political power has rested in the hands of the relative few. Spain to extradite Venezuela ex-intel chief to US: source AFP, Madrid A top Spanish court has said it will extradite Venezuelas former military intelligence chief to the US on drug trafficking charges, a judicial source said, just weeks after the court ordered his release. Spains National Court on Friday approved an appeal from the public prosecutors office to send General Hugo Armando Carvajal to the US on the countrys request, the source said. Brazils leftist Lula walks free from jail AFP, Curitiba Brazils leftist icon Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walked free from jail Friday after a year and a half behind bars for corruption following a court ruling that could release thousands of convicts.