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A small but remarkable transformation is happening in Cuba, a nation known for the rugged revolution of Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and a band of ever-macho, bearded rebels, who long punished gays and transsexuals, but is now paying for sex changes.

The Jan. 12 earthquake disproportionately killed young professionals, and compounding the loss is a quickening brain drain of people with the ability and means to leave a ravaged country

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says a recent health scare that sent his blood pressure soaring prompted him to kick the smoking habit he had for five decades.

The violent temblor — the fifth most powerful quake ever measured — shifted other parts of South America as well, from the southern tip of the continent to northern Brazil. South America - Chile - Travel and Tourism - Maps and Views - Travel Services

The streets of Santiago, Chile's capital, appear mostly unscathed, but many people do not know if their lives will ever be the same. Chile - Santiago Chile - South America - Capital - Earthquake

Gunmen opened fire on a police chief's house in southern Mexico, killing his 23-year-old daughter and a bodyguard and wounding three others, police said Monday.

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U.S. troops are withdrawing from the shattered capital, leaving many Haitians anxious that the most visible portion of international aid is ending. Haiti - United States - Caribbean - Organizations - Port-au-Prince

The police came with bullhorns to impoverished neighborhoods near the epicenter of Chile's devastating earthquake, warning looters to return what they stole or face police raids.

Workers demolished a fallen 15-story apartment building that has come to symbolize Chile's earthquake after officials said there was no more hope for finding survivors inside. Chile - Earthquake - Aftershock - South America - Tsunami