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Obama talks security, economy in Mexico visit

Obama met Mexican President Pena Nieto in his first visit to Latin America since winning re-election [Reuters]US president Barack Obama has promised cooperation in fighting drug-trafficking and organised crime in Mexico following his meeting with his Mexican counterpart, Enrique Pena Nieto.

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US state of Maryland abolishes death penalty

Democratic Governor Martin O'Malley, an outspoken critic of capital punishment.Maryland has become the eighteenth US state to abolish the death penalty, replacing it with life in prison without parole.

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Man dead after shooting at Houston airport

A man has died after shots were fired at at the US city of Houston's largest airport, prompting a security lockdown and the suspension of some flights.

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Capriles to contest Venezuela poll in court

Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles is to legally contest results from last month's presidential poll.

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Study reveals cannibalism in first US colony

A top museum and research institution in the US has released a new study revealing direct evidence of cannibalism at the oldest permanent English colony in the Americas.

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Bolivia president expels US aid agency

Bolivian president Evo Morales has expelled the US development agency from his country for allegedly seeking to undermine his leftist government.

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Knox could return to Italy for murder retrial

Amanda Knox, the US student convicted and then acquitted of murdering her former roommate, has said she may return to Italy for a retrial.

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Three men charged in Boston bombing case

Two men charged with obstructing justice and a third with making false statementsThree more suspects have been taken into custody in the investigation of last month's deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon.

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Saudi minister: US to remain energy dependent

Saudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi has called the US push for energy independence "naive," saying the country will continue to need Middle Eastern oil long into the future.

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Punch-up in Venezuelan parliament

Fistfights have broken out in Venezuela's parliament, injuring a number of legislators during an angry session linked to the South American nation's bitter election dispute.

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