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In this photo taken on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, student Geisy Arruda poses at her home in Sao Paulo wearing the same dress that she was expelled for wearing on campus at Bandeirante University in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. The Brazilian government sought an explanation Monday from the private university that expelled Arruda for wearing the dress to class.
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Brazil college backs down on mini-dress expulsion

Brazil's case of the pink mini-dress that went viral on the Internet has left many scratching their heads: How could it be that an outfit, no matter how short, would cause such an uproar in a tropical nation where skimpy clothing and tiny bikinis barely raise an eyebrow?

  • A man stands in a street covered with rocks from a landslide in Verapaz, El Salvador, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Mud and rock slides caused by rain-fueled floods killed at least 124 people across El Salvador and left about five dozen missing, authorities said.

    UN: 10,000 Salvadoran flood victims need food

    At least 10,000 Salvadorans are in urgent need of food aid after floods and mudslides destroyed huge swaths of crops during harvest season, the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday. Photo Gallery Available

  • A soldier stands guard on a hill over looking Corinto, Colombia, after heavy combat between soldiers and rebels, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. At least nine soldiers were killed and four wounded when they came under mortar attack by about 100 rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, according to Col. Luis Danilo Murcia. No information was given regarding wounded or dead rebels.

    Colombia: 9 soldiers killed in clash with rebels

    Colombia says at least nine soldiers have been killed and four wounded in combat with leftist rebels in a mountainous western region. Photo Gallery Available

  • FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2009 file photo, David Swain arrives handcuffed to the High Court building in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. A British Virgin Islands judge ruled on Nov. 10, 2009 that Swain, from Rhode Island, must serve at least 25 years for killing his wife while diving in the Caribbean in 1999.

    Man to serve 25 years in wife's 1999 scuba slaying

    A former dive shop owner convicted of killing his wife on a Caribbean scuba outing in 1999 was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for what prosecutors called a near-perfect crime motivated by his desire to pursue another woman.

  • Mexican Cardinal Norberto Rivera speaks during a Mass at the metropolitan cathedral in Mexico City, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Roman Catholic clergy, increasingly caught in the middle of Mexico's drug war, are drafting a strategy this week to cope with the violence, aided by advice from colleagues who have faced similar threats in Colombia and Italy.

    Mexican clergy seek global help as violence grows

    Gunmen shoot a priest and two seminary students in the back. Federal police storm a Mass to capture a suspected drug kingpin. Priests pray with the families of murdered men, then face killers in the confessional. Photo Gallery Available

  • Israeli president visits Brazil, ahead of Iran

    Dueling visits to Brazil by the presidents of Israel and Iran are showing the South American powerhouse's growing role in Mideast diplomacy.

  • US State Dept 'deplores assault' on Cuban bloggers

    The U.S. State Department issued a statement late Monday decrying attacks on three Cuban bloggers, including one who has gained international attention for her searing observations about life on the communist island.

  • Mexico declares flood emergency in 2 south cities

    The Mexican government has declared parts of the Gulf coast state of Tabasco disaster zones due to flooding from days of heavy rains, freeing up federal relief funds for the area.

  • Venezuela, Russia to boost technology cooperation

    Venezuela and Russia say they are working on a series of agreements for Moscow to provide the South American country with technology for the development of industries ranging from robotics to biochemistry.

  • Nicaragua government supporters attack opponents

    Rock-throwing supporters of Nicaragua's governing Sandinista party have attacked a small protest march by the opposition.

  • Mexican police says they freed US kidnap victim

    Prosecutors in the Mexico state of Baja California say they freed a U.S. citizen who was kidnapped last week near the border.

  • A supporter of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya holds a sign with pictures and headlines from newspapers during a protest demanding Zelayas' return to power in Tegucigalpa, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009.

    Honduran Congress awaits court opinion on Zelaya

    The head of Honduras' Congress said Monday there is no guarantee lawmakers will vote on whether to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya before the Nov. 29 election that will choose his successor. Photo Gallery Available

  • Tobago police charge 2 in killing of German man

    Two men have been charged in the killing of a 49-year-old German man on the Caribbean island of Tobago.

  • Pro-government group defends Argentina media law

    Argentine journalists, academics and ruling party lawmakers met Monday to challenge the conclusions of an international media group that Latin American leaders are exerting too much control over the press.

  • Honduras finds alleged drug landing strip

    Honduran authorities said Monday that they have discovered a secret landing strip on property once owned by a slain congressman suspected of trafficking in precursor chemicals for methamphetamine.

  • In this photo taken on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, student Geisy Arruda poses at her home in Sao Paulo wearing the same dress that she was expelled for wearing on campus at Bandeirante University in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. The Brazilian government sought an explanation Monday from the private university that expelled Arruda for wearing the dress to class.

    Brazil college backs down on mini-dress expulsion

    Brazil's case of the pink mini-dress that has gone viral on the Internet has left many scratching their heads - how could it be that an outfit, no matter how short, would cause such an uproar in a tropical nation where skimpy clothing and tiny bikinis barely raise an eyebrow?

  • People make their way through the mud of a flooded road in Tecoluca, some 130 km east from San Salvador, Sunday,Nov. 8, 2009. Torrents of mud and boulders choked the streets of Verapaz as a massive wave of flooding killed 91 people throughout the country, authorities said.

    Salvadoran town hit by landslide buries dead

    Tears streamed down Elsy Portillo's badly bruised face Monday as she walked behind coffins carrying her mother and only child in this town buried by a landslide, one in a series that killed at least 130 people in El Salvador. Video Available Photo Gallery Available

  • NY tourist robbed inside Ritz hotel in Puerto Rico

    A New York lawyer was robbed inside his room at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Puerto Rico by assailants who tied him up before dawn Monday and stole $800 in cash, police said.

  • In this June 1, 2009 photo, police officers await questioning by army officials at a police station in Monterrey, Mexico. This year alone, police and soldiers have confronted one another more than 65 times, The Associated Press has learned, a growing and dangerous trend in the war on drugs.

    Soldiers wary of often corrupt Mexican police

    When soldiers tried to halt a suspicious-looking SUV that was being escorted through Monterrey by a state policeman, the officer radioed for backup. In minutes, police from 40 patrol cars surrounded the troops, drawing their guns and sending the soldiers diving for cover in an hour-long standoff. Photo Gallery Available

  • In this photo taken Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009, a student poses for a photo as other children wait in line for their classes to start in Huampami in the Peruvian state of Amazonas. Throughout Latin America, native languages are disappearing and Indians are under intense pressure to speak Spanish. At the same time, Indians have little access to post-secondary education. They are ill-prepared by substandard schools, afflicted by high dropout rates and usually short on financial help.

    Fighting the odds to keep Indian tongues alive

    In his first year at San Marcos University, Hermenegildo Espejo barely spoke, and certainly not in class. Photo Gallery Available


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