AP - Mexico investigating US teen's death as homicide

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Mexico investigating US teen's death as homicide

By MARK WALSH (AP) – 20 hours ago

MONTERREY, Mexico — The body of a Texas high school student reported missing by her mother has been found in Mexico and police are investigating her death as a homicide, authorities said Wednesday.

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"Elisabeth Mandala, 18, and two Mexican men were found dead Saturday in a crashed pickup truck near Mina, a town in the northeastern state of Nuevo Leon.

Autopsies revealed that all three died from severe blows to the head and body, according to a spokeswoman from the Nuevo Leon state Attorney General's Office.

Investigators believe the accident was staged, she said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with agency policy."

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"The two men killed were taxi driver Luis Angel Estrella Mondragon, 44, and merchant Dante Ruiz Siller, 38. The spokeswoman said the two were friends from Cuauhtitlan, near Mexico City, but police did not know why they were in Monterrey with Mandala.

A representative of the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey reclaimed Mandala's body with authorization from her father, the spokeswoman said."

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Associated Press Writer Diana Heidgerd in Houston contributed to this report.

AP - American killed by crocodile in India

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American killed by crocodile in India


(AP) – 14 hours ago


MORRISTOWN, N.J. — A U.S. State Department spokesman has confirmed that a 25-year-old New Jersey woman was killed by a crocodile while snorkeling in India's Andaman Islands last month.

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"Lauren Failla of Morristown was vacationing at a resort with her boyfriend when she went missing April 28. Her body was found two days later. U.S. State Department spokesman Michael Tran confirmed the death to the Daily Record of Parsippany. Tran said Indian authorities continue to investigate."

AP - Arrest of US hikers mars Iraqi Kurd tourism boom

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Associated Press

Arrest of US hikers mars Iraqi Kurd tourism boom


By YAHYA BARZANJI and ERIC TALMADGE (AP) – 1 day ago

SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — In Iraq's Kurdish region where three American hikers fell into Iranian custody, the attractions for intrepid hikers and travelers are many. Visitors shop for crystal glasses and enjoy long walks in lush mountain resorts renowned for their pistachio groves.
Safety is a big selling point — tourism promoters boast not a single foreigner has been killed or kidnapped since 2003.

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KPAX - Washington Farm Bureau wants visa for peak workers

KPAX

Washington Farm Bureau wants visa for peak workers


Associated Press - February 9, 2009 9:35 AM ET

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The Washington Farm Bureau wants the state to ask Congress for permission to create a visa for essential workers.

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CV - Hungary, U.S. sign data exchange agreement

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Hungary, U.S. sign data exchange agreement

2008-05-21 00:29:31 BUDAPEST, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Representatives of Hungary and the United States signed an agreement on Tuesday on bilateral data exchange seeking to help identify terrorists, Hungarian News Agency MTI reported.

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"The agreement - a prerequisite for Hungary's exemption from U.S. visa requirements - was signed by Gyorgy Szilvasy, the minister in charge of Hungary's civilian secret services, and U.S. Ambassador to Hungary April H. Foley in Budapest."