Chile miners sue their lawyers
Craig TaylorNine of 33 miners rescued from a mine in Chile after 69 days underground in 2010 sue their lawyers for alleged fraud. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Fugitive French ‘drugs pilots’ held
Two French pilots who fled the Dominican Republic last week to escape a lengthy jail term for drug trafficking are arrested in France. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Chile seizes erotic book from schools
The Chilean government begins seizing copies of an erotic version of the classic fairytale that was mistakenly distributed to 283 primary schools. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Huge Amazon reserve fires contained
Forest fires that have destroyed half of an indigenous reserve in the Amazon reserve are contained after more than a month. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuela: Ex-prosecutor is a ‘thug’
Venezuelan National Assembly head Diosdado Cabello says former prosecutor Franklin Nieves – who alleges that the Venezuelan judiciary is corrupt – was bribed. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
French pilots’ extradition demanded
Dominican Republic calls on France to extradite two pilots who fled after being convicted of trafficking cocaine. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean