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Costly kidnappings hold Mexico hostage
Aug. 18: Officials estimate that thousands of Mexicans will be kidnapped, forcing relatives to put up their life savings to free their family members in what is becoming a grim big business. NBC's Mark Potter reports.

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Vintage car stands parked near grafitti of late rebel hero Ernesto "Che" Guevara on a street in Havana
'Che'– Communist hero to capitalist icon
Forty years since his death in a Bolivian jungle, Ernesto "Che" Guevara is still an international icon – a symbol of armed resistance for some and a marketing phenomenon for others. 

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Lost children of Haiti
Amid widespread poverty, thousands of kids are forced to become indentured servants in Haiti
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Amazon gold rush
View images from Eldorado do Juma, a wildcat gold mine in Brazil’s Amazon that is making some rich while tearing up virgin forest.

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Supporters of Venezuelan President Chavez celebrate in front of Miraflores Palace as Chavez gives a speech after official election results gave him a victory by a wide margin in Caracas
  Hugo Chavez
Click to view scenes from the political life of the Venezuelan leader.

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