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FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2011 file photo provided by the Kaspersky ONE Trans-antarctic Expedition, Felicity Aston takes a picture of herself at Union Glacier days before she traveled to her starting point on the Ross Ice Shelf for a solo trek across Antarctica. Aston, 34, crossed Antarctica in 59 days, pulling two sledges for more than 1,084 miles (1,744 kilometers) from the Leverett Glacier to the Hercules Inlet on the Ronne Ice Shelf. On Monday morning, Jan. 23, 2012, she tweeted that she has completed her journey. (AP Photo/Kaspersky ONE Trans-antarctic Expedition/Kaspersky Lab, File)

British skier sets record for solo Antarctic trek

Last updated Monday, January 23, 2012 - 10:42am

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- British adventurer Felicity Aston completed her crossing of Antarctica on Monday, becoming the first woman to ski across the icy continent alone.

She did it in 59 days, pulling two sledges for 1,084 miles (1,744 kilometers) from her starting point on the Leverett Glacier on Nov. 25.

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(Natacha Pisarenko/The Associated Press) Demonstrators wave a gay pride flag outside Congress in support of a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage in Buenos Aires, Wednesday July 14, 2010. Argentina's House of Deputies has approved same-sex marriage and sent the legislation to the Senate, which is discussing its consideration Wednesday. President Cristina Fernandez promises not to veto the measure if it reaches her desk.

Argentina legalizes gay marriage in historic vote

Michael Warren, The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, July 15, 2010 - 1:21pm

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina legalized same-sex marriage Thursday, becoming the first country in Latin America to declare that gays and lesbians have all the legal rights, responsibilities and protections that marriage brings to heterosexual couples.

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(The Associated Press) A police officer aims at people that were looting goods from a store damaged during the magnitude-8.8 earthquake in Talcahuano, Chile, Tuesday.

Post-quake chaos, looting wound Chile's pride

Michael Warren The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 11:29pm

SLIDESHOW: Chile Earthquake

CONCEPCION, Chile -- Chile's president defended herself Tuesday against charges of government incompetence in a disaster that not only shattered lives and property but challenged the nation's very identity.

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(The Associated Press) Rescuers carry a puppy founded alive in a destroyed house in Constitucion, Chile, Monday. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck central Chile early Saturday, Feb. 27, killed at least 708 people and destroyed or badly damaged 500,000 homes.

Tsunami sweeps away entire towns on Chilean coast

Michael Warren, Roberto Candia The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, March 1, 2010 - 7:58pm

SLIDESHOW: Chile Earthquake

TALCAHUANO, Chile -- When the shaking stopped, Marioli Gatica and her extended family huddled in a circle on the floor of their seaside wooden home in this gritty port town, listening to the radio by a lantern's light.

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(The Associated Press) Rescue workers recover the body of an earthquake victim from a collapsed building in Concepcion, Chile, on Sunday. An 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Chile early Saturday.

Chile quake death toll hits 708 as rescue ramps up

Eva Vergara, Michael Warren The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, March 1, 2010 - 12:51am

SLIDESHOW: Chile Earthquake

CONCEPCION, Chile -- Heroism and banditry mingled on Chile's shattered streets Sunday as rescuers braved aftershocks digging for survivors and the government sent soldiers and ordered a nighttime curfew to quell looting. The death toll climbed to 708 in one of the biggest earthquakes in centuries.

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