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Updated: 9:25 p.m. ET March 20, 2007

5 whales saved, 7 die stranded on Galapagos

Rescuers managed to save five beached pilot whales by returning them to the ocean, but seven others stranded on a Galapagos Island beach died despite rescue efforts that included building makeshift pools of sea water around them. • FULL STORY

Galapagos National Park via AP

• Man, 82, gets 10 years for smuggling drugs

• Biodiesel speedboat crashes; 1 missing

• Panama seizes 21.4 tons of cocaine

• WP: British Columbia, Calif. go green

World News

• North Korea talks stall over frozen funds

• Russian mine blast toll rises to 105

• Saddam’s ex-deputy buried near him

• ‘Ghost troops’ still fill in for Iraq’s army

• Official: U.S. envoy meets Palestinian minister

U.S. News

• Bush rejects Dems' subpoena threat

• Destroyer to be named after N.Y. Marine

• Boy Scout missing in N.C. found alive

• Lawmakers warn FBI on spying powers

• Cheney visits hospital for checkup

Newsweek

International Edition

• Patients flock overseas for operations

• A shadowy nuclear saga

• Q & A: ElBaradei on Iran, North Korea

• Iraq: On duty at the Alamo

• Europe: More Muslim than Mohammed?

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• Jaguar cubs born in Mexican zoo
March 7: In a first for Mexico, three jaguar siblings – two males and a female – have survived birth in captivity. The cubs were born at Yaguar Zoo in Tlacolula.

NBC News Web Extra

Slide show

• 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.

Slide show

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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• Mexico's future
Mexico’s new President Felipe Calderon faces many challenges – from protests by his former presidential opponent to violent street riots in Oaxaca. Click to hear Laura Saravia, NBC News’ Mexico City Bureau Chief, discuss.

NBC World Blog

NBC News correspondents and producers around the globe share their insight on news events.

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• Fidel Castro at 80
Fidel Castro adds a new title to his name, that of octogenarian. MSNBC.com's Dara Brown showcases the life of the world's longest ruling dictator.

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