Authorities found 26 bodies Thursday inside three abandoned vehicles in Guadalajara, Mexico, an official said. | Five people were trapped in a tunnel near the U.S.-Mexico border and had to be rescued early Wednesday. | Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been diagnosed with throat cancer, a hospital where the ex-leader went for medical exams said Saturday. | A suicide machine belonging to assisted-suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian has been withdrawn from a New York City auction of his possessions after failing to draw a high enough bid. | Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez declared himself cancer-free on Thursday, four months after surgery to remove a malignant tumor that shook the South American nation ahead of a 2012 presidential election. | Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez likely has less than two years to live, his former doctor said, as the ailing firebrand traveled to Cuba for a checkup following cancer treatment. | Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has a massive lead over opponents two weeks before a presidential election and looks set to win more than 50 percent of the vote, two polls showed on Sunday. | At least 80 former Mexican government officials are currently working as informants for US intelligence agencies, the daily La Jornada reported, citing senior Mexican officials. |