| Obama to distribute 1.4-million-dollar Nobel Peace Prize money among charities US President Barack Obama has decided to distribute his Nobel Peace Prize money, 1.4 million dollars, among a variety of charities, including Bill Clinton's Haiti earthquake relief... | |
| Argentina's `robbery of the century' upstaged by new heist Argentine police are investigating a spectacular assault on a Buenos Aires bank amid the trial of those accused of pulling off the 2006 heist dubbed the 'robbery of the... |
| Brazilian firm announces oil find in Colombia Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras has said that it discovered oil at a block in eastern... |
| 12 strong quakes shake Chile on inauguration day Twelve strong earthquakes shook Chile Thursday, including some just minutes before the start of the inaugural ceremony of incoming President Sebastian... |
| Brazil's economy contracts after 17 years The Brazilian economy contracted for the first time in 17 years in 2009, falling by 0.2 per cent, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said... |
| Three strong quakes shake Chile Three strong quakes shook Chile Thursday, just minutes before the start of the inaugural ceremony of incoming President Sebastian... |
| Fresh earthquake shakes Chile A strong quake shook Chile Thursday, just minutes before the start of the inaugural ceremony of incoming President Sebastian... |
| Another quake strikes Chile Two strong earthquakes hit Chile Thursday, minutes ahead of the start of the inauguration ceremony for new President Sebastian... |
| Lakeland Teacher Makes Hope A Game In Central America Jason Old became smitten with the Honduran island of Roatan during the three years he spent there as a semi-professional soccer player in the early 2000s.Old, an assistant professor of Spanish at... |
| Pinera Works Late, Promises Better Dawn For Chile Chile's newly inaugurated President Sebastian Pinera, waves the the crowds after his swearing-in ceremony in Valparaiso, Chile, Thursday, March 11, 2010.(AP Photo/Aliosha... |
| New, National Amnesty International Report Finds Appalling U.s. Death Rate For Women Having Babies, Systemic Failures And Shocking Disparities In Maternal Health Care System; New Mexico Is 49th Among All States In Maternal Mortality 61 Percent of Women Live in a Medically Underserved Area NEW YORK, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In releasing a new report on maternal health nationwide, Amnesty International today revealed... |
| Haiti: Don't Forget The Elderly PORT-AU-PRINCE, 12 March 2010 (IRIN) - Elderly people need more attention in the response to January's earthquake in Haiti and more appreciation of the role they can play in the relief effort, say... |
| Chilean Football On The Recovery Trail At the time of writing, over 700 people are believed to have lost their lives to the catastrophe and 1.5 million homes have been destroyed. But less than two weeks after the disaster, Chilean... |
| Us$ 1 Billion To Be Invested In Nicaragua PRONicaragua, recently reported that nearly US$1 billion are expected to flow into the country in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the next couple of... |
| Caribbean Unpackaged Newsletter March 2010 - European Accommodation And Interline Travel LONDON, ENGLAND, March 12, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Taking advantage of good contacts we have with the Portuguese villa rentals market we decided to offer our clients the chance to holiday in... |
| Mercatrade.com Makes The Latin American Market Accessible To The World PANAMA CITY, PANAMA, March 12, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- After just 6 months , Mercatrade.com becomes the largest and most successful regional trade portal helping companies all over the world do... |
| Haiti Quake Response Largely A Success Reporting from Port-Au-Prince, Haiti - The numbers were apocalyptic: More than 220,000 people killed and 300,000 injured. Over 1 million people displaced from homes. About 280,000 houses either... |
| Mexico City Hosts Nation's First Gay Marriages Several couples wed at the Municipal Palace in Mexico City, which legalized same-sex marriage in December. The law has been challenged by the federal... |
| Pinera Assumes Chilean Presidency Amid Strong Quakes SANTIAGO, Chile - A series of strong aftershocks from last month's devastating quake rocked Chile on Thursday as a new president was sworn into office and immediately urged coastal residents to move... |
| Joy, Sorrow Mingle On Trek To Native Haiti Clovis Baptiste, speaking in February at the store he manages in Lodi, just returned from a trip to his native Haiti, where he went fully expecting to find his family had died in January’s... |
| Costa Cruises Cuts 105 South Florida Jobs As It Shifts Toward Europe, Away From Caribbean Costa Cruises recently laid off most of the line's South Florida employees and reduced the number of Caribbean cruises it will offer to focus operations in Europe. Company officials said they can... |
| Chile's New President Visits Earthquake Damage Immediately following his inauguration, Chile’s new president visited areas devastated by last months’ earthquake. Sebastian Pinera met with local officials in Rancagua. He urged... |
| Tsunami Alert Rocks Chile Strong aftershocks and a tsunami alert rocked Chile and rattled nerves as rightwing billionaire Sebastian Pinera was sworn in as the new president of the quake-hit nation. "We're going to rebuild... |
| At Least 8 Dead Across Mexico In Drug Killings The wake was being held at a private home for an 18-year-old man who had been shot to death in his car two days before.Arturo Sandoval, a spokesman for prosecutors in northern Chihuahua state, where... |
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| New Mexico State Defeats San Jose State 90-69 RENO, Nev. -- Jonathan Gibson scored 22 points to lead New Mexico State past San Jose State 90-69 Thursday night and into the semifinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament against... |
| Arrest Of Eta Suspect Sparks Questions About Alleged Venezuela Link Madrid - Portuguese airport police have detained a suspected member of the militant Basque separatist group ETA who was trying to take a flight to Venezuela, Spanish and Portuguese media Friday... |
| Journalist Shot Dead In Honduras Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduran journalist David Meza was gunned down in his hometown of La Ceiba, according to local media reports. The 51-year-old radio and television journalist was shot in his... |
| Press Group: 8 Reporters Kidnapped In Mexican City Eight journalists were kidnapped in a northern Mexican border city over a period of two weeks in a wave of abductions unprecedented in the Western Hemisphere, the Inter-American Press Association... |
| First Gay Marriages In Mexico City Two glowing brides in matching white gowns and four other same-sex couples have made history in Mexico City as they wed under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay marriage. Mayor... |
| Top Tennis Players To Raise Funds For Haiti INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Roger Federer and former tennis greats Pete Sampras, Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf will play in exhibition matches on Friday to raise money for victims of... |
| Quebec Woman Sailing Off Coast Of Chile Disappeared After Quake W ith luck, sailor Josée (Jade) Chabot will be safe at home in Montreal to celebrate her 50th birthday at the end of the month. But for now, family members fear that she and a handful of... |
| In Mexico, Gay Couples Celebrate Historic Weddings MEXICO CITY — Two glowing brides in matching white gowns and four other same-sex couples made history in Mexico City on Thursday as they wed under Latin America's first law that explicitly... |
| Strong Quakes Torment Chile As President Sworn In SANTIAGO, Chile — The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile's president. It shook some more as they waited for him. People in... |
| Bp's 7 Billion Expenses To Strengthening Its Latin American Reserves BP will pay $7 billion to Devon Energy for assets that will extend its reach into Brazil and bulk up its position in the Gulf of Mexico, as the world's top oil companies look to acquisitions to... |
| [03/11] At Least 8 Dead Across Mexico In Drug Killings CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - Gunmen burst into a wake in the border city of Ciudad Juarez on Thursday and opened fire, killing 5 young men and wounding five others, including a 10-year-old girl. The... |
| Unesco Highlights Culture Protection In Haiti Reconstruction PARIS, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Thursday highlighted the importance of salvage of culture heritages in Haiti's... |
| Unesco Chief, Dominican President Discuss Haiti Reconstruction SANTO DOMINGO, March 11 (Xinhua) -- UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova met with President of the Dominican Republic Leonel Fernandez here on Thursday to discuss cooperation on reconstruction of... |
| Chile's New President Praises Heroes In Earthquake Newly inaugurated Chilean President Sebastian Pinera praised Thursday some ordinary citizens as heroes in the Feb.-27 earthquake that seriously damaged the country.In his first speech as the Chilean... |
| Chile Swears In New President Amid Strong Quake Aftershocks Sebastian Pinera (2nd R, Front) waves to audience at the Congress house in Valparaiso, Chile, on March 11, 2010. Sebastian Pinera was sworn in as earthquake-stricken Chile's new president during an... |
| Mexico, U.s. Exchange Prisoners MEXICO CITY, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican Prosecutor's Office said Thursday that the United States handed over 20 Mexican prisoners to Mexico in recent days to let them serve out sentences in... |
