| Britain to send n-sub on Falklands patrol Britain will send a nuclear submarine to the South Atlantic to protect the Falkland Islands from the threat of Argentine military action, Daily Mail reported Saturday.
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| Ashton Kutcher wants 'to move on' from Demi Moore Ashton Kutcher, who was in Brazil when his estranged wife Demi Moore was hospitalised due to "exhaustion", is back in LA but it still is unclear how much of a role he will play in his estranged... |
| World's largest virtual mirror created by linking 4 telescopes Astronomers have created the world's largest virtual optical telescope by linking four telescopes in Chile so that they operate as a single device.
The telescopes of the Very Large Telescope (VLT)... |
| Mexican aid lags for starving Tarahumara Indians Like other Tarahumara Indians suffering from severe drought in Mexico's vast northern canyons, Gonzalez said she had yet to receive any aid last week, nearly two months after President Felipe... |
| Opposition angered as Venezuela's Chavez celebrates coup CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez mounted a lavish celebration on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the failed coup that helped launch his political career, as opposition... |
| Said & Done: Spurs giving back; Fifa news; plus Colombia's 'gay contagion' Tax-exile Spurs owner Joe Lewis's fortune, partly from currency trades in 1992 which helped push the pound out of the ERM and cost the Treasury 3.3bn. Spurs, controlled by offshore Enic, are... |
| Venezuela's Chavez celebrates coup, opposition angered CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez mounted a lavish celebration on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the failed coup that helped launch his political career, as opposition... |
| 5 norteno musicians, 4 others killed in Mexico MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexican authorities say a masked man opened fire against a band playing popular norteno music in a Chihuahua city dance hall, killing five musicians, four customers and injuring... |
| Dominican Republic bishops reflect on crisis of morality Bishops from the Dominican Republic recently stated that although humanity is concerned with the global financial crisis, the real issue of today "is human and moral."The bishops expressed... |
| Five killed at show in Mexico MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say a masked man opened fire against a band playing popular norteno music in a Chihuahua city dance hall, killing five musicians, four customers and... |
| 'Iron Lady' film draws sympathy for Thatcher in Argentina BUENOS AIRES, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Long reviled in Argentina for leading Britain to war over the Falkland Islands, Margaret Thatcher's portrayal as a vulnerable, elderly woman suffering from... |
| Canada's SNC Lavalin linked to Gadhafi son's escape plot to Mexico Mexican officials said in December they had uncovered an elaborate plan, at the height of pro-democracy protests in Libya, to bring 38-year-old Saadi Gadhafi and other relatives into Mexico on false... |
| Norovirus strikes 2 cruise ships in Caribbean An outbreak of norovirus has forced two cruise ships in the Caribbean to make early returns to their home ports in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Reports say a total of 484 people have been stricken on the... |
| Foster Care Uncertain Futures Loom for Thousands of Immigrant Children WASHINGTON-More than 5,000 children of immigrants are languishing in state foster care nationwide because their parents were living in the United States illegally and were detained or deported by... |
| Filipinos Celebrate Historic LA District LOS ANGELES--Filipinos here will celebrate Historic Filipinotown, which was named in December by first lady Michelle Obama as one of the Preserve America communities. It is a district in the... |
| Republican Mistake in South Carolina The Republican primary in South Carolina has turned into a race among the presidential hopefuls to show who is tougher on the undocumented, leading them to take positions that could hurt their... |
| Mitt Romney Has Fences to Mend to Gain Hispanic Votes Mitt Romney, the Republican Party's presumptive presidential candidate, made his first attempts to gain critical support from Latino voters this month, but failed to confront his own negative... |
| Tigers ManEaters Eaten by Man Jan 20, 2012 Once in a while tigers make international news, like the white tiger in Las Vegas that mauled illusionist Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, or the one that killed a teenager at the San... |
| "Iron Lady" film draws sympathy for Thatcher in Argentina Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher waves from her front doorstep as she returns home after leaving hospital, in London November 1, 2010. Thatcher left hospital on Monday a spokesman... |
| Lord Ashcroft's Caribbean bank asked to hand over documents Lord Ashcroft faces demands to hand over documents relating to the collapse of a company whose subsidiary is accused of benefiting from a culture of corruption.An insolvency practitioner appointed by... |
| Tarahumara Indians face food crisis while aid from Mexican government lags In this photo taken on Thursday Jan. 26, 2012, a woman, left, watches as an Tarahumara Indian woman and her husband wait for private aid being distributed in Laguna de Aboreachi, Mexico. The worst... |
| Cuba Denies Travel Visa for Prominent Dissident Blogger Cuba . After the Brazilian government issued her a visa last month, her hopes were raised – only to be dashed again. Havana has now rejected Sanchez’s visa applications nineteen times. ... |
| Mexican Aid Lags for Starving Tarahumara Indians It's been months since Maria Luisa Gonzalez and her husband have been able to harvest anything from their drought-parched land or catch fish in a lake that's become little more than a muddy... |
| Panama - Canadian TV crew hoping to cover mining dispute fears being denied entry Three journalists with Canada's state-owned CBC TV, who set off from Toronto today to cover a dispute between indigenous groups and Canadian and other international mining companies in Panama,... |
| Stay The Night: Cala Mia, Panama Look no further than Isla Boca Brava, a sparsely populated fragment of land that has seemingly snapped off the Pacific coast. It is one of the largest of the islands in the Gulf of Chiriqu. Here,... |
| FNM to choose deputy at summer convention Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said the Free National Movement (FNM) does not need a deputy leader to successfully contest the next general election, adding that Bahamians vote for a party's... |
| PLP deputy defends record as MP Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader Philip Davis yesterday hit out at Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham for attacking his record as a member of Parliament. The Cat Island, Rum Cay and San... |
| PLP urges gov’t to scale back on stadium opening ceremony The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) yesterday urged the government to pull back on the $600,000 grand opening planned for the National Stadium and instead have a "soft opening". "We... |
| Some former Robin Hood workers outraged over severance pay Several former workers of Robin Hood claimed yesterday they received $250 severance checks, an amount they said was unfair. The Tonique Williams-Darling establishment officially went out of business... |
| Man pleads guilty to cocaine possession A drug courier who was arrested before he could deliver a shipment of cocaine has been jailed for four years. Police arrested Derek Bain, 28, of Malcolm Road West, shortly after he arrived in Nassau... |
| Man accused of sex with minor denied bail A man accused of having sex with a minor has been denied bail. Ryan Deon Deveaux, 34, of Sunshine Way, is accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl. Police allege that Deveaux had unlawful... |
| COBUS president charged with disorderly conduct President of The College of The Bahamas Union of Students Renbert Mortimer spent his birthday being arraigned in a magistrate's court on disorderly conduct charges yesterday. The 22-year-old... |
| Cuban President in Venezuela for 11th ALBA Summit Caracas, Feb 3 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in Venezuela on Friday to attend the 11th Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of our America (ALBA), to be held in... |
| A Turbulent Twenty Years for Venezuelan Democracy CARACAS, Feb 4, 2012 (IPS) - Twenty years ago, a military rebellion led by Venezuelan president - then lieutenant-colonel - Hugo... |
| Murders spike during police strike in Brazil SAO PAULO — The murder rate in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia has soared during a state police strike that has entered its fourth day. The state's Public Safety Department says... |
| One Year On Arab Pride and the Long Road Ahead SAN FRANCISCO – Tareq, a Syrian American graphic designer living in Silicon Valley, says his life has "completely changed 100 percent over the past year," a change he credits to... |
| Una mirada detrs de la disminucin en la inmigracin ilegal de EEUU sostiene que es necesario pasar de una "política de inmigracion", centrada en la vigilancia fronteriza, a una "política de inmigrantes" centrada en la integracion de... |
| Chavez celebrates 20th anniversary of coup attempt CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the failed coup attempt that launched his political... |