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Bangladeshis being trafficked to Brazil

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:30:01 -0400

Police in Brazil have identified a gang specialising in trafficking Bangladeshi nationals into the country, a media report said. About 80 Bangladeshi workers have been lured with promises of earning up to $1,500 a month. But they ended up as slave labourers in order to pay their smugglers nearly $10,000, BBC reported citing the Agencia Brasil news agency. South America's biggest economy has ...

England to tour West Indies in February

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:30:02 -0400

England and the West Indies will play three Twenty20 matches and three One-Day Internationals in the Caribbean early next year, the West Indies Cricket Board announced. The three One-Day Internationals will be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds in Antigua while Kensington Oval in Barbados will host the T20 games, the WICB said Saturday, reports CMC. The Twenty20 matches will be ...

Bayer Leverkusen bid for Corinthians Romarinho

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:40:01 -0400

Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen has reportedly made a bid to sign highly rated Brazilian playmaker Romarinho. The German outfit has offered Corinthians 12 million euros to secure the 22-year-old in the European summer transfer window, reports Xinhua. Romarinho emerged on Brazil's football scene last year as a striker but has been transformed into an attacking midfielder by Corinthians coach ...

Rousseff opens Brasilia World Cup stadium

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:40:01 -0400

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff officially opened Brasilia's Mane Garrincha World Cup stadium. Despite controversy surrounding delays and cost overruns, Rousseff said the 71,000-seat venue was now the source of pride among Brazilians, reports Xinhua. "A year ago they said that we wouldn't build our stadiums, that they wouldn't be ready. But now we are seeing that the stadiums have been built ...

Venezuela in rare diplomatic overture to America

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:00:14 -0400

CARACAS - Venezuela on Sunday made a rare diplomatic overture to the United States, suggesting it could be time for better ties."We are going to remain open to normalizing relations with the United States," Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said on Televen television Sunday."The first thing would be to resume diplomatic representation at the highest level," he said.The ...

Colombia Hit man targeting high-profile journalists

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:42:04 -0400

By Helen Murphy, Reuters BOGOTA - Colombia's government warned on Tuesday of a plot by a criminal group to kill several high-profile journalists just weeks after the attempted assassination of an investigative reporter boosted concerns over threats to a free press in the violence-plagued Andean nation.President Juan Manuel Santos also announced that 90 journalists are being given protection ...

Washington Week Focus on Burma US Government Scandals

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:22:43 -0400

WASHINGTON -- A groundbreaking visit by Burma’s president and continuing probes of U.S. government scandals highlight a busy week ahead in Washington. Six months after President Barack Obama visited Rangoon, President Thein Sein reciprocates Monday with a visit to the White House. Last November, Obama hailed democratic reforms in Burma. "A dictatorship of five decades has ...

Indian Chinese Leaders Discuss Border Dispute

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:45:29 -0400

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his visiting Chinese counterpart Sunday discussed efforts to resolve a decades-old border dispute between the world's two most populous ...

Nigeria says 14 Militants 3 Soldiers Killed in Latest Fighting

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:45:29 -0400

Nigeria's military says it killed 14 Boko Haram militants and captured 20 others Sunday, as it presses its offensive against the al-Qaida-linked group in the country's restive ...

Guatemalas R--os Montt Genocide Conviction Omen for US Presidents and Their Hired Assassins

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:39:12 -0400

Presiding Judge, "he knew about everything that was going on and he did not stop it, despite having the power to stop it from being carried out." US President Ronald Reagan also had the power, greater power, to stop the massacres being perpetrated by dictator General and President R?os Montt. Instead visited him in Guatemala City and praised Rios Montt as "a man of great personal ...

Drug charge for Virgin Islands environment officer

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:51:59 -0400

KINGSTON, Jamaica -; Federal agents have arrested the top enforcement officer for the U.S. Virgin Islands environment agency on drug trafficking charges after he was allegedly caught with a cache of cocaine on a government patrol ...

How A Free Press Is Threatened By Latin American Governments

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:31:56 -0400

One of the greatest threats to press freedom in Latin America comes in the form of shady criminal groups like Mexican drug cartels or Colombian paramilitaries who harass and sometimes murder journalists that report on their activities. Increasingly, however, a new threat is emerging in the hemisphere. It comes in the form of democratically elected officials. These politicians, who wear suave ...

Mexico Creating Missing People Force To Focus On Those Who Have Disappeared

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:31:52 -0400

There are at least 26,121 people who went missing in the past six years in Mexico, according to President Enrique Pea Nieto's government, and now they are going to do something about it. Mexico's government says it will create a special investigative unit to search for the missing, heeding a request by relatives of the disappeared who have been on a hunger strike for nine ...

How a toilet paper shortage may temper Chavismo in Venezuela

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:22:22 -0400

People wait in line as they buy toilet paper in a super market in Caracas May 17. Supplies of food and other basic products have been patchy in recent months, with long queues forming at supermarkets and rushes occurring when there is news of a new stock arrival. The situation has spawned jokes among Venezuelans, particularly over the lack of toilet ...

Caribbean Scientist Warns of Climate Change Disaster

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:54:01 -0400

The Caribbean does not have the luxury of time for decisive action on climate change and global warming. In fact, it is on the brink of calamity, according to a prominent ...

US Official White House Was Unaware of IRS Misdeeds

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:13:44 -0400

President Barack Obama and White House Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer, right, react to a reporter's question as they leave the Treasury Department in Washington, Jan. 16, ...

Ollanta Humalas approval rating in Peru slips to six-month low

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:08:14 -0400

President Ollanta Humala's approval rating fell 5 points to a six-month low of 46 percent, reflecting the unpopularity of his proposal to buy an oil refinery owned by Spain's Repsol and his support for Venezuela's new government, an Ipsos poll showed. The nationwide poll was published by the newspaper El Comercio. Humala abandoned his idea of buying the Repsol oil refinery after ...

US robots Israeli drones to help make 2014 World Cup in Brazil one of safest sporting events ever

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:05:43 -0400

World Cup 2014 Brazil has added 30 US military robots to the Israeli drones and 'Robocop-style' glasses with face recognition cameras to its arsenal after the country allocated $900 million to make 2014 World Cup "one of the most protected sports events in history." The 30 PackBot 510 units, which usually cost between $100,000 and $200,000 apiece, will arrive in Brazil as ...

Jordy Smith surfs to ASP win in Brazil

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:48:55 -0400

surfing tournament Sunday. Smith navigated the 2-to-4 foot swells at Barra Da Tijuca to win the third stop on the Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship Tour by a score of 17.80-16.34. Smith scored high by catching air on one productive wave and performing a so-called stailfish air-reverse on another. It was the third career ASP victory for the 25-year-old Smith and his first ...

Costa Rica Might Be ChangingPolicy on GMO Foods

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:43:58 -0400

Although transgenic soybeans, cotton and some corn has been grown in Costa Rica since 1991, groups that oppose genetically modified crops are increasing pressure on the government to slow the permit process for future GM crops, reports Ag ...

Afghanistan India to Discuss Military Aid

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:29:33 -0400

A spokesman for the Afghan president says Mr. Karzai will ask for assistance for the strengthening of the country's military and security institutions. Afghanistan and India signed a strategic partnership in 2011 which included India's training of Afghan forces as they prepare to takeover security from foreign troops in 2014. Pakistan has also offered a strategic partnership ...

Funeral Held for Slain Pakistani Politician

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:29:33 -0400

Zahra Shahid Hussain was killed late Saturday after being approached by two unknown gunmen outside her home in Karachi. Pakistani politician and former cricket star Imran Khan, leader of Pakistan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or PTI, blamed Saturday's slaying of Zahra Shahid Hussain on the rival Muttahida Qaumi Movement party, or MQM. The party has denied any ...

Volcano outside Mexico City still rumbling spitting ash

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:10:44 -0400

MEXICO CITY - The Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City is still rumbling. Mexico's National Disaster Prevention Center says seismic activity shook the area early Sunday. And the 5,450-meter mountain also emitted gas, ash and glowing-hot rocks. The snow-capped volcano has been erupting periodically since 1994 and eruptions began strengthening about two weeks ...

Tunisians Fear Growing Threat of Radical Islamists

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:39:04 -0400

PARIS -- Police in Tunisia fired tear gas to disperse stone-throwing Islamists in two cities after the government banned the hardline Ansar al-Shariah group from staging its annual congress Sunday. The events underscore the growing clout of Muslim extremists in the once staunchly secular North African country. The assassination of secular opposition leader Chokri Belaid in February sparked ...

Nigeria Government Encouraged with Military Offensive Progress

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:39:03 -0400

An advisor to Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan says the government is encouraged by the progress of the ongoing military offensive against the Islamic militant sect, Boko Haram. "The majority of the various camps where the terrorists have converted into their hideouts have been heavily bombarded, both by air and on land. And I’m just receiving a report that about 55 ...

Mexico has faith in Asian-Pacific future

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:29:38 -0400

Mexico is in a great moment. Macroeconomic stability and a low debt rate are part of our strengths as one of the top 15 economies in the world. We are an economy with a broad social perspective fully inserted into international trade, with an exchange of goods and services that amounts more than $700 billion each year. We offer a secure and trustworthy environment for foreign investment. Our ...

Report Says Iran Hangs 2 Spies Working for Israel US

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:48:40 -0400

DUBAI, UAE -- Iranian authorities executed two men on Sunday convicted of working for Israeli and U.S. spy agencies, Iran's Fars news agency reported. Mohammad Heidari, accused of passing security-related information and secrets to Israeli Mossad agents in exchange for money, and Kourosh Ahmadi, accused of gathering information for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, were hanged at ...

Syrian TV Troops Enter Rebel Stronghold of Qusair

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:58:16 -0400

Syrian state television says government troops have entered the rebel town of Qusair as part of a weeks-long offensive to recapture the strategic area connecting Damascus to the Mediterranean ...

Islamists Riot in Tunisia After Major Rally is Banned

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:07:13 -0400

Radical Islamists in Tunisia have engaged in street battles with police after authorities banned thousands of them from holding an annual conference in the center of the country. The radical activists, also known as Salafists, threw stones at Tunisian police who deployed heavily in the central town of Kairouan to prevent them from gathering on Sunday. Police responded to the stone throwers by ...

Santiago advises rookie lawmakers to ‘go back to school’

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:59:18 -0400

Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Neophyte senators would do their countrymen a favor by going back to school and not making the mistake of entering the Senate with guns a-blazing (';huwag magpasiklab agad"). The unsolicited advice came from Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago who, despite her already impressive academic background, said she ...

Pope warns Church against closing in on itself

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:53:49 -0400

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis warned the Catholic Church to not close in on itself at a Mass to mark Pentecost Sunday attended by more than 200,000 people, urging the faithful to be open and present in a new and changing ...

Two imprisoned in Mexico over killing Malcolm Xs grandson

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:42:20 -0400

In this undated composite image released by Mexico City's prosecutor's office (PGJDF) on Monday, May 13, 2013, Manuel Alejandro Perez de Jesus, 24, left, and David Hernandez Cruz, 24, stand for their mug shot after being arrested in Mexico ...

Philippine Workers in Taiwan Feel Backlash

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:16:35 -0400

MANILA -- Advocates for Philippine migrant workers say they are concerned about the effects of a hiring freeze Taiwan's government has put in place against the Philippines. The move came less than a week after a Philippine Coast Guard crew admitted shooting at a Taiwanese vessel, killing a fisherman. Statistics from ...

Orlando native heading to Haiti to make a difference

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:04:37 -0400

As senior vice president of convention sales and services at Visit Orlando, Tammi Runzler would seem to have it all. But she's leaving it all behind to head to ...

Santiago Harassment of Filipinos in Taiwan may warrant MECO abolition

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:56:04 -0400

Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines -- Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago warned on Sunday that injuries sustained by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Taiwanese attackers could be considered "an act of aggression" that could serve as basis for the fold-up of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei. "The 87,000 overseas ...

After crushing Mali Islamists France pushes deal with Tuaregs

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:55:17 -0400

BAMAKO (Reuters) - After winning adulation across Mali for a five month military offensive that crushed al Qaeda fighters, France is now frustrating some of its allies by pushing for a political settlement with a separate group of Tuareg ...

Egyptian police block Israel border crossing in fury at kidnapping sources

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:05:14 -0400

A member of Hamas security forces stands guard in front of the closed gate of the Rafah crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip May 17, ...

Uruguay and Brazil prove opposites attract

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:25:37 -0400

Uruguay are filled with episodes of rivalry and tension, the countries' peoples insist instead on a relationship based on friendship and admiration. Thus, despite having motives aplenty to produce angst-filled on-the-pitch encounters, it is simply not the case ...

Syrian Town of Qusair Under Fire

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:44:49 -0400

Qusair has been under fire for weeks as government troops seek to re-capture it with airstrikes and shelling. The town is strategically important because it links the capital, Damascus, with the coast. Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he will not step down before next year's elections. Mr. Assad's comments were published Saturday in the Argentine newspaper ...

Indian Chinese Leaders Meet to Strengthen Ties

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:44:49 -0400

China says placing India first on the itinerary of new Premiere Li Keqiang demonstrates the importance Beijing places on the relationship between the two countries. The Chinese premier and his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, are expected to address how to smooth over a lingering border dispute - a root cause of their trust deficit. The Chinese leader's visit comes ...

Netanyahu takes aim at weapons leakage in Syria

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:20:39 -0400

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Sunday of further Israeli strikes inside Syria, pledging to act to prevent advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah and other militant ...

Afghanistans Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:20:38 -0400

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with ...

Karachi Residents Re-Do Last Weeks Election

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:53:09 -0400

Pakistani politician and former cricket star Imran Kahn has blamed the killing of a top member of his political party on a rival party, as voters in Karachi re-vote a parliamentary election originally held last ...

North Korea test-fires another short-range missile Report

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:39:13 -0400

SEOU: North Korea on Sunday test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, a Seoul official said. The guided missile was fired into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Sunday afternoon, a defence ministry spokesman told AFP without elaborating. On Saturday the communist state fired three short-range missiles off the east coast, apparently as part of a military drill, at a ...

Tech guru John McAfees Belize home burns to ground

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:29:20 -0400

Just when you thought the strange story of John McAfee was over.... The former island home of anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee burned down Thursday afternoon under circumstance he told FoxNews.com were "suspicious." It's an odd choice of words from a man whom the Belize police found suspicious, ...

UN Calls On North Korea to Stop Missile Launches

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:02:09 -0400

The United Nations chief has voiced hope that North Korea will abandon its missile tests, after the Stalinist state fired three short-range missiles into the sea on ...

Oxbow Wins Preakness Orb Finishes 4th

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:02:08 -0400

Oxbow, ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens and trained by veteran trainer Wayne Lukas, Saturday led the Preakness in Baltimore, Maryland from start to finish. Oxbow was the surprise winner with 15-to-1 odds. Itsmyluckyday finished second and Mylute was third. Kentucky Derby champion and favorite Orb finished fourth in the Preakness -- the second jewel in horse racing's Triple ...

One Winning Ticket in Largest US Powerball Drawing Ever

Sun, 19 May 2013 05:02:08 -0400

Millions of people across the U.S. have been waiting anxiously to hear the results of a record U.S. Powerball lottery drawing late Saturday worth $590.5 ...

Family fear man with B.C. ties missing in Mexico may have been kidnapped

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:13:36 -0400

The Whitecaps were up a goal, the Timbers were down a man, and only six minutes plus stoppage time remained. Finally, in their sixth attempt, Vancouver was going to beat Portland in an MLS ...

Three killed three injured in Puerto Rico shooting

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:39:57 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three people have been killed and three others injured during a shooting at a gas station in Puerto Rico.Police say several men opened fire on the group early Saturday in the eastern town of Las Piedras. It is unclear what prompted the shooting.The U.S. territory had already seen five similar shootings reported this year in which at least three people ...

Mexico judge jails suspects in death of Malcom Xs grandson

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:39:56 -0400

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A judge on Saturday issued an order for the imprisonment of two waiters accused in the beating death of Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of civil rights activist Malcolm X, the Mexico City attorney general's office said.The resolution begins the judicial process against David Hernandez Cruz and Manuel Alejandro Perez de Jesus, who worked at the Palace bar near Mexico ...

In Brazil Dominos makes rented DVDs smell like pizza

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:15:52 -0400

In Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Domino's has teamed up with 10 rental stores to use movie DVDs for an unusual marketing push. Users pop in a rented DVD like they would any other, and after they've watched the film and take the disc out, the DVD disc shows a picture of a pizza and emits the aroma of one of Domino's ...

Colombian Foreign Minister to Pay Official Visit to Peru

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:44:27 -0400

Bogot, May 19 (Prensa Latina) The Colombian foreign minister Maria Angela Holguin will travel soon to Lima, invited by her Peruvian counterpart, Eda Rivas, to prepare a visit of Ollanta Humala, president of that Andean country, to Bogot. According to sources from the Foreign Ministry, the invitation was made during the recent visit of Holguin to Peru because of the 36 Meeting of the Andean ...

ALADI Announces First Latin American Meeting on Commerce

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:44:24 -0400

Montevideo, May 19 (Prensa Latina) A first Latin American trade and investment meeting, ExpoAladi, will be held here next year, jointly announced the Uruguayan government and the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI). To promote this event and start a mutual cooperation, Aladi Secretary General, Carlos Alvarez, and the director of the Institute Uruguay XXI, Roberto Villamil signed an ...

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to Visit Palestine

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:44:24 -0400

Ramallah, May 19 (Prensa Latina) President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, will soon visit Palestine, announced the Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyad Malki, according to a note released here by official sources. The foreign ministers of Lithuania, Finland and Greece also plan to travel to the territory of the Palestinian autonomy, adds the source. President Ortega has accepted an invitation to ...

MIAMI U. Miami Team Rescues NCIS Agent in Panama

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:55:58 -0400

A team from the University of Miami Hospital is sharing its story after being summoned to Panama to rescue a federal agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative ...

Sea turtles make comeback in Caribbean

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:46:44 -0400

The number of leatherbacks on this tropical beach in Trinidad has rebounded in spectacular fashion, with some 500 female turtles nesting each night during the peak season in May and ...

Vancouvers Brad Deering was murdered in targeted Costa Rican hit says local PI

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:41:04 -0400

Vancouver father Brad Deering, 42, and three others were inside his gated community home in San Jose in Costa Rica on Thursday morning, when three men stormed the house, shot and killed Deering and tied up the others. A local private investigator believes the killing was a targeted hit. The PI believes Deering was selling ...

Mexico judge orders prison for suspects in killing

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:09:22 -0400

FILE - This undated file photo courtesy of the Shabazz family shows Malcolm Shabazz in an unknown location. Shabazz, the 28-year-old grandson of political activist Malcolm X, died in Mexico City on Thursday, May 9, 2013. Mexico City prosecutors said on May 13, 2013 that they have arrested two men in connection with the death of Shabazz, who died of blunt-force trauma injuries. A companion said ...

Puerto Rico rally to beat Cuba at Beilun womens volleyball tournament

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:03:38 -0400

Puerto Rico staged a spirited comeback to beat Cuba in a dramatic five-setter (25-27, 23-25, 25-22, 25-18, 15-11) at the Beilun International Women's Volleyball Tournament here on Saturday.Yoana Mendoza Palacio and Ana Yilian Cleger each scored 22 points for Cuba. Karina Ocasio led Puerto Rico with 19 points, while Yarimar Rosa added 18.With 2-0 ahead in sets, the Cubans loosened in ...

World science map grim for Latin America

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:48:36 -0400

The highly respected Nature Scientific Reports journal has just published a map of the world's leading science cities and it looks pretty bad for emerging countries: It shows the planet's Northern Hemisphere full of lights and the south almost solidly ...

Costa Rica OKs geneticallymodified corn

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:34:48 -0400

Costa Rica’s National Biosecurity Technical Commission granted a local subsidiary of multinational biotechnology company Monsanto permission to grow genetically modified (GM) corn in the ...

Guyana legislators oppose crucial anti-money laundering bill

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:52:57 -0400

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Legislators in Guyana say they won't approve a crucial anti-money laundering bill until more safeguards against corruption are added to the measure. The two parties that together have a one-seat majority in Parliament say they are seeking the creation of a commission to oversee contracts and tenders, as well as an expansion of the state's financial intelligence ...

Venezuela releases ex-general jailed in post-election crackdown on opposition

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:52:51 -0400

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan authorities have released a dissent ex-general who was jailed on charges of inciting unrest after the country's disputed presidential election. Retired Gen. Antonio Rivero said he would "take care of my health" as he was freed late Friday. Opposition leaders said he was hospitalized Saturday with a respiratory infection and digestive problems ...

Americans Dream of Riches as Powerball Lottery Hits $600 Million

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:24:05 -0400

Saturday night's Powerball lottery jackpot climbed to an astronomical $600 million for a single winner, and may be even higher by the time the numbers are drawn. Winners must match five numbers picked from machines holding 59 white balls, and a special Powerball pulled from a machine filled with 35 red balls. Even if the chances of winning are tiny -- one in 175 million -- those ...

Ivory Coast Militia Leader Arrested for 2011 Massacre

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:24:05 -0400

Soldiers in Ivory Coast have arrested a militia leader who was allegedly involved in a 2011 massacre of political opponents. Military officials say Amade Oueremigave himself up Saturday as soldiers began to converge near his hideout. Oueremi and his fighters backed President Alassane Ouattara in the violence that broke out after the 2010 election when former president Laurent Gbagbo refused ...

Assad Says He Will Not Step Down

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:24:04 -0400

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says in a newspaper interview that he will not step down before next year's elections. Assad's comments were published Saturday in the Argentine ...

El Salvador Court Requests More Time To Consider “Urgent” Abortion Case

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:11:09 -0400

(Photo: Beatrice Murch) A pregnant Salvadoran, whose life is at risk due to her unborn baby, may not be able to abort due to the country's ban on therapeutic abortion. Doctors have told 21-year-old Name Beatriz, who is 23 weeks pregnant, that her life is in danger because she is suffering from Lupus, an autoimmune disease. Her child has also been diagnosed with anencephaly, a cephalic ...

El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:48:31 -0400

El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state Palestine-El Salvador, Politics, 8/26/2011 El Salvador Thursday recognized Palestine as an independent and sovereign state, according to Palestinian officials. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked the president of El Salvador for the recognition, expressing hope that it will bolster bilateral relations. Foreign Minister Riyad Malki had ...

African Mines A Potential Source of Funds for Infrastructure

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:29:12 -0400

WASHINGTON, DC -- In sub-Saharan Africa, many economies are growing briskly, thanks to the continent’s abundant natural resources and global commodities boom. Development experts say revenues from minerals, oil and gas could help many countries fund much needed roads, bridges, dams and other infrastructure. A recent report by the Africa Progress Panel, a group of influential business and ...

Denmarks Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision song contest ....

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:25:46 -0400

Emmelie de Forest of Denmark performs her song "Only Teardrops" during a rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Friday, May 17, 2013. The contest is run by European television broadcasters with the event being held in Sweden as they won the competition in 2012, the final will be held in Malmo on May 18. (AP Photo/Alastair ...

Brazil shows high interest in Russian arms

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:51:20 -0400

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev started his visit to Brazil on Wednesday, February 20th. Medvedev had a meeting with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Due to the injury that Rousseff received at the carnival, the Brazilian president was wearing only one shoe. On her other foot, Rousseff had a rubber sandal, which gave an informal touch to the official ...

Austin haze result of Mexican fires

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:48:16 -0400

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Take a look at Austins skyline and youll notice it is pretty hazy Saturday afternoon. Its all because of agricultural burning in Mexico and Central America. Breezy southerly winds are helping pull the smoke into Central Texas. MORE: Jim Spencer's BLOG The yearly burning of brush and trees allows farmers to clear land and also brings smoky air to Central Texas. At times the ...

Dissident ex-general released in Venezuela

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:31:36 -0400

CARACAS, Venezuela -; Venezuelan authorities have released a dissent ex-general who was jailed on charges of inciting unrest after the country's disputed presidential ...

Notoriety follows David Rivera pal in Nicaragua

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:28:32 -0400

Ana Alliegro, the Miami woman at the center of the federal corruption investigation involving former congressman David Rivera, is living in a small town outside of ...

At Least 5 Dead in Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:40:29 -0400

Authorities in Texas say at least five -- possibly as many as 15 -- people have been killed in the southwestern U.S. state as a result of Wednesday's massive explosion at a fertilizer ...

Military op against drugs human trafficking in Brazil

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:25:36 -0400

Brazilian army soldiers take part in a military exercise in preparation for the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup, in a field near the National Stadium in Brasilia. (AP ...

North Korea Launches Short-Range Missiles Into Sea

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:21:48 -0400

(CNN) — North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast Saturday; South Korea’s semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying. The ministry said it had detected two launches in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, Yonhap reported. The missiles were fired in a ...

AP reporter recalls brush with death during Argentinas dictatorship under Jorge Rafael Videla

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:14:20 -0400

FILE - In this March 24, 1976 file photo, Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla, center, is sworn-in as president at the Buenos Aires Government House accompanied by Adm. Emilio Massera, second from left, and Brig. Orlando Agosti, second from right, members of the junta that overthrew President Isabel Peron. The former Argentine dictator died of natural causes Friday, May 17, 2013, while serving life ...

Resolution of Cuba’s debt problem to boost its financial investment rating

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:36:35 -0400

MOSCOW, May 18 (Itar-Tass) - The entry into force of the agreement on the settlement of Cuba’s debt will boost its financial and investment rating, Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko said upon arrival in Moscow on Saturday, May 18, after a visit to ...

Reporter remembers fear in Videlas Argentina

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:23:56 -0400

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- It was just about a day after Argentine strongman Jorge Rafael Videla had seized power in March of 1976, and the bloodletting was already ...

Sea Turtle Comeback Giant Leatherback Numbers Rebound In Parts Of Caribbean

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:20:18 -0400

GRANDE RIVIERE, Trinidad - Giant leatherback turtles, some weighing half as much as a small car, drag themselves out of the ocean and up the sloping shore on the northeastern coast of Trinidad while villagers await wearing dimmed headlamps in the dark. Their black carapaces glistening, the turtles inch along the moonlit beach, using their powerful front flippers to move their bulky frames onto ...

Report Obama Trims Afghan War Budget Request

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:47:20 -0400

The Reuters news agency quotes an unidentified White House aide as saying the president has decreased his request for funding the war in Afghanistan by 10 percent for the 2014 fiscal year budget. The report says the president reduced his original request from $88.5 billion to $79.4 billion. The White House issued a statement Friday saying the change was made to account for the drawdown of troops ...

Argentina Dirty War dictator Videla dies age 87

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:35 -0400

BUENOS AIRES -- General Jorge Videla, Argentina's dictator at the height of its "Dirty War" against leftist activists, died Friday in prison while serving time for crimes against humanity. He was ...

Europe and the US should heed Latin America on drugs

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:22:05 -0400

drugs . There is a growing belief that the current punitive-based approach has failed. It has visited a savage level of violence on Latin America as narco cartels, moving cocaine and cannabis into the US, have butchered and bribed their way through the continent. The killing and corrupting of public officials - judges, police, politicians - threatened, and still threatens, to demolish the ...

Two small quakes rumble off California coast

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:13:55 -0400

Two shallow earthquakes -- one a magnitude 4.0 and the other a magnitude 3.3 -- struck early Saturday off the California coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The magnitude 4.0 temblor occurred at 6:46 a.m. PDT, 17 miles off the coast of Rio Dell in northern California at a depth of 11.8 miles. The magnitude 3.3 temblor was recorded 12 miles from ...

Brazil strengthens border security ahead of Confederations Cup tournament

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:22:50 -0400

SAO PAULO - Brazil is using more than 20,000 troops along its borders with 10 South American nations to reinforce security ahead of the Confederations Cup soccer tournament in June. The Defence Ministry says in a statement that 25,000 army, navy and air force troops began deployment on Saturday along the nearly 17,000 kilometres (10,600 miles) of border Brazil shares with its neighbours. ...

UM Hospital docs fly to Panama rescue NCIS agent suffering massive heart attack

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:22:36 -0400

MIAMI - A team from the University of Miami Hospital is sharing their story after being summoned to Panama to rescue an NCIS federal agent. The U.S. ambassador to Panama asked the hospital for help after 42-year-old agent Noel Zuniga collapsed in March during his daily run. Hospital officials said he suffered a heart attack. Doctors performed an angioplasty but Zuniga remained critically ill ...