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Abducted Colombia governor found dead

Johnny — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:31:51 +0000

Caqueta state Gov. Luis Francisco Cuellar was found dead Tuesday, Colombian authorities said, less than a day after he was abducted from his home by suspected leftist guerrillas. Cuellar’s body was found near Florencia, the state capital...

Chavez Renames World's Tallest Waterfall

Andres — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:48:53 +0000

President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that the world’s tallest waterfall has been called Angel Falls too long and should revert to its original indigenous name instead of commemorating the U.S. pilot who spotted it in 1933. He called for...

Plane overshoots Jamaica runway, more than 40 hurt

Mark — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:59:07 +0000

An American Airlines flight from Miami with more than 150 aboard overshot a runway while landing during a heavy rainstorm in Kingston on Tuesday night, injuring more than 40 people, officials said. Flight 331 skidded across a road at Norman...

Gunmen shoot Mexico marine family in revenge killing

Patrick — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:56:28 +0000

Gunmen have killed four relatives of an elite Mexican soldier who died during an operation targeting one of the country’s most-wanted drug lords. The mother, brother, sister and aunt of marine Melquisedet Angulo Cordova were killed in an...

Lula Criticizes Obama Once Again But Hails Cop15 as Step in Right Direction

Filipe — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:51:47 +0000

The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, made an assessment this Monday of the Brazilian participation in the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-15), which ended in Copenhagen last Saturday, December 18. The...

Narco Commando Kills Fallen Soldier's Family in Retaliation to Capo's death

Oscar — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:06:25 +0000

The body of Melquisedet Angulo Córdova, a 30 year old Mexican Naval officer who had been killed in the raid in Cuernavaca which led to the drug kingpin Arturo Beltran Leyva’s death, had been laid to rest just seven hours prior when...

Brazil to Obama: Do Something or Return Your Nobel

Marcelo — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:38:14 +0000

For Brazilian Environment minister Carlos Minc the outcome of the Copenhagen’s Climate Conference was well below Brazil’s expectations. He was particularly disappointed with American president Barack Obama’s...

Caqueta governor kidnapped, FARC is suspected for abduction

Alejandsro — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:43:33 +0000

Armed men kidnapped the governor of the south Colombian department of Caqueta on Monday evening. Authorities think rebel group FARC is behind the most high-profile kidnapping in seven years. According to several local media, a group of ten...

Mexico City Approves Gay Marriage

Tony — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:39:41 +0000

Mexico City lawmakers on Monday made the city the first in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage, a change that will give homosexual couples more rights, including allowing them to adopt children. The bill passed the capital’s local...

Expensive lobbying efforts seek to rehabilitate Venezuela's image

John — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:55:15 +0000

The term “lobbying” in the United States refers to the process in which persons or interest groups pay individuals or firms to represent their interests to government officials and the public in hopes of obtaining attitudes or...