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Chilean miners found alive after being trapped but rescue will be months
We’re alive! TV images of Chilean miners 18 DAYS after being trapped… but it could be Christmas before they are rescued
* Miners’ message from 2,300ft below: ‘All 33 of us are fine in the shelter’
* It will take months to get them out, say experts
* Men are in a mine shaft shelter the size of a small apartment
A team of 33 miners trapped...
Fidel Castro speaks out against the Bilderberg Group
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro continues to taunt the West, this time with an article that accuses the ultra-secretive Bilderberg Group of conspiring to create a one-world government.
Despite his advanced age and periodic bouts with an intestinal disorder, 84-year-old Castro continues to warn on the West, this time by dedicating three pages in the Communist...
Chavez said will have no peace until US gets its hands on Venezuela’s oil fields
The Washington Post by-line was “How Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez tries to hide the truth about his government!” So I would like to rephrase the question: “Is the Washington Post attempting to hide the REAL truth about the Hugo Chavez government by innuendo instead of merely giving us the facts?”
I am well aware of the record of the Washington...
President Morales Warns Drug Cartels Better Equipped Than Bolivian Army
President Evo Morales confirmed Tuesday that drug traffickers have more technology and modern equipment than Bolivia’s police and armed forces, and he asked for help from the international community to address that deficiency.
“By now, I have taken note that … drug trafficking has more technology than the national police, more modern equipment than the...
Top Mexican Drug Lord Killed in Clash With Army
Soldiers patrol streets in the area where, according to Mexico's Defense Minister, Mexican drug cartel leader Ignacio Coronel Villareal, aka Nacho Coronel, was killed during an army raid in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Mexico. Coronel is considered number three in the organization of fugitive Mexican drug lord Joaquin Guzman, aka Chapo Guzman.
One of the top three leaders...
Argentina legalizes gay marriage in historic vote
Argentina legalized same-sex marriage Thursday, becoming the first country in Latin America to declare that gays and lesbians have all the legal rights, responsibilities and protections that marriage brings to heterosexual couples.
After a marathon debate in Argentina’s senate, 33 lawmakers voted in favor, 27 against and 3 abstained in a vote that ended after...
US warships cause anger in Costa Rica
Costa Rica has allowed 46 US warships and 7,000 Marines to enter the country despite objection by the opposition parties, which describe the move as “illegal.”
Costa Rican opposition parties denounced the decision of the Legislative Assembly, describing it as “illegal” and “in violation of national sovereignty,” Presna Latina reported...
Chavez says Israel and US empire are enemies of Venezuela
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, shakes hand with Syria's President Bashar al-Assad during a welcoming ceremony at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Saturday, June 26, 2010. Bashar al-Assad is in Venezuela for a two-day official visit.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced Israel as a “genocidal” government on Sunday as he hosted...
21 killed in massive gang shootout near US-Mexican border
Jesus Ernesto Chavez
A drug-cartel enforcer told Mexican police that a rival gang infiltrated the biggest U.S. consulate along the border through a worker who helped get them U.S. visas, and that he ordered her killed for it. An American official rejected the claim Friday and said the motive for the slaying remains unknown.
The employee, Lesley Enriquez, was among three...
Venezuelan President warns US is plotting to wage war between Koreas
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) and Ecuador's Rafael Correa wave June 25, 2010, in Otavalo, Ecuador, at the end of the ALBA summit.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has warned of US military engagement in secret missions in North Korea and Iran while world focuses on the World Cup.
“They put a bomb in a South Korean ship, and the Yankees did it to try to...
Man in Brazil jails daughter, has 7 kids with her
A man in a remote fishing village in Brazil kept his daughter imprisoned for 12 years, abused her repeatedly and had seven children with her, police said Wednesday.
The man is also accused of abusing a young girl he had with his daughter.
Police allege that Jose Agostinho Pereira, 54, kept his daughter, now 28, under virtual house arrest in a two-room, thatched-roof...
Giant strange crater appears in Guatemala
Guatemala Crater Swallows Building. Following Tropical Storm Agatha sweeping through Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras this weekend, a giant sinkhole has opened up Guatemala.
The sinkhole swallowed a three-story building, and is believed to have also swallowed at least one person. The enormous hole in the ground is reportedly 200 feet deep and approximately...
Communist Hugo Chavez Demands Arizona Immigration Law be Repealed
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez has little room to critique Arizona's new immigration law given the country's own record of human rights violations, experts told FoxNews.com.
On the heels of Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s speech slamming Arizona’s immigration law, Cuban leaders and Venezuela’s president are adding to the chorus and calling...
Russia prepares to drill for oil off Cuban coast in spite of Obama ban
Although most polls show that the American public is in favor of offshore oil drilling, the Obama administration is ready to ban it.
Although most polls show that the American public is in favor of offshore oil drilling, the Obama administration is ready to ban it.
Meanwhile, according to an editorial in the Washington Times on March 18, 2010, Russian will be erecting...
Putin pledges to help Venezuela draw up plans for nuclear power plant
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (right) and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has pledged to help Venezuela draw up plans for a nuclear power plant.
Atomic energy was one of many areas of cooperation discussed during Putin’s first trip to the South American country.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday that the...


















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