RIO+20: Development Banks to invest $175 billion…
NEW YORK — The eight largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) announced today at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) that they will invest $175 billion in sustainable...
View ArticleMexican police fire on U.S. diplomatic vehicle, injuring 2
MEXICO CITY — Federal police opened fire at a U.S. diplomatic vehicle in central Mexico on Friday morning, injuring two U.S. government personnel and a Mexican Navy captain, local authorities said....
View ArticleFire spreads at Venezuela oil refinery as death toll reaches 41
CARACAS, VENEZUELA — An intense fire at an oil refinery in northwestern Venezuela spread to a third fuel tank on Monday, nearly three days after an explosion which has now claimed the lives of at...
View ArticleVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez suffers from ‘severe’ lung infection
CARACAS, VENEZUELA — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is suffering from a 'severe' respiratory infection, government officials confirmed on Friday. Venezuela's Communication and Information Minister,...
View ArticleMexico’s teacher union chief arrested for embezzling over $150 million
MEXICO CITY — Mexico's teacher union chief, Elba Esther Gordillo Morales, was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly embezzling around 2 billion pesos ($160 million), officials said. Mexican Attorney...
View ArticleVenezuelan VP says Hugo Chavez undergoing new chemotherapy treatments…
CARACAS, VENEZUELA — Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolas Maduro said the country's leader, Hugo Chavez, has begun further chemotherapy sessions. Following a Mass held to pray and support Chavez's health...
View ArticleChávez’s Death to Prompt New Election in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela died Tuesday afternoon after a long battle with cancer, the government announced, leaving behind a bitterly divided nation in the grip of a...
View ArticleUruguayan senators approve bill to legalize gay marriage
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY — The Uruguay Senate on Tuesday approved a bill which would legalize same-sex marriage in the country, and the bill now heads to the lower house where it is expected to pass later...
View ArticleFour Americans among 7 arrested in Mexico for child exploitation
PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO — Local authorities detained a group of seven foreigners suspected of leading a pedophile network in Mexico, officials said Friday. The Attorney General's Office of the state of...
View ArticleMayors see crime as key to votes
Leaders of Kirchnerite BA districts blame security for primaries loss BUENOS AIRES — Kirchnerite mayors pointed to high crime rates as one of the main reasons why the ruling Victory Front (FpV) lost...
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