| Brazilian firm makes oil find State-controlled energy giant Petrobras announced the discovery of an oil and natural gas accumulation in the Solimoes basin of Brazil's Amazon region.
The find was made during drilling of the Leste... | |
| Ferdinand 'frustrated' over Terry racism row Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has expressed anger over what his family has had to endure following the racial abuse allegedly suffered by his brother Anton Ferdinand at the hands of John... |
| Transsexual runs for office in Mexico Diana Sanchez Barrios, the first transsexual woman to seek a seat in Mexico City's municipal assembly, says she is confident of winning.
"This isn't a matter of transsexuality but of capability, and... |
| 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.
Prime Minister David Cameron... |
| 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... |
| Bloc backs Argentina over Falklands Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and other leaders in the left-leaning ALBA bloc have backed Argentina in its long-running dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands.Argentine foreign minister... |
| National Council of La Raza Opines on State of the Union The National Council of La Raza (NLCR) today reflected on President Obama's State of the Union address.The NCLR is the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the... |
| Colorblind Racism The New Norm Colorblind racism is the new normal in American conservative political thought. Well after the election of the nation's first African-American president, in 2012 Republican candidates are using... |
| Obamas State of the Union Eleven Sentences Too Short BERKELEY, Calif. -- As President Obama delivered his third State of the Union Address, the 11 sentences he dedicated to addressing my current immigration status did little to instill in me any more... |
| Medicalizing HIV Will Social Services Get Squeezed Out OAKLAND, Calif. - Major medical breakthroughs over the past year in the treatment of HIV/AIDS are setting off some surprising alarm bells. While praised for their life-saving potential, they are... |
| Britain set up final against Argentina Rosario, Argentina – Goals from Sarah Thomas and Ashleigh Bell in a 2-0 win over Germany put Great Britain into the final of the women's Champions Trophy here on... |
| Protesters block Panama highway over mining rights Indigenous protesters are blockading the Pan-American Highway in Panama to demand that a mining ban in their homeland remain in place. The protest began on Monday after the government approved a... |
| Andina Surges on Purchase of Rival Coke Bottler: Santiago Mover Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Embotelladora Andina SA, Chile’s largest Coca-Cola bottler, rose the most in four months after announcing plans to take over rival Embotelladora Coca-Cola Polar SA in a... |
| Brazil earmarks aid for Haitian immigrants RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Brazil has allocated 900,000 reais (about 514,000 U.S. dollars) Monday in fresh aid to the country's northern states Acre and Amazonas, which have thousands... |
| 6.2 magnitude quake injures 123 people in Peru LIMA, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- At least 123 people were injured in an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter on Monday which shook the southern Peruvian department of Ica, the National Civil Defense... |
| Mexico town takes a monetary path less traveled ESPINAL, Mexico -- Organizers in this verdant hill town in Veracruz state have coaxed a tiny economic experiment on the citizenry: They created an alternative local currency. It's called the... |
| Memorial service held for US man shot in Haiti MIAMI -- A memorial service will be held in Miami for an Ohio man who died from gunshot wounds he suffered during a robbery in Haiti where he was working on an orphanage.The service for 50-year-old... |
| Peru: Mining conflict heats up is alive and well in contemporary Cajamarca, in the form of the US-based Newmont mining corporation, an outfit with a slick PR machine and a very dirty environmental and human rights track record. ... |
| Venezuela hosts ALBA meeting amid global economic troubles Venezuela on Saturday hosted a meeting of the eight-nation Bolivarian Alliance bloc, or ALBA, amid global economic troubles. During the weekend talks, President Hugo Chavez urged leaders of the ALBA... |
| African Americans in Dallas Target Korean Business The African American community in Dallas has been protesting a gas station run by a Korean-born U.S. citizen in a predominately black neighborhood in South Dallas for over a month, taking issue with... |
| Hondurans in Florida With a Voice but Without a Vote TAMPA, Fla. - Lurvin Luzardo has lived in Tampa for more than 20 years, and while she can’t vote in the upcoming elections, she aspires to one day be a voice for the state’s... |
| Venezuela's Opposition Angered as Hugo Chavez Celebrates Coup 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 leaders slammed the... |
| Chavez: Iran sanctions have hurt joint auto venture in Venezuela Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that international sanctions on Iran are impeding some of his country's business deals with Tehran. The U.S. and European governments have imposed... |
| Uruguay: Broad Front Celebrates 41st Anniversary Montvideo, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) The ruling Broad Front (FA) of Uruguay celebrates the 41st anniversary of its foundation on Sunday with a festive day including an intervention by its chairman, Jorge... |
| An easygoing trip into Mexico's past The small town of Tlaxcala, just two hours from Mexico City, has an almost kaleidoscopic palette compared to the hazy-brown air of polluted Mexico City. The town's low colonial-era buildings... |
| Chavez and allies back Argentina on Falklands Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, and Cuba's President Raul Castro shake hands during the welcome ceremony for a summit by the eight-nation Bolivarian Alliance bloc, or ALBA, at... |
| 10 die as Dominican Republic migrant boat sinks Dominican Republic overturned in the pre-dawn darkness on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and leaving dozens missing, officials said.The migrants had left from near the town of Nagua, on the... |
| Chavez says sanctions on Iran have hurt joint auto venture in Venezuela CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that international sanctions on Iran are impeding some of his country's business deals with Tehran. The U.S. and... |
| Indians starve as Mexico aid lags GUACHOCHI, Mexico -- 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... |
| Chavez: Iran sanctions hurt joint auto venture CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that international sanctions on Iran are impeding some of his country's business deals with... |
| ANALYSIS: Lifting Cuba's embargo, a domestic taboo for the US Washington - 'Imagine you are in the Oval Office and you get a call from Havana. What would you do?' This is a question that former US president John F Kennedy could have faced in the early... |
| Mexico nabs reputed cartel assassin wanted in US MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Mexican police arrested the reputed head of a Sinaloa drug cartel assassination ring who is accused of plotting a massacre at a drug rehabilitation center.Federal police arrested... |
| OAS Secretary General Calls on Indigenous Groups to Accept Dialogue with Government of Panama February 4, 2012 The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza, concerned about the situation in the Republic of Panama, due to the closing of the... |
| Indigenous protesters block Pan-American Highway in Panama A group of indigenous protesters has blockaded the Pan-American Highway in Panama for days to protest the recent approval of mines and reservoirs in their... |
| Venezuela's Chavez hosts allies at ALBA meeting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told a group of his international allies on Saturday that countries in the left-leaning ALBA bloc should work together to strengthen their economies to withstand... |
| Census Native American Count Jumps by 27 Percent America's Native population climbed by nearly a third between 2000 and 2010, surprising U.S. Census Bureau data analysts and delighting managers of federally funded programs whose budgets depend... |
| Vast Majority of Latino Voters are ProConservationist Poll Finds A new poll shows that Latino voters in six inland western states have strong pro-conservationist views, in some cases stronger than their white counterparts.The 2012 Colorado College State of the... |
| Survey Latina Moms Online Are TechSavvy and Politically Aware Jobs, education and healthcare - in that order - were ranked the top three important issues by Latina moms online in a new survey released today by the web site Mamiverse.... |
| Fox to Launch SpanishLanguage TV Network this Fall Fox and the Colombian RCN Television Group announced Monday the launch of MundoFox, a new Spanish-language television network with general content targeting the U.S. Hispanic market. MundoFox,... |
| Ex S Korean Spy Gets Assylum WASHINGTON -- A U.S. court has upheld a 2008 ruling to grant political asylum to a former South Korean intelligence agent who claims to face threats from both South and North Korea, sources here said... |
| Dominican migrant boat overturns; at least 10 dead SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- A fire chief in the eastern Dominican Republic says at least 10 people drowned when a boat overloaded with migrants overturned off the country's... |
| In pictures: Venezuela parade The parade was attended by presidents from the region, including Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega, Cuban President Raul Castro, Bolivian President Evo Morales and Haiti's Michel... |
| Venezuela's Chavez Hosts Allies at ALBA Meeting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is hosting a meeting of allies and says the leaders will discuss Argentina's long-running dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands. Chavez says he is... |
| 5 norteno musicians, 4 others killed in Mexico MEXICO CITY (AP) - A masked man opened fire on a band playing popular norteno music Saturday in a Chihuahua city dance hall, killing five musicians, four customers and injuring 10 others.Chihuahua... |
