With the deadline of 2015 fast approaching for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, and many believing they are far from being achieved, concrete examples now exist of villages who are achieving...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez joins a long list of critics against United States President Barack Obama's receipt of The Nobel Peace Prize award. "Chavez believes Obama didn't make any notable accomplishments to...
In the month and date of August 1994, there was a spontaneous revolt against the Castro regime in Cuba. This occurred during the "special period" and as a response to the sinking of a tugboat called "13 de...
MALALMA are known as the 'space cowboys' of Bogotá but their home city, Bucaramanga, is known for its beautiful parks, its many churches and its "hormigas culonas", large flying ants, a true delicacy for...
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National Post, a new paper that was "broadly sympathetic to the Sri Lankan government's goal of confronting and subduing the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam", posted an opinion that "there is no excuse for anti-Tamil policies. "Sri Lanka must now be judged by the...
Hugo Chavez, as the President of Venezuela, has announced that they are cutting diplomatic ties with Colombia, as there are too many 'aggressions' from that country. Previously, Colombia announced that Venezuela purchased anti-tank weapons from Sweden and they ended up in...
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Citizen journalist your talents are needed. United for Iran, Global Action Day today 25th The citizens of Iran have been subjected to a religious dictator ship that pretends it’s a democratic state....
Life in the Oriente Region of Ecuador is full of danger, mystery and intrigue. Located along the border with Colombia in the northeast part of the country, the region is home to ancient people groups who depend largely upon the resources of the Amazon River basin for...
The eruption of the Galeras Volcano in the Narino Province of Colombia is prompting evacuations of the estimated 8,000 people. The Galeras Volcano is considered to be the most active volcano in Colombia. No damages or loss of life have been reported yet. "The 4,276-meter-high...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 25 wks ago | updated 25 wks ago 288 views | 24 recommendations | 0 comments
Columbia is taking steps to prosecute those who use rape as a weapon of war. Rape of women has been used as a tool of military for as long as history has been written and most probably before. Force...
Jacqueline sits on the bed, staring up blankly with heavy blue eye shadow surrounding her painted eyes. Twenty-two year old Laura Mesa picks her up, pushing down some of her wiry red hair, and explains that...
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This event took place few days ago but the record needed to be right. Initially, some international and local opposition news agencies blamed the attack on the Venezuelan government. They stated...
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Acclaimed Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, whose internationally-celebrated works of Nobel Prize-winning magic realist fiction have made him "one of the most significant authors of the 20th century", will...
....Artist composes Rally Song for the American Tea Party Movement- I will be live blogging and covering the Columbia Tea Party Event at the State House. Speakers will include Governor Mark Sanford and the...