Fourty years have passed since Muammar Gaddafi took power in Libya in a bloodless coup d'état. On September 1st 1969, Gaddafi dethrowned Kind Idris I while the king was in Greece for medical reasons. Libya was proclaimed a republic, and Muammar Gaddafi was made Colonel....
More indigenous people rightsis certainly good but t lookslike Morales may be trying to become a dictator for life. "something more is happening: This is a victory for Latin American indigenous groups marginalized...
" Venezuela's state oil company is suspending a much-promoted program that provided discounted heating oil to hundreds of thousands of poor people throughout the United States, the company announced Monday. The program has been a public relations bonanza for Venezuelan...
" UPDATES: Opec on Thursday called an emergency meeting to discuss reducing its oil production to halt the recent collapse in oil prices. In an unusually frank statement, the cartel said it was concerned about the...
Hurricane season comes every June through November. Though Americans dread the storms, eastern Asia and many other areas of the world, including the Baja Peninsula of Mexico, depend on hurricanes to bring...
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Even though you control the media, have a strangelhold on the political system, and have more power than anyone else in the country doesn't necessarily mean the people like you."Riot police used tear gas Wednesday to block hundreds of Venezuelans protesting the latest moves...
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The Royal Horseguards Parade, No.1 London tourist attraction, to replace their famed bearskin hats with fake fur? Portuguese animal rights activists have held a nude demonstration outside the...
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The admirer of fidel castro's cuba and anti-globalist dealing with oil-supply problems."Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez touted a pact delivering fuel to Caribbean nations and loosened the financing terms to aid...
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"Thousands of Venezuelans protested in the capital on Saturday to demand the Supreme Court overturn a "blacklist" blocking key opponents of President Hugo Chavez from running in upcoming elections.Chanting...
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"President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe say they want to promote closer ties, after months of political tension. Speaking after a one-day meeting in Venezuela, Mr Chavez...
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Panama has ruled out hosting a U.S. military base to replace one in Ecuador which is being reclaimed by the Quito government, a senior Panamanian official said on Friday. " Panama -- along with Peru and...
Chavez maybe sidelined but he will not sit idle while Colombia's Uribe is hailed a hero and Commander in Chief of the best military in the region. The great ego of Don Hugo will not tolerate such invasion. He will most likely begin instigating trouble in the next few days....
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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Governor Richardson plans to visit Colombia soon to resume efforts to secure the release of three American hostages held by rebel forces. Richardson says he talked recently with officials in Colombia and Venezuela. He says there's a window for some...
Renowned French filmmaker Jean Delannoy has died at the age of 100."Classic French filmmaker Jean Delannoy, who adapted novels by Victor Hugo and Andre Gide and won the Cannes Film Festival's top prize in 1946, has died at age 100, officials said Thursday.Delannoy died...