No snow this year on the top of the world, Madeira Island.

 This weather has been quite unstable in Madeira with lots of wind and rain, however no snow this year which is unusual.    

International Whaling Summit Ends in Disarray

The International Whaling Commission's yearly conference held in Madeira, Portugal ended a day early and in disarray. " International talks on the future of whaling ended in shambles last night, with no deal...

Venezuela and Portugal signed 9 cooperation agreements

Caracas, Venezuela, 13 September 2008. This morning, nine cooperation agreements were penned at the governmental palace Miraflores. The agreements on agriculture, energy, health, industrial cooperation,...

Portugal and Venezuela attempt to get closer...again

Caracas, Venezuela, 13 May 2008. Today, Portuguese Socialist Prime Minister José Socrates started a three-day visit to Venezuela. After meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the Miraflores...

East Timor soldiers jailed for killing police

"Judges at the Dili court found the four soldiers -- Raimundo Madeira, Nelson Fransisco, Fransisco Amaral and Armindo da Silva -- guilty of homicide in a shooting spree near the national police headquarters in May 2006, Reuters reported.The 600 soldiers, more than one third...

South America chokes as Amazon burns

Vast areas of Brazil and Paraguay and much of Bolivia are choking under thick layers of smoking forest." Fires rage out of control in the Amazon rainforest, forcing the cancellation of flights. Satellite images yesterday showed huge clouds of smoke and much of the Amazon...

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