Bomb blast leaves 7 dead, 52 injured in Colombia
Bogota - A bomb allegedly detonated by leftist rebels killed seven people and injured 52 others in the Colombian town of Ituango, provincial authorities said Friday. The bomb was set off by alleged members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombi...
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Mexico City to offer cash rewards against kidnappings
Mexico City - The Mexico City government announced plans Monday to introduce a cash-reward system to combat kidnappings. The announcement follows the kidnapping and murder of a 14-year- old boy, which along with other cases has generated a massive wa...
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Polls open as Bolivians vote on Morales recall - Update
Buenos Aires/La Paz - Bolivians went to the polls Sunday to decide whether or not President Evo Morales and other leaders will remain in office. Since Morales' election in 2005, the country's first Indio president has pushed through a new constitutio...
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Bolivian head to polls as recall vote tests Morales
Buenos Aires/La Paz - Sunday's recall election of Bolivian President Evo Morales and other leaders is the latest in a series of showdown referenda, between the leftist president and the country's wealthy provinces, over regional autonomy. Since Moral...
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Mexican president proposes life sentences for kidnappers
Mexico City - Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Thursday proposed life sentences for those found guilty of kidnapping, in a move to curb a crime wave in the North American nation. He sent the proposal to Parliament in the wake of outrage over the ...
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2008-08-07 ] Category : [
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Putin says Russia should restore alliance with Cuba
Moscow - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday that Russia should restore Soviet-era alliances with Cuba, news agencies reported. We need to rebuild position in Cuba and other countries, Putin said during a meeting with his deputy Igor Sechin o...
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Russian official renews talk of military presence in Cuba
Moscow - A week after Russia's defence ministry denied it planned to send nuclear-armed bombers to Cuba, a high-ranking Russian elected official renewed the idea of military cooperation, according to a report Saturday. Andrei Klimov, the deputy head ...
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