Recent years have witnessed China’s growing economic and political influence in South America and the Caribbean. During a visit to Cuba in November 2004, Chinese President Hu Jintao pledged US$100 …
McCain: Late fundraising start will hur
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain (news, bio, voting record) is lowering fundraising expectations, telling reporters he's focusing on campaigning and not on seeking donations. During a bus …
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Armenian Prime Minister Dies at 55
Prime Minister Andranik Margarian died Sunday of heart failure, government spokeswoman Meri Arutunian said. He was 55. Margarian, educated as computer specialist, became active in opposition to the …
Nigeria: Second Wave of Bird Flu Hits
Nigerian poultry farms are again battling the H5N1 bird flu, which is spreading near northern Nigeria’s largest city of Kano. In this ongoing outbreak, which began in December 2006, more than 80,000 …
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Bush protesters, police clash in Mexico
Hundreds of demonstrators marched to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City on Tuesday, attacking riot police with concrete blocks, metal bars and firecrackers and tearing down barricades to protest the …
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Chechnya: PM Confirmed as President
Thirty-year old Ramzan Kadyrov is now officially the new President of Chechnya. As widely expected, Kadyrov was officially endorsed by the Chechen Parliament after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s …
Chechnya: PM Confirmed as President
Thirty-year old Ramzan Kadyrov is now officially the new President of Chechnya. As widely expected, Kadyrov was officially endorsed by the Chechen Parliament after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s …
Gunmen kill 5 people in Rio de Janeiro
Gunmen killed five people in Rio de Janeiro's poor outskirts in an attack blamed on rival drug gangs, police said Sunday. Authorities said a group of eight hooded men shot the victims — mostly young …
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Zimbabwe Politician Expelled for Insults
The ruling party in Zimbabwe expelled one of its co-founders for insulting President Robert Mugabe in a recently published autobiography, a government newspaper reported. A meeting of party leaders in …
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Obama calls Iranian regime a ‘threat’
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) on Friday blamed Bush administration failings in Iraq for strengthening the strategic position of Iran, which he says must be …
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