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The Tourist Office dealt with a number of enquiries from the runners, although Pamela said that the event would not have been such a success if it had not been for the work of the many volunteers who organised ...

SIHA volunteers head abroad to aid poor communities Natalie Climenhaga For most university students, the end of exams in April means a four-month break from all that is academic, or at least a chance to work ...

Russia, China and Iraq took center stage at the world summit here, making strong pleas for united action to defeat terrorism as efforts continued to head off a showdown over Iran's nuclear program.

A U.N. treaty to fight global corruption went into force Thursday, a move that empowers countries to prosecute officials accused of stealing public funds and to override bank secrecy laws to ensure stolen ...

President Arroyo on Wednesday called on world leaders to join the United States in the global war against terrorism.

Some 200 Greenpeace protesters in penguin costumes protested Thursday to demand that the national government deter loggers and farmers from destroying Argentina's native forests.2.7

Toronto stocks backed off from earlier session highs, but remained in positive territory on Thursday, as gold and energy shares kept the market close to its key 11,000 point mark.2.7

Fernando Meirelles spent most of his career directing commercials and TV shows and never imagined that he would make films outside his native Brazil.1.3

Venezuela does not expect the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to increase oil production because few OPEC-member countries have the capacity to boost output, Venezuela's oil minister said.

Russia wants to develop relations with Argentina in the nuclear, aerospace and other spheres, the Russian president said Thursday.2.7

The Brazilian deputy who triggered the worst crisis in the country's Congress in the last two decades was expelled Wednesday during a tumultuous session full of shouting, threats and recriminations.

What is Hispanic Heritage Month? In 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim a week in September as National Hispanic Heritage Week.

The Supreme Court stripped Gen. Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution Wednesday, paving the way for a trial of the former dictator for his alleged role in the disappearance and killing of 15 dissidents ...

The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries vessel is 93-metre long and arrived in Mar del Plata last September 12.2.7

The neighbors have their doubts about the woman called Dona Vitoria, but no one disputes that the ... That police have to "occupy" a neighborhood in the middle of Brazil's most renowned city exposes one of the defining and dismaying aspects of Rio.

Town officials yesterday welcomed the delegation from Brazilian city Governador Valadares, as both groups touted their sister city relationship as a way of fostering understanding between them.

Colombia formally requested the government of Ireland the extradition of three Irish nationals sentenced to 17 years for training Colombian FARC insurgents in terrorist tactics.2.7

"I live in Colombia, Bogota," writes Brian Leon. "On August 25, 2005 I went to an old house in a part of city called la Candelaria.

Maps & directions DESCRIPTION The chupacabra, or "goat sucker," is a mythical vampire-like creature that preys on animals in the wilds of Puerto Rico, Mexico and Bolivia.

Courtesy of Idaho State Historical Library Lola Binnard, Jesus Urquides' daughter, reportedly kept the Urquides legacy alive for decades after her father, a respected mule-packer and Boisean, died.

The Board of Immigration Appeals has ruled that it cannot decide appeals in the case of two ... asylum in a hearing overseen by Miami immigration Judge Neale Foster.

Governor Felipe Sola's criticism of the Buenos Aires province school system caused a stir yesterday, with politicians and education experts trading arguments in favour of or against reform.2.7

CHILE INVESTS IN EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE 2006 Budget Submitted to Congress Chile's Finance Ministry submitted the 2006 budget to Congress on Wednesday, continuing the socialist administration's agenda for ...2.7

In this area and most of this country, children with disabilities are diagnosed, treated and cared for.

A proposed meeting with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and leaders of sugar-producing countries ... Given Blair's refusal to meet Caricom and the LDCs, Jagdeo said he doubted whether Guyana could meet him at the bilateral level.2.7

You have now passed from the realm of idiocy to corruptness. By superimposing a picture of the Bushs' fishing trip over a picture of flooded New Orleans you have made bare your inability to properly and ...2.7

Phan Dien, Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, received a visiting delegation from the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front of El ...2.7

The Bolivian government closed three airports in the early hours Wednesday because of intense rains and dense fog, according to reports from Bolivia's administrative capital, La Paz.2.7

KUDOS FOR THE SANTIAGO TIMES Reader Pleased With CHIP Web Site have been away from Chile for about 22 years.2.7

From Worldwide Faith News Date Wed, 14 Sep 2005 15:36:42 -0400 ALC NEWS SERVICE --------- CONTENT CUBA: Cardinal Ortega rejects declarations of Cuban Ambassador before the Vatican NICARAGUA: ...

ATLANTA - In the bustling concourses of Delta Air Lines' main hub, passengers promised to keep flying with the airline as long as its new bankruptcy status doesn't affect its fares or service.

I am nearly alone among liberal, progressive or radical North Americans in my indifference to the confirmation hearings of Judge Roberts for the position of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.1.3

PetroKazakhstan Inc. China with further crude supplies from Central Asia ... China's ambitions to speed up the acquisition of overseas oil assets became apparent in late June when CNOOC, China's third-largest oil group, launched a bidding war with Chevron for Unocal , the California-based oil company.1.3

US offers India 8 P-3C Orion surveillance aircraft. Email Most Popular Print Add to Favorite Related Links India-US links will make Pak, others prosperous' US-India nuclear cooperation accord a blatant ...2.9

A small delegation from the Evangelical Covenant Church was scheduled to arrive in Quito, Ecuador, yesterday to continue visits to various ministries supported by the ECC in partnership with the national ...1.3