The U.S. State Department is strongly urging U.S. citizens to consider carefully all visits to Haiti. A travel warning issued lMonday cites a “critical crime level,” a cholera outbreak and inadequate infrastructure. The U.S. Embassy in Hait, says there are reports of demonstrations in downtown Port-au-Prince and all trips to the capital should be postponed […]
U.S. State Department Urges Citizens to be Cautious Visiting Haiti
Posted August 9th, 2011 at 12:50 am (UTC-5)
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Former Salvadoran Soldiers Fight Extradition in Killing of Priests
Posted August 9th, 2011 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
Nine former Salvadoran soldiers were in custody Monday for the 1989 killing of six Jesuit priests and two others during El Salvador’s civil war. Five of the priests were Spaniards. The Salvadoran Defense Ministry said Monday the nine soldiers turned themselves in at a military base before being handed over to a Salvadoran court. A […]
Suspected Colombian Rebels Set Fire to Oil Tank
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
Military officials in Colombia say that around 30 suspected FARC rebels have set fire to an oil reservoir owned by Canada’s Alange Energy Corporation. Reports Monday said the rebels set crude explosives to start the fire at the facility, located in the town of Tibu, in Colombia’s Norte de Santander state. Emergency workers later extinguished […]
Markets Drop; S&P Defends US Rating Cut
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
Global financial markets dropped sharply Monday in reaction to an unprecedented downgrade of the U.S. government’s credit rating and continued concerns about government debt problems in Europe. U.S. stock markets dropped more than 3 percent in the first hours of trading Monday. Major indexes across Asia closed between 2 percent and nearly 4 percent lower, […]
Chavez Says Second Chemotherapy Treatment to Start
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he is to begin a second round of chemotherapy in Havana in the coming hours. Mr. Chavez said in a phone call to state media Monday that he has gained weight and recent blood and organ tests went well. The 57-year-old president is in Cuba for cancer treatment. He has […]
U.S. Swimmer Attempts To Swim From Cuba to Florida
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 3:00 am (UTC-5)
American endurance swimmer Diana Nyad is attempting to become the first person to swim between Havana, Cuba and the Florida Keys without a shark cage. Nyad began her 166-kilometer swim across the Florida Straits Sunday evening. Nyad called the swim a “symbolic moment” for increasing understanding between the United States and Cuba. The marathon swim […]
Chavez Back in Cuba for More Cancer Treatment
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is back in Cuba for more cancer treatment. Mr. Chavez arrived in Havana late Saturday, where he was greeted by Cuban President Raul Castro. Cuban doctors removed a large tumor from the Venezuelan president in June. The operation was followed by one round of chemotherapy last month. Doctors will run tests […]
Tropical Storm Emily Heads Out to Sea, Leaves 4 Dead
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. forecasters say that what is left of Tropical Storm Emily is moving harmlessly out to sea after soaking Haiti, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas. The National Hurricane Center in Miami has downgraded Emily to a tropical depression, saying it no longer poses a danger to land. Emily never developed into a hurricane. But […]
Leader of Abu Ghraib Prison Abuse Released From US Prison
Posted August 6th, 2011 at 11:40 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. soldier convicted of masterminding abuses of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq has been released from a military prison in Kansas. A military spokesman says reservist Charles Garner was released Saturday after serving more than six years of a 10-year sentence. The spokesman says Garner was released early for good behavior. Garner […]
Chilean Miners Strike Deal; Copper Production to Resume
Posted August 5th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Workers at the world’s largest copper mine have agreed to a deal to end a two-week-old strike that stoked fears about global supplies. The workers at Chile’s Escondida approved the agreement with mine owner BHP Billiton Friday, agreeing to take much less in production bonuses than they originally demanded. A union representative said almost 66 […]
