The Puyehue volcano in southern Chile has erupted for the first time in a half century, sending a column of gas about 10 kilometers into the air. Authorities say they plan to evacuate 3,500 people from areas around the mountain, which is nearly 1,000 kilometers south of the Chilean capital, Santiago. The eruption also prompted […]
Peru to Vote Sunday in Presidential Run-Off
Posted June 4th, 2011 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
Peruvians will cast ballots Sunday in a presidential run-off pitting the daughter of imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori against leftist former army officer Ollanta Humala. In the first round of balloting in April, Humala won 32 percent of the vote, falling short of the 50 percent margin needed for an outright win. Keiko Fujimori, a […]
Volcano Erupts in Southern Chile
Posted June 4th, 2011 at 6:45 pm (UTC-5)
The Puyehue volcano has erupted in southern Chile, sending a column of smoke billowing several kilometers into the air. Authorities say they have evacuated about 600 people from areas surrounding the mountain, which is nearly 1,000 kilometers south of the Chilean capital, Santiago. Emergency officials also recorded many small earthquakes in the region Saturday. There […]
Mexican Officials: Former Tijuana Mayor Arrested over Weapons
Posted June 4th, 2011 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
Mexican officials say a former mayor of the city of Tijuana has been arrested on suspicion of possessing illegal weapons. Law enforcement authorities told news outlets Saturday that Mexican troops raided Jorge Hank Rhon’s house, where they discovered dozens of weapons. Hank Rhon was mayor of Tijuana, across the border from San Diego, California, from […]
Colombia Announces Killing of Top FARC Rebel
Posted June 4th, 2011 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
Colombia’s army says it has killed the security chief for the head of the country’s main rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. An army spokesman said Saturday that Alirio Rojas Bocanegra, known as “El Abuelo,” or “The Grandfather,” had been killed. He was reported to have died in an operation in Tolima, an […]
Seven Dead in Latest Burkina Faso Unrest
Posted June 4th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Burkina Faso says seven people, including a young girl, were killed when the military suppressed a mutiny in the country’s commercial capital, Bobo Dioulasso. Officials Saturday said that six soldiers died in an exchange of gunfire Friday between rioting troops and the soldiers sent to subdue them. The officials said the young girl was shot […]
Washington, DC Hosts ‘Race for the Cure’
Posted June 4th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. National Mall in Washington, DC was like a sea of pink t-shirts and hats Saturday, as thousands of people gathered for a high-profile race to collect money for breast cancer research. Organizers of the so-called “Race for the Cure” said they expected 40,000 people to run or walk the 5-kilometer race course that […]
Obama to Host Africa’s Bongo, Jonathan Next Week
Posted June 4th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is set to meet with two African leaders next week, while his wife and daughters prepare to travel to the continent later this month. The White House announced Saturday that Mr. Obama will meet newly sworn-in Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday. The statement said the two leaders will discuss the […]
Supporters of US Hiker Held in Iran Fast for His Birthday
Posted June 4th, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Supporters of a U.S. hiker detained in Iran are fasting on his birthday Saturday, in his hometown outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Josh Fattal turns 29 Saturday. He and 28 year old Shane Bauer have been held on spy charges in Iran for almost two years. A third hiker, Bauer’s fiancee Sarah Shourd was arrested with them […]
Obama Hails Auto Industry Turnaround
Posted June 4th, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is celebrating the resurgence of the “Big Three” automakers – Ford, GM and Chrysler. During Saturday’s weekly address recorded at a Chrysler plant in Toledo, Ohio, Mr. Obama said Chrysler and GM are all adding jobs since his administration stepped in with a taxpayer financed bailout. The president says Chrysler has […]
