US President Barack Obama has decided to distribute his Nobel Peace Prize money, 1.4 million dollars, among a variety of charities, including Bill Clinton's Haiti earthquake relief...

Argentine police are investigating a spectacular assault on a Buenos Aires bank amid the trial of those accused of pulling off the 2006 heist dubbed the 'robbery of the...

Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras has said that it discovered oil at a block in eastern...

Twelve strong earthquakes shook Chile Thursday, including some just minutes before the start of the inaugural ceremony of incoming President Sebastian...

The Brazilian economy contracted for the first time in 17 years in 2009, falling by 0.2 per cent, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said...

Three strong quakes shook Chile Thursday, just minutes before the start of the inaugural ceremony of incoming President Sebastian...

With 56 favorable votes out of 84 deputies who make up the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, a legislative decree declaring March 24 as the Day of Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez has...

Posted on: Thursday, 11 March 2010, 15:25 CST Tropical Storm 90Q is the second known tropical cyclone to form in the cooler South Atlantic Ocean, and two NASA satellites confirm it is now moving...

People walk up a hill following a 7,2-magnitude aftershock in Constitucion, Chile, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Several aftershocks rocked the country as President Sebastian Pinera was sworn into...

- Phase I diamond drill program to test dimensions of potential beryllium bearing structure; five holes totaling 1,500 metres to test extent of known beryllium occurrences - Proposed exploration...

Chile's mining and refinery sectors escaped damage Thursday as a series of powerful aftershocks rocked the world's largest copper producer in the wake of one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded....

Santo Domingo.- The thrust of Dominican Republic’s health risk managers (HRM) in a relatively short time came to the fore on Thursday, when the country’s major association (ADARS) presented its...

American Forces Press Service NORFOLK, Va., March 12, 2010 – The hospital ship USNS Comfort will arrive at Naval Station Norfolk tomorrow en route to its home port in Baltimore after completing...

NEW YORK: Carlos Slim, a Mexican tycoon of Lebanese origin, has dethroned Microsoft founder Bill Gates as the world wealthiest person and China is fast catching up with the number of United States...

March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Chile’s peso will begin weakening late this year as the country’s worst earthquake in 50 years slows economic growth and record-low interest rates sap demand for...

PORT-AU-PRINCE: The first kidnappings of aid workers in Haiti jolted the thousands-strong foreign relief operation in the quake-torn nation yesterday, adding to the staggering challenges it faces two...

According to Rio authorities, all those killed were criminals who were part of the gang led by Antonio Francisco Lopes, known by the alias 'Nem,' who commands drug trafficking within the Rocinha...

Santiago - Twelve strong earthquakes shook Chile Thursday, including some just minutes before the start of the inaugural ceremony of incoming President Sebastian...

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is grateful that actor Sean Penn has defended him against his critics within the U.S. media. In an appearance on HBO's "Real Time with...

As the ground shook and buildings swayed, conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera took office as Chile's president on Thursday, tasked with rebuilding after a massive earthquake killed hundreds...

McALLEN — Mexican drug cartels are infiltrating federal law enforcement agencies along the southwest border and those charged with weeding them out say they don’t have the money to catch all...

SAO PAULO, Brazil - President Lula of Brazil, who in October will conclude his second term in office (and his last permitted by the state's constitution), is the most popular head of state in the...

Geneva - Incoming donations for the United Nations' aid and recovery operations in Haiti have slowed to a trickle, a spokeswoman said Friday. "The contributions have stagnated," said Elizabeth Byrs,...

Santo Domingo.- President Leonel Fernandez met yesterday with the head of the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, to coordinate aid and cooperation...

Santo Domingo.- The deputies yesterday approved the placement of US$1.0 billion in bonds in the international money markets, an initiative passed with the majority vote of the ruling PLD party and...

Manchester City striker Robinho has reiterated his desire to extend his loan stay at Santos and hopes talks have already been initiated with the Premier League...

Meeting until early Friday with his ministers after repeated earthquakes shook up inaugural ceremonies, the new president vowed "to work without rest" on relief and reconstruction and on introducing...

Haiti . Classes will be canceled so students can attend a public memorial for Britney Gengel, 19, of Rutland, Mass.; Stephanie Crispinelli, 19, of Katonah, N.Y.; Courtney Hayes, 23, of Douglas,...

Geneva - Incoming donations for the United Nations' aid and recovery operations in Haiti have slowed to a trickle, a spokeswoman said...

The aftermath of Chile’s earthquake Russia is preparing to send two planes carrying doctors, supplies and equipment, including a mobile air hospital, to earthquake-stricken Chile, a Russian...

Lucia Duricova of the Czech office of Doctors Without Borders confirmed the nationalities Friday. She said the two women are fine but declined to give any further details.Initial reports suggested...

The company attributed the reduction of its net profit in the period to an increase of its operational expenses. Eletropaulo's operational expenses...

PRAGUE (AP) - An official says two European aid workers kidnapped in Haiti and later released were from the Czech Republic and Belgium. Lucia Duricova of the Czech office of Doctors Without Borders...

The ground shook and buildings swayed as billionaire Sebastian Pinera took over as Chile's president yesterday, tasked with rebuilding after a massive earthquake killed hundreds just 12 days ago. A...

Six inches of rain had saturated an already-waterlogged layout at Trump International Golf Club by 2pm local time and organisers decided to resume play at 7.15am local on Friday. Only a handful of...

Two recent events highlight the importance the administration of Peruvian President Alan Garcia gives to negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs): On Feb. 28, after lengthy negotiations, Peru and the...

(AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)Chile's newly inaugurated President Sebastian Pinera, waves the the crowds after his swearing-in ceremony in Valparaiso, Chile, Thursday, March 11,...

(AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)Gay couples kiss after getting married at City Hall in Mexico City, Thursday, March 11, 2010. The couples wed under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay...

Santo Domingo.- The economic boon of Major League Baseball (MLB) teams’ currently spending of around US$70 million per year to run their academies and to sign young players, in addition to creating...

SANTIAGO, Chile — The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile's president. It shook some more as they waited for...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been criticised for comments in which he appeared to compare Cuban dissidents to common criminals.He told the AP news agency that hunger strikes,...

Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has included another practice match to the team's training camp in Brazil. South Africa will face local club Boavista on March 15 at the Granja Comary,...