Secret Iran Plant Gives U.S. Leverage in Geneva Talks
Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Iran enters the first talks in more than a year on its nuclear ambitions facing world powers more unified in their demand for limits after the disclosure of a covert uranium enrichment plant.
Nations:Russia Sweden Venezuela People:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Robert Gates Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Iran-U.S.
2009-09-30
20-year-old brunette wins Miss Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela - Marelisa Gibson, a 20-year-old brunette, has been crowned Miss Venezuela and will represent the beauty-obsessed South American country at next year's Miss Universe pageant.
Nations:Venezuela Activities:Miss Venezuela Source:(AP)
2009-09-25
New normal for home sales: Buyers have the power
The American dream of homeownership is still attainable. Buyers just have to deal with a new set of realities.
Nations:U.S. Venezuela Activities:2008 U.S. Real Estate Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-09-08
No end in sight to Honduras political crisis
TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) - Honduras's political crisis has entered its third week with no end in sight despite the interim government's decision to lift a curfew after a coup that removed President Manuel Zelaya from power.
Nations:Honduras Venezuela Activities:2009 Honduras Coup Source:(AFP)
2009-07-12
Zelaya's plane circles Honduran runway, can't land
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Ousted President Manuel Zelaya says he can't land at the main Honduras airport because soldiers are blocking the runway with several military vehicles.
Nations:Honduras Venezuela Nicaragua El Salvador Paraguay Argentina People:Daniel Ortega Hugo Chavez Barack Obama Activities:2009 Honduras Coup Source:(AP)
2009-07-06
Honduran military ousts president ahead of vote
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Soldiers ousted the democratically elected president of Honduras on Sunday and Congress named a successor, but the leftist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced what he called an illegal coup and vowed to stay in power.
Nations:Honduras Venezuela Nicaragua People:Hillary Clinton Hugo Chavez Barack Obama Activities:2009 Honduras Coup Source:(AP)
2009-06-28
Honduras heads toward crisis over referendum
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras' embattled leftist president, fighting for a chance to revamp the constitution, hurled insults at congressional leaders Friday after rejecting the Supreme Court's order to reinstate the military chief he had fired.
Nations:Mexico People:Fidel Castro Hugo Chavez Activities:2009 Honduras Coup Source:(AP)
2009-06-26
Leaders, superstars, fans mourn King of Pop
LONDON - Michael Jackson was due to make his triumphant return to the stage in London next month -- but instead his sudden death has left millions of fans feeling they've lost a lifelong friend.
Nations:U.K. Colombia South Korea U.S. France Mexico People:Michael Jackson Nelson Mandela Judy Garland Hugo Chavez Paul McCartney Sophia Loren
2009-06-26
World gov'ts race to contain swine flu outbreak
WASHINGTON - The world's governments raced to avoid both a pandemic and global hysteria Sunday as more possible swine flu cases surfaced from Canada to New Zealand and the United States declared a public health emergency. "It's not a time to panic," the White House said.
Nations:Canada New Zealand U.S. Mexico Bolivia U.K. People:Barack Obama Activities:2009 Swine Flu
2009-04-27
At summit, Obama gets friendly with Chavez
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad - President Barack Obama offered a spirit of cooperation to America's hemispheric neighbors at a summit Saturday, listening to their complaints about past U.S. interference in the region and even reaching out to Venezuela's fiery leftist leader.
Nations:Bolivia Venezuela Nicaragua Spain People:Daniel Ortega Hugo Chavez Barack Obama Ronald Reagan George W. Bush Activities:U.S.-Venezuela
2009-04-18
China, taking advantage of global recession, goes on a buying spree
Beijing - General Motors is doing it. The world's second-largest mining group is doing it. Russia, Brazil and Venezuela are doing it. And China is loving it.
Nations:Venezuela Brazil Russia China Canada People:Xi Jinping Activities:Global Financial Crisis
2009-02-21
Stanford surrenders passport, Antigua units seized
FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia/ST.JOHN'S, Antigua, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Regulators seized Texas billionaire Allen Stanford's banks and companies in Antigua and Barbuda, the Caribbean state at the center of fraud charges against him, as the financier surrendered his passport to U.S. authorities.
Nations:Venezuela Mexico People:Hugo Chavez Dennis Kucinich Activities:Allen Stanford Fraud Case Source:(Reuters)
2009-02-21
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