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Orlando native heading to Haiti to make a difference
As senior vice president of convention sales and services at Visit Orlando, Tammi Runzler would seem to have it all. But she's leaving it all behind to head to ...
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Santiago Harassment of Filipinos in Taiwan may warrant MECO abolition
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines -- Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago warned on Sunday that injuries sustained by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Taiwanese attackers could be considered "an act of aggression" that could serve as basis for the fold-up of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei. "The 87,000 overseas ...
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After crushing Mali Islamists France pushes deal with Tuaregs
BAMAKO (Reuters) - After winning adulation across Mali for a five month military offensive that crushed al Qaeda fighters, France is now frustrating some of its allies by pushing for a political settlement with a separate group of Tuareg ...
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Egyptian police block Israel border crossing in fury at kidnapping sources
A member of Hamas security forces stands guard in front of the closed gate of the Rafah crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip May 17, ...
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Uruguay and Brazil prove opposites attract
Uruguay are filled with episodes of rivalry and tension, the countries' peoples insist instead on a relationship based on friendship and admiration. Thus, despite having motives aplenty to produce angst-filled on-the-pitch encounters, it is simply not the case ...
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Syrian Town of Qusair Under Fire
Qusair has been under fire for weeks as government troops seek to re-capture it with airstrikes and shelling. The town is strategically important because it links the capital, Damascus, with the coast. Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says he will not step down before next year's elections. Mr. Assad's comments were published Saturday in the Argentine newspaper ...
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Indian Chinese Leaders Meet to Strengthen Ties
China says placing India first on the itinerary of new Premiere Li Keqiang demonstrates the importance Beijing places on the relationship between the two countries. The Chinese premier and his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, are expected to address how to smooth over a lingering border dispute - a root cause of their trust deficit. The Chinese leader's visit comes ...
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Netanyahu takes aim at weapons leakage in Syria
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held out the prospect on Sunday of further Israeli strikes inside Syria, pledging to act to prevent advanced weapons from reaching Hezbollah and other militant ...
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Afghanistans Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid tensions with Pakistan
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with ...
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Karachi Residents Re-Do Last Weeks Election
Pakistani politician and former cricket star Imran Kahn has blamed the killing of a top member of his political party on a rival party, as voters in Karachi re-vote a parliamentary election originally held last ...
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Tech guru John McAfees Belize home burns to ground
Just when you thought the strange story of John McAfee was over. The former island home of anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee burned down Thursday afternoon under circumstance he told FoxNews.com were "suspicious." It's an odd choice of words from a man whom the Belize police found suspicious, ...
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UN Calls On North Korea to Stop Missile Launches
The United Nations chief has voiced hope that North Korea will abandon its missile tests, after the Stalinist state fired three short-range missiles into the sea on ...
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Oxbow Wins Preakness Orb Finishes 4th
Oxbow, ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens and trained by veteran trainer Wayne Lukas, Saturday led the Preakness in Baltimore, Maryland from start to finish. Oxbow was the surprise winner with 15-to-1 odds. Itsmyluckyday finished second and Mylute was third. Kentucky Derby champion and favorite Orb finished fourth in the Preakness -- the second jewel in horse racing's Triple ...
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One Winning Ticket in Largest US Powerball Drawing Ever
Millions of people across the U.S. have been waiting anxiously to hear the results of a record U.S. Powerball lottery drawing late Saturday worth $590.5 ...
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Family fear man with B.C. ties missing in Mexico may have been kidnapped
The Whitecaps were up a goal, the Timbers were down a man, and only six minutes plus stoppage time remained. Finally, in their sixth attempt, Vancouver was going to beat Portland in an MLS ...
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Three killed three injured in Puerto Rico shooting
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three people have been killed and three others injured during a shooting at a gas station in Puerto Rico.Police say several men opened fire on the group early Saturday in the eastern town of Las Piedras. It is unclear what prompted the shooting.The U.S. territory had already seen five similar shootings reported this year in which at least three people ...
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Mexico judge jails suspects in death of Malcom Xs grandson
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A judge on Saturday issued an order for the imprisonment of two waiters accused in the beating death of Malcolm Shabazz, grandson of civil rights activist Malcolm X, the Mexico City attorney general's office said.The resolution begins the judicial process against David Hernandez Cruz and Manuel Alejandro Perez de Jesus, who worked at the Palace bar near Mexico ...
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In Brazil Dominos makes rented DVDs smell like pizza
In Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Domino's has teamed up with 10 rental stores to use movie DVDs for an unusual marketing push. Users pop in a rented DVD like they would any other, and after they've watched the film and take the disc out, the DVD disc shows a picture of a pizza and emits the aroma of one of Domino's ...
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Colombian Foreign Minister to Pay Official Visit to Peru
Bogot, May 19 (Prensa Latina) The Colombian foreign minister Maria Angela Holguin will travel soon to Lima, invited by her Peruvian counterpart, Eda Rivas, to prepare a visit of Ollanta Humala, president of that Andean country, to Bogot. According to sources from the Foreign Ministry, the invitation was made during the recent visit of Holguin to Peru because of the 36 Meeting of the Andean ...
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ALADI Announces First Latin American Meeting on Commerce
Montevideo, May 19 (Prensa Latina) A first Latin American trade and investment meeting, ExpoAladi, will be held here next year, jointly announced the Uruguayan government and the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI). To promote this event and start a mutual cooperation, Aladi Secretary General, Carlos Alvarez, and the director of the Institute Uruguay XXI, Roberto Villamil signed an ...
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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to Visit Palestine
Ramallah, May 19 (Prensa Latina) President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, will soon visit Palestine, announced the Palestinian Foreign Minister, Riyad Malki, according to a note released here by official sources. The foreign ministers of Lithuania, Finland and Greece also plan to travel to the territory of the Palestinian autonomy, adds the source. President Ortega has accepted an invitation to ...
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MIAMI U. Miami Team Rescues NCIS Agent in Panama
A team from the University of Miami Hospital is sharing its story after being summoned to Panama to rescue a federal agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative ...
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Sea turtles make comeback in Caribbean
The number of leatherbacks on this tropical beach in Trinidad has rebounded in spectacular fashion, with some 500 female turtles nesting each night during the peak season in May and ...
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Vancouvers Brad Deering was murdered in targeted Costa Rican hit says local PI
Vancouver father Brad Deering, 42, and three others were inside his gated community home in San Jose in Costa Rica on Thursday morning, when three men stormed the house, shot and killed Deering and tied up the others. A local private investigator believes the killing was a targeted hit. The PI believes Deering was selling ...
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Mexico judge orders prison for suspects in killing
FILE - This undated file photo courtesy of the Shabazz family shows Malcolm Shabazz in an unknown location. Shabazz, the 28-year-old grandson of political activist Malcolm X, died in Mexico City on Thursday, May 9, 2013. Mexico City prosecutors said on May 13, 2013 that they have arrested two men in connection with the death of Shabazz, who died of blunt-force trauma injuries. A companion said ...
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Latin American unity plagued by tensions
Division and suspicion seem the order of the day in Latin America at present, negating any optimism that the countries of the region may one day move toward a regional integration model based on that of the EU.
Latin America has seen itself become heavily divided over the issue of whether to readmit Honduras to the Organization of American States (OAS) after the 2009 coup, with all the Central American states accepting the new government while big regional players like Brazil and Mexico insist that more must be done before they’ll recognize it. Meanwhile, President Alan Garcia of Peru has told Latin America news providers that there is a quiet arms race occurring in the region. In all, it seems that regional integration along the same lines as the EU remains a long way off at present. Read more
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