| Cuba braces for Hurricane Ike; several evacuated
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| GM crops 'the only way to feed world' says agri expert
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| Venezuela, Russia may hold joint naval exercises
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seen at a news conference in the Meiendorf Castle residence outside Moscow, Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called on Tuesday for a strategic alliance with Russia to protect the South American country from the United State... |
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| Former Afghan tribal leader Bashir Noorzai faces drug trial in New York
Pakistani paramilitary soldiers search local residents in Miran Shah, the capital of Pakistan´s tribal area of North Waziristan on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007. Four days of fierce fighting between Islamic militants and security forces near the Afghan bor... |
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| Argentina, Brazil to sign trade currency pact: Lula
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during a recent trip to Guatemala... |
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| Furyk in the driving seat at BMW
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| Menacing Hurricane Ike powers toward Cuba, Gulf
This image provided by NOAA taken at 11:45 p.m. EDT Saturday Sept. 6, 2008 shows Hurricane Ike over the Turks and Caicos. At 200 a.m. EDT the large eye of hurricane ike was located over the Turks iand Caicos Islands and about 115 miles east of Great Inagua Island in the southeastern Bahamas. Ike is moving on a motion just south of due west near 15 mph. A west to west-southwest motion is expected to continue today with a turn toward the west-northwest expected on Monday. On this track the core of the hurricane will move over or near the southeastern Bahamas this morning and move near or over eastern Cuba tonight and early Monday. Maximum sustained winds remain near 135 mph with higher gusts. Ike is an extremely dangerous Category Four Hurricane according to forecasters. Some strengthening is possible before Ike moves over easte... |
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| Venezuela to host Russian naval excercise
Russian navy ships are seen anchored during a naval parade to mark the 225th anniversary of Russian navy's Black Sea fleet at the Crimean Peninsula port of Sevastopol, Ukraine, Sunday, May 11, 2008. A Ukrainian yellow-blue flag seen on a ship's bow at left. Sevastopol is still home to the Russian Black Sea Fleet more than 15 years after the Soviet collapse. Under the agreement between Russia and Ukraine, the Russian navy was allowed to remain in Sevastopol until 2017, paying an annual rent of US$9... |
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| Risks lurk in oil deal with fiery Chavez
Venezuela´s President Hugo Chavez gestures to supporters in Caracas, Saturday, May 5, 2007, after signing on for a movement to create a single socialist ruling party, PSUV, or in Spanish "United Socialist Party Venezuela." (AP Photo/Lesli... |
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| The Beat of Brazil: Samba sounds add spice to music scene
Imperio Casa Verde Samba School - Sao Paolo - Carnival Brazil... |
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| Venezuela plans Russia navy visit
With the Russian 109-meter (358-foot) Pallada a training tall ship in the background, Russian navy band musicians prepare to play during a naval parade to mark the 225th anniversary of Russian navy's Black Sea fleet at the Crimean Peninsula port of Sevastopol, Ukraine, Sunday, May 11, 2008.... |
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| Russia to carry out naval manoeuvres off Venezuela
A Russian sailor wears his dress uniform in honor of a U.S. Navy visit to the port. The guided missile cruiser USS YORKTOWN (CG-48) and the destroyer USS O'BANNON (DD-987) are visiting Severomorsk as part of an ongoing exchange between the navies of the U... |
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| Lacson on Villar's presidential bid: To each his own style
Re-electionist Senator Panfilo Ping Lacson of the Genuine Opposition (GO) delivered his speech during the partys proclamation rally at Rizal Park in Davao City on March 8, 2007. wnhires (js1) ... |
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| Venezuelan president epicenter of epithets
Venezuela´s President Hugo Chavez smiles as he speaks at San Geronimo University in Havana, Wednesday, June 13, 2007. Chavez made a surprise visit to Cuba at the invitation of his friend and ally convalescing leader Fidel Castro, state television r... |
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| Ferocious Hurricane Ike threatens Cuba, Gulf
Hurricane Wilma, a 125-mph Category 3 storm capable of extensive damage, made landfall Monday at near Cape Romano, Florida, the National Hurricane Center said. na0 ... |
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