VENEZUELA’S OPPOSITION GROUND DOWN BY CHAVISTAS
By FRANK BAJAK Opposition leader Henrique Capriles holds a copy of the constitution as he speaks during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 11, 2013. Capriles registered his…
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UN FINDS RISING PROSPERITY IN SOUTHERN NATIONS
United Nations Development Program Administrator Helen Clark, center, waits to be introduced at the Chamber of Senators in Mexico City, Thursday, March 14, 2013. The U.N. says the proportion of…
LATIN AMERICA SEES CHANGE UNDER REGION’S 1ST POPE
By KATHERINE CORCORAN Faithful react after hearing on the speakers at the Metropolitan Cathedral that Buenos Aires’ Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March…
CLINTON AWARDS MORE THAN $700,000 TO HAITI FARMS
By TRENTON DANIEL PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A charity for former U.S. President Bill Clinton on Monday awarded more than $700,000 to develop the country’s agriculture sector. The Clinton Foundation…
MEXICO MOVES AGAINST TV, TELEPHONE TYCOONS
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Flanked by Mexican Senate Deputy Chairman Francisco Arroyo Vieira, left, and Mexican Senate President Ernesto Cordero, right, Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto, center, shows an agreement just…
NICOLAS MADURO SWORN IN AS VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Nicolas Maduro was sworn in Friday as Venezuela’s acting president, using the occasion to launch blistering attacks on the U.S. as well as the political opposition,…
BIN LADEN SPOKESMAN PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO PLOT
This image made available by Al-Jazeera shows Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law and spokesman. Abu Ghaith has been captured by the United States, officials said Thursday, March 7,…
OFFICIALS: BIN LADEN SPOKESMAN CAUGHT IN JORDAN
By LARA JAKES FILE – This undated file photo shows al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden’s spokesman and son-in-law has been captured by U.S. intelligence…