- Venezuela's Chavez recovering after surgery, staying abreast of issues concerning his country The Canadian Press - Sat, 11 Jun, 2011
HAVANA - A Venezuelan vice-president says President Hugo Chavez is recovering well a day after undergoing surgery in Cuba for a pelvic abscess. More »Venezuela's Chavez recovering after surgery, staying abreast of issues concerning his country
HAVANA - A Venezuelan vice-president says President Hugo Chavez is recovering well a day after undergoing surgery in Cuba for a pelvic abscess.
- Driven by global recession, gold rush in the Amazon worsens an environmental crisis The Canadian Press - Sat, 11 Jun, 2011
DELTA 1, Peru - A gold rush that accelerated with the onset of the 2008 global recession is compounding the woes of the Amazon basin, laying waste to Peruvian rain forest … More »Driven by global recession, gold rush in the Amazon worsens an environmental crisis
DELTA 1, Peru - A gold rush that accelerated with the onset of the 2008 global recession is compounding the woes of the Amazon basin, laying waste to Peruvian rain forest and spilling tons of toxic mercury into the air and water.
- Sea quest from space: Satellite launches from Calif. to measure saltiness of Earth's oceans The Canadian Press - Sat, 11 Jun, 2011
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - An international satellite rocketed into low-Earth orbit Friday on a mission to track changes in the amount of salt in the upper levels of the world's … More »Sea quest from space: Satellite launches from Calif. to measure saltiness of Earth's oceans
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - An international satellite rocketed into low-Earth orbit Friday on a mission to track changes in the amount of salt in the upper levels of the world's oceans.
Humiliating, yes, but not all sex scandals are career death sentences in American politics The Canadian Press - Sat, 11 Jun, 2011If he manages to keep his seat in Congress, Rep. Anthony Weiner would join a handful of political figures who survived what initially looked like a career-ending deb … More »Humiliating, yes, but not all sex scandals are career death sentences in American politics
If he manages to keep his seat in Congress, Rep. Anthony Weiner would join a handful of political figures who survived what initially looked like a career-ending debacle.
- Canadians looking to make sure Guadeloupe doesn't spring a surprise at Gold Cup The Canadian Press - Sat, 11 Jun, 2011
TAMPA, Fla. - Of the 12 teams vying for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Guadeloupe is the oddity of the group. Since the Caribbean island is still a French territory, the only … More »Canadians looking to make sure Guadeloupe doesn't spring a surprise at Gold Cup
TAMPA, Fla. - Of the 12 teams vying for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Guadeloupe is the oddity of the group. Since the Caribbean island is still a French territory, the only way any member of the squad could ever compete for the World Cup would be if they were named to the French National team.
- Obama asks for patience with pace of economic recovery, says 'it's going to take time' The Canadian Press - Sat, 11 Jun, 2011
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says people need to be patient about the economic recovery and that training workers for manufacturing jobs will help with the tu … More »Obama asks for patience with pace of economic recovery, says 'it's going to take time'
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says people need to be patient about the economic recovery and that training workers for manufacturing jobs will help with the turnaround.
- Obama asks for patience with pace of economic recovery, says 'it's going to take time' The Canadian Press - Sat, 11 Jun, 2011
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says people need to be patient about the economic recovery and that training workers for manufacturing jobs will help with the tu … More »Obama asks for patience with pace of economic recovery, says 'it's going to take time'
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says people need to be patient about the economic recovery and that training workers for manufacturing jobs will help with the turnaround.
- Colombian president enacts landmark law aimed at compensating victims of long-running conflict The Canadian Press - Sat, 11 Jun, 2011
BOGOTA - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has enacted a landmark "Victims' Law" aimed at redressing the estimated 4 million victims of the country's long-running … More »Colombian president enacts landmark law aimed at compensating victims of long-running conflict
BOGOTA - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has enacted a landmark "Victims' Law" aimed at redressing the estimated 4 million victims of the country's long-running internal conflict.
- Venezuela's Chavez has surgery for pelvic abscess in Cuba; said to be recovering The Canadian Press - Fri, 10 Jun, 2011
HAVANA - President Hugo Chavez underwent surgery in Cuba for a pelvic abscess Friday but is in good health and is expected to return to Caracas in a few days, Venezuela's … More »Venezuela's Chavez has surgery for pelvic abscess in Cuba; said to be recovering
HAVANA - President Hugo Chavez underwent surgery in Cuba for a pelvic abscess Friday but is in good health and is expected to return to Caracas in a few days, Venezuela's foreign minister said.
- Venezuela's Chavez has surgery in Cuba Reuters - Fri, 10 Jun, 2011
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had a successful operation on Friday in Cuba for an abscess in the pelvis discovered on the last stage of this week's … More »Venezuela's Chavez has surgery in Cuba
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had a successful operation on Friday in Cuba for an abscess in the pelvis discovered on the last stage of this week's tour around Latin America, his government said.
- Venezuela's Chavez has surgery for pelvic abscess in Cuba; said to be in good shape The Canadian Press - Fri, 10 Jun, 2011
HAVANA - Venezuela's foreign minister says President Hugo Chavez has undergone surgery in Cuba. More »Venezuela's Chavez has surgery for pelvic abscess in Cuba; said to be in good shape
HAVANA - Venezuela's foreign minister says President Hugo Chavez has undergone surgery in Cuba.
- Top House, Senate lawmakers openly dispute US money for Cuban democracy programs The Canadian Press - Fri, 10 Jun, 2011
WASHINGTON - A private congressional dispute over democracy programs in Cuba went public Friday, with a House of Representatives committee chairwoman accusing her Senate … More »Top House, Senate lawmakers openly dispute US money for Cuban democracy programs
WASHINGTON - A private congressional dispute over democracy programs in Cuba went public Friday, with a House of Representatives committee chairwoman accusing her Senate counterpart of failing to understand what she calls "the brutal nature of the Havana tyranny."
- Sea quest from space: Satellite launches from Calif. to measure saltiness of Earth's oceans The Canadian Press - Fri, 10 Jun, 2011
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - An international satellite rocketed into low-Earth orbit Friday on a mission to track changes in the amount of salt in the upper levels of the world's … More »Sea quest from space: Satellite launches from Calif. to measure saltiness of Earth's oceans
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - An international satellite rocketed into low-Earth orbit Friday on a mission to track changes in the amount of salt in the upper levels of the world's oceans.
- World leaders adopt new targets to combat HIV including drug treatment for 15 million by 2015 The Canadian Press - Fri, 10 Jun, 2011
World leaders on Friday declared HIV "an unprecedented human catastrophe" and adopted new targets to combat the epidemic, including providing drug treatment to 15 million … More »World leaders adopt new targets to combat HIV including drug treatment for 15 million by 2015
World leaders on Friday declared HIV "an unprecedented human catastrophe" and adopted new targets to combat the epidemic, including providing drug treatment to 15 million people by 2015,
- Peruvian president-elect meets with former Brazilian leader, promises to The Canadian Press - Fri, 10 Jun, 2011
SAO PAULO - Peru's president-elect said Friday his government will make the poor a priority through education, health programs and job creation. More »Peruvian president-elect meets with former Brazilian leader, promises to
SAO PAULO - Peru's president-elect said Friday his government will make the poor a priority through education, health programs and job creation.
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A cloud of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile has drifted over the Atlantic and Indian oceans to lie over southern parts of New Zealand and Australia, prompting the cancellation of dozens of flights on Sunday. More »Chilean ash cloud disrupts New Zealand-Australian flights
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