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US troops withdrawing from Haiti
GUARDIAN Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:55:52 GMT
Earthquake survivors fear mass pullout of troops is a sign of dwindling international support
Power-sharing
BBC Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:39:45 GMT
Lightbulb switch offers Venezuela hope in a crisis
Chile mourns earthquake victims
ALJAZEERA Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:05:53 GMT
Flags to fly at at half mast for three days as country recovers from devastating quake.
Colombia's US military pact challenged in court
PRESSTV Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:22:09 GMT
Colombia's Constitutional Court is to review a treaty that gives US forces access to Colombian military bases, following a legal challenge of its unconstitutionality.
Venezuela 'will assist Eta probe'
BBC Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:59:00 GMT
Venezuela says it is willing to assist a Spanish investigation into claims it supported Basque separatist group Eta, Spain says.
Survivor tells of chaos in Chile
BBC Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:53:01 GMT
A Chilean man describes Saturday's earthquake in the city of Concepcion - and the looting that followed.
Tension in Chile's curfew city
BBC Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:46:11 GMT
The BBC's Will Grant describes a tense Concepcion, badly-damaged by the earthquake and on edge from looting and aftershocks.
Chile quake survivor describes fear amid Talca curfew
BBC Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:46:35 GMT
Luis Felipe Ramirez Rojas is in Talca, which is about 200km from the epicentre of the Chilean quake. Here, he describes the situation on the ground as his city struggles to get back on its feet days after the quake hit.
Pleas for calm amid Chile rubble
BBC Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:10:23 GMT
Chile's president calls for calm in the quake-ravaged city of Concepcion, vowing a stern response to any renewal of looting and violence.
Venezuela denies links with ETA, FARC
PRESSTV Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:49:09 GMT
Venezuela has denied allegations by Spain that the socialist nation has ties to terrorist groups active in South America and Europe.
Chile struggles to stop looting
BBC Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:13:28 GMT
A curfew in Chile's second city, Concepcion, is extended as troops struggle to contain looting after the earthquake.
Concepcion's troubled history
BBC Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:55:23 GMT
A profile of Chile's second largest city, Concepcion, which lies at the heart of one of the world's most earthquake-prone areas.
Eta 'aided Farc in attack plots'
BBC Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:38:22 GMT
A Spanish judge accuses Basque separatists Eta and Colombian rebels Farc of plotting to kill Colombia's president.
Chile counts cost as tsunami ebbs
BBC Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:06:20 GMT
Chile begins to count the cost of its deadly 8.8 magnitude earthquake as fears of a devastating Pacific tsunami ease.
Shaken Santiago counts itself lucky
BBC Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:55:21 GMT
The BBC's Gideon Long returns to Chile's capital to find it eerily quiet and without services - but says Santiago is lucky compared to those at the epicentre.
Chile's killer quake toll passes 300
PRESSTV Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:10:26 GMT
The death toll of Chile's devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake has reached to more than 300 people, with two million affected by the disaster.
Chile quake 'affects two million'
BBC Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:15:35 GMT
Two million people were affected by Saturday's massive quake, Chile's President Bachelet says, as the death toll rises above 300.
Quake kills 210 and triggers tsunami
INDEPENDENT Sun, 28 Feb 2010
A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Chile early yesterday, killing at least 210 people, bringing down homes and hospitals, and setting off a tsunami that triggered warnings and evacuations across the entire Pacific. At the time of writing, a tidal wave of as yet undetermined height is heading, at a speed of hundreds of miles an hour, towards places as far away as Australia, the Philippines and even Russia. In the early hours of today it reached New Zealand, having arrived in Hawaii to no great effect a few hours before. The island, in the words of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, "dodged the bullet".
Chile quake death toll hits 214, tsunami hits Hawaii
PRESSTV Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:54:44 GMT
The death toll in the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Chile on Saturday has risen to 214.
Quake kills 140 and triggers tsunami
INDEPENDENT Sun, 28 Feb 2010
A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Chile early yesterday, killing at least 140 people, bringing down homes and hospitals, and setting off a tsunami that triggered warnings and evacuations across the entire Pacific. At the time of writing, a tidal wave of as yet undetermined height is heading, at a speed of hundreds of miles an hour, towards places as far away as Australia, the Philippines and even Russia. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii called for "urgent action to protect lives and property".
President loses out to chipmunk on screen
GUARDIAN Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:05:08 GMT
A film about the Brazilian leader has failed to draw the expected crowds to the cinema It seemed a guaranteed box-office smash. With a big budget, a compelling story, massive hype and a central character the nation adored, what could go wrong with Lula: the Son of Brazil? The feature film focused on the early years of Brazil's phenomenally popular president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and plastered cinemas and advertising billboards with the tagline: "You know the man, but not his story." In keeping with the working-class hero's roots, distributors offered cheap tickets to trade union members and organised mobile screens for rural areas without cinemas. Two months after its release, however, the film is struggling and has suffered the indignity of attracting fewer viewers than Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. It is not a flop. In its first five weeks, it earned a respectable $3.7m, representing 818,337 bums on seats. But producers' hopes of drawing an audience of 5 million – out of a population of almost 200 million – now look forlorn. It is not Lula's fault. The president cruises on a tide of feelgood news: poverty falling, economy growing, investment booming. The "country of the future" is finally realising its potential, and on his watch. The producers' error, it seems, was to equate Lula's popularity with a yearning to watch fawning, one-sided political propaganda. The true story is certainly inspiring: a boy overcoming poverty and an abusive, alcoholic father to become a charismatic trade union leader who challenged Brazil's military dictatorship. But the biopic depicts Lula as an almost angelic figure, incapable of doing wrong. No mention, for example, of him leaving his pregnant partner for another woman, or the labour movement's political compromises and corruption. Brazilians are too sophisticated for such a whitewash, said analysts. "It is one thing to approve of his government and quite another to worship a personality," said Bolivar Lamounier, a risk analyst. It did not help that the film was accused of being indirectly funded by the government and timed to boost the candidacy of Dilma Rousseff, a Lula protegée running to succeed him in October elections. Producers denied both claims and blamed box office returns on the fact that Lula's greatest fans, the poor, could not afford tickets. Brazil guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
At least 6 dead as massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake hits Chile
HAARETZ Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:10:17 GMT+02:00
A massive magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck south-central Chile early on Saturday, killing at least six people, triggering a tsunami and rattling buildings in the capital Santiago. ...
Chile earthquake: 'Everyone fears aftershocks'
BBC Sat, 27 Feb 2010 08:32:35 GMT
People who experienced the powerful 8.8 earthquake that has struck near Concepcion in central Chile tell the BBC what they felt and saw.
8.3-magnitude earthquake hits Chile
DAWN Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:43:04 PKT
A tsunami warning was issued for Chile and Peru by the US Pacific Tsunami Warning Center following the quake.
Chile struck by 8.3 earthquake
ALJAZEERA Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:54:50 GMT
Quake strikes close to Concepcion, shaking buildings and prompting tsunami warning.
Massive earthquake hits Chile
INDEPENDENT Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:50:02 GMT
A massive magnitude-8.3 earthquake struck near Concepcion, Chile, this morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, shaking buildings and causing blackouts in parts of the capital of Santiago.
8.5 magnitude quake rocks western S America
PRESSTV Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:17:41 GMT
A massive magnitude-8.5 earthquake has struck western coastal areas of Chile, triggering tsunami warnings for the South American country and neighboring Peru and Ecuador.
Massive earthquake strikes Chile
BBC Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:05:32 GMT
A massive earthquake of 8.5 magnitude strikes close to the city of Concepcion, the second biggest in Chile.
Fidel Castro is doing 'exceptionally well', Brazil's leader says
BBC Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:44:45 GMT
Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro is described as being in good shape by Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Lula sees Castro 'exceptionally' healthy
PRESSTV Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:13:32 GMT
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro looks "exceptionally well" after years of ailment.
Argentina goes to UN as Falklands row escalates
INDEPENDENT Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:00:17 GMT
Argentina's foreign minister is to meet UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today as tensions rose over British oil exploration off the Falkland Islands.
Summit 'backs claim on Falklands'
BBC Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:15:13 GMT
Latin American and Caribbean leaders agree to support Argentina over sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, reports say.
Child queen samba group finishes last in Rio Carnival
BBC Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:29:21 GMT
The Brazilian samba group which chose a seven-year-old to be the queen of its drum section comes last in the Rio Carnival.
Brazil resists push for tougher Iran sanctions
PRESSTV Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:29:08 GMT
Brazil has told the US and France that it will not agree with tougher sanctions against Iran as it seeks more trade with the Islamic Republic, the Brazilian envoy to the UN says.
Sailing from Argentina to Falklands now requires permit
PRESSTV Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:14:36 GMT
Argentina has ordered all boats and ships to obtain a government permit before sailing from its ports to the British-ruled Falkland Islands.
In pictures: Rio hits carnival climax
BBC Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:21:05 GMT
Carnival reaches its climax in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro as dancers and musicians parade through the sambadrome.
Chavez declares energy emergency
BBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:44:30 GMT
President Hugo Chavez says emergency measures are needed to help tackle Venezuela's power shortages.
Major Colombian anti-drugs raid
BBC Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:06:01 GMT
More than 20 people are arrested in Colombia in what the authorities say is the biggest anti-drug operation in a decade.
Huge Brazil dam moves step closer
BBC Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:42:04 GMT
Brazil grants an environmental licence for a controversial hydro-electric dam - the world's third largest - in the Amazon.
Profile: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
BBC Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:49:19 GMT
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose second term ends this year, was the first left-wing politician to hold the country's highest office in nearly half a century.
Colombia makes Venezuela protest
BBC Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:49:43 GMT
Colombia makes a formal protest to Venezuela after what it says was a violation of its airspace by a Venezuelan military helicopter.
Can Honduras divisions be healed?
BBC Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:23:50 GMT
Seven months after Honduras was thrown into turmoil with the removal of President Manuel Zelaya, Stephen Gibbs Tegucigalpa looks at why the crisis happened and whether the divisions can be healed.
Protests at Venezuela TV closure
BBC Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:40:05 GMT
Clashes erupt in Venezuela after a TV channel critical of President Hugo Chavez is taken off air.
Venezuela TV channels taken off air
BBC Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:28:59 GMT
Venezuela takes six cable television channels off air for breaking a law on transmitting government material.
Latin American leaders to meet on Haiti
PRESSTV Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:08:49 GMT
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says that foreign ministers from an alliance of similar-minded Latin American countries will meet to discuss aid to Haiti.
Latin American leaders say US occupying Haiti
PRESSTV Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:04:46 GMT
Venezuela, Bolivia and Nicaragua say the US is using the international relief operation in Haiti as a cover-up for a military takeover.
US accused of 'occupying' Haiti as troops flood in

France accused the US of "occupying" Haiti on Monday as thousands of American troops flooded into the country to take charge of aid efforts and security.
TELEGRAPH 18 Jan 2010
The French minister in charge of humanitarian relief called on the UN to "clarify" the American role amid claims the military build up was hampering aid efforts.

Alain Joyandet admitted he had been involved in a scuffle with a US commander in the airport's control tower over the flight plan for a French evacuation flight.

"This is about helping Haiti, not about occupying Haiti," Mr Joyandet said.

Geneva-based charity Medecins Sans Frontieres backed his calls saying hundreds of lives were being put at risk as planes carrying vital medical supplies were being turned away by American air traffic controllers.
Earthquake rescue phase over says Haiti government
INDEPENDENT Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:25:26 GMT
Haiti's government has declared the search for survivors of the country's devastating earthquake over, the United Nations said today.
Hugo Chavez May Join Gaza Flotilla
POLITICALTHEATRICS 26 Jan 2010
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez may join one of the next “humanitarian” flotilla headed for Gaza. Lebanese newspaper As-Safir reported Monday that the aid convoy “Lifeline 4” will leave for Gaza after the British parliamentary elections in May, and will have Chavez on deck, along with well known anti-apartheid activists from South Africa.
Haiti to relocate 400,000 quake homeless
DAWN Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:46:00 PKT
Brazilian U.N. peacekeepers are leveling land in the suburb of Croix des Bouquets for a new tent city.
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Leon Kuhn Live - Zionism
WORLDPRESSNETWORK 9 Jan 2009
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George Galloway - Channel 4 News [couchtripper] on Fidel Castro's Cuba
YOUTUBE 19 Feb 2008
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El Commandante - Venezuela
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His enemies accuse him of turning Venezuela into a Communist dictatorship. But is Chavez's vision of a socialist economy the new future of Latin America?

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George Galloway on Channel 4 news
YOUTUBE 3 December 2007
George Galloway on Channel 4 news discussing the referendum result in Venezuela.

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