U.N. averts climate collapse by "noting" new deal
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - U.N. climate talks avoided a total collapse on Saturday by skirting bitter opposition from several nations to a deal championed by the U.S. President Barack Obama and five emerging economies including China.
Nations:Denmark India Brazil South Africa Bolivia Nicaragua People:Ban Ki-moon Barack Obama Wen Jiabao Activities:Copenhagen Climate Meeting Holocaust
2009-12-19
Secret Iran Plant Gives U.S. Leverage in Geneva Talks
Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Iran enters the first talks in more than a year on its nuclear ambitions facing world powers more unified in their demand for limits after the disclosure of a covert uranium enrichment plant.
Nations:Russia Sweden Venezuela People:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Robert Gates Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Iran-U.S.
2009-09-30
20-year-old brunette wins Miss Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela - Marelisa Gibson, a 20-year-old brunette, has been crowned Miss Venezuela and will represent the beauty-obsessed South American country at next year's Miss Universe pageant.
Nations:Venezuela Activities:Miss Venezuela Source:(AP)
2009-09-25
New normal for home sales: Buyers have the power
The American dream of homeownership is still attainable. Buyers just have to deal with a new set of realities.
Nations:U.S. Venezuela Activities:2008 U.S. Real Estate Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-09-08
No end in sight to Honduras political crisis
TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) - Honduras's political crisis has entered its third week with no end in sight despite the interim government's decision to lift a curfew after a coup that removed President Manuel Zelaya from power.
Nations:Honduras Venezuela Activities:2009 Honduras Coup Source:(AFP)
2009-07-12
Zelaya's plane circles Honduran runway, can't land
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Ousted President Manuel Zelaya says he can't land at the main Honduras airport because soldiers are blocking the runway with several military vehicles.
Nations:Honduras Venezuela Nicaragua El Salvador Paraguay Argentina People:Daniel Ortega Hugo Chavez Barack Obama Activities:2009 Honduras Coup Source:(AP)
2009-07-06
Honduran military ousts president ahead of vote
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Soldiers ousted the democratically elected president of Honduras on Sunday and Congress named a successor, but the leftist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced what he called an illegal coup and vowed to stay in power.
Nations:Honduras Venezuela Nicaragua People:Hillary Clinton Hugo Chavez Barack Obama Activities:2009 Honduras Coup Source:(AP)
2009-06-28
Honduras heads toward crisis over referendum
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras' embattled leftist president, fighting for a chance to revamp the constitution, hurled insults at congressional leaders Friday after rejecting the Supreme Court's order to reinstate the military chief he had fired.
Nations:Mexico People:Fidel Castro Hugo Chavez Activities:2009 Honduras Coup Source:(AP)
2009-06-26
Leaders, superstars, fans mourn King of Pop
LONDON - Michael Jackson was due to make his triumphant return to the stage in London next month -- but instead his sudden death has left millions of fans feeling they've lost a lifelong friend.
Nations:U.K. Colombia South Korea U.S. France Mexico People:Michael Jackson Nelson Mandela Judy Garland Hugo Chavez Paul McCartney Sophia Loren
2009-06-26
World gov'ts race to contain swine flu outbreak
WASHINGTON - The world's governments raced to avoid both a pandemic and global hysteria Sunday as more possible swine flu cases surfaced from Canada to New Zealand and the United States declared a public health emergency. "It's not a time to panic," the White House said.
Nations:Canada New Zealand U.S. Mexico Bolivia U.K. People:Barack Obama Activities:2009 Swine Flu
2009-04-27
At summit, Obama gets friendly with Chavez
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad - President Barack Obama offered a spirit of cooperation to America's hemispheric neighbors at a summit Saturday, listening to their complaints about past U.S. interference in the region and even reaching out to Venezuela's fiery leftist leader.
Nations:Bolivia Venezuela Nicaragua Spain People:Daniel Ortega Hugo Chavez Barack Obama Ronald Reagan George W. Bush Activities:U.S.-Venezuela
2009-04-18
China, taking advantage of global recession, goes on a buying spree
Beijing - General Motors is doing it. The world's second-largest mining group is doing it. Russia, Brazil and Venezuela are doing it. And China is loving it.
Nations:Venezuela Brazil Russia China Canada People:Xi Jinping Activities:Global Financial Crisis
2009-02-21
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