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World - Jan 14, 2008
A Sri Lankan man was released from prison after spending 50 years there without receiving any trial, media reported Tuesday. D.P. James, now 80, was arrested in August 1958 when he was 30 years old for attacking and …
World - Jan 14, 2008
Peruvian legislator Keiko Fujimori, daughter of the country's former president Alberto Fujimori, Monday announced the creation of a new political party, local media reported. The eldest daughter of the former president …
World - Jan 14, 2008
France and Qatar inked several agreements on energy cooperation after the French president began his visit to Doha Monday, according to reports from Doha. Local media reported that France's Areva Transmission and …
World - Jan 14, 2008
The dollar fell against major currencies on Monday as speculation persists that the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates later this month. Some of Wall Street's largest banks will be reporting their earnings this …
World - Jan 14, 2008
The U.S. government Monday rejected Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's call for the international community to remove the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) from a list of terrorist groups. "Look, they …
World - Jan 14, 2008
The Colombian government hopes that any possible free trade agreement with the United States will be the result of a free vote in the U.S. legislature rather than the result of a clause that allows the president to …
World - Jan 14, 2008
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Monday that the country would not have the risk of an energy blackout like the one that led to rationing for citizens in 2001. According to Lula, several "rumors" have …
World - Jan 14, 2008
Guatemala's Social Democrat Alvaro Colom was sworn in Monday as the country's president for the 2008-2012 period at a ceremony in which he received the presidential sash, pin and constitutional collar. According to …
World - Jan 14, 2008
Last week's storm in Brazil's Sao Paulo state has left four people dead and thousands of others homeless, local media reported Monday. Authorities have estimated that 15,000 people were displaced by the storm on the …
World - Jan 14, 2008
Latin America should strengthen its ties with China and India, experts from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said Monday. In an article entitled Latin America Facing …