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Two municipal police officers were shot dead Tuesday while patrolling the northwestern Mexican city of Tijuana, officials said.
The officers were killed at the Paseo de los Heroes, a high- security venue because of its proximity to the public prosecutor's office.
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 The leftist leader of Venezuela Hugo Chavez replaced the opposition television station RCTV, the country’s oldest television, after midnight on Sunday with a state station promoting President Hugo Chavez's socialist revolution.Chavez refused to renew the station’s license, accusing the channel of "subversive" activities.RCTV...
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 Rain poured down on Cuba
over the weekend, causing massive flooding in the eastern regions of the
country and killing two people, the media informed on Monday.
Hundreds of buildings were damaged and more than three
thousand people were evacuated from the affected areas. The search for stranded
persons continue, as two workers were...
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 The President of Cuba, Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, better known as Fidel Castro, says his health is finally improving after a long recovery from several operations. Castro released a lenghty article, the 11th written communique signed by Castro in recent weeks, mainly focused on food production.The comments about his health were part of...
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 Mexico is terrified by the bloodbath caused by the war between authorities and drug lords, 22 people being killed Wednesday in the north. A police station in Cananea, located in the northern Mexican state of Sonora was attacked by a group of armed individuals. Seven policemen and six civilians were kidnapped, the authorities informed....
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 During his visit in Brazil Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the stringent problem of Roman Catholics joining different sects in Latin America. The pope said this is a consequence of “the lack of an evangelization completely centered on Christ and his Church.”The pontiff blamed the issue on the lack of proper learning and veiledly accused...
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 The Sovereign of the Vatican City State continued his visit in Brazil and met with the country’s president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and later attended a rally in Sao Paolo.After a short meeting with the president, Pope Benedict held a speech at the Sao Paolo stadium, where approximately 40,000 young people gathered to listen to the...
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 Colombia is shaken by a series of bomb attacks that killed nine police officers and ten soldiers and critically injured 23 others in the last 24 hours. Most of the attacks were claimed by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels. In the Valle del Cauca province the rebels detonated a roadside bomb when a military truck...
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 Pope Benedict XVI came under attack for maintaining a strong position against abortion, which is considered murder in all major monotheistic religions. He naturally called for the exclusion of pro-abortionists from the Church communion, as they are not valid members of a pro-life church."Legislative action in favor of abortion is...
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 During his trip to Brazil Pope Benedict XVI found time to make a few comments regarding the liberalization of the abortion law in Mexico City and Brazil, sparking controversy among the Brazilians. The issue of abortion is already a controversial matter in Brazil, where the law is very restrictive when it comes to abortion. It is allowed...
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Two police officers shot dead in Tijuana
Two municipal police officers were shot dead Tuesday while patrolling the northwestern Mexican city of Tijuana, officials said.
The officers were killed at the...
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Today is Thursday, June 5
the 157th day of 2008 with 209 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus. The evening stars are Mercury, Mars and...
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 General Petraeus Set for Central Command
It appears that U. S. President George W. Bush’s favorite
general has been handed the task of winning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
as well as confronting the...
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 A culinary journey through Crete
Almost as soon as you set foot on the southern Mediterranean island of Crete the poignant smell of oregano, wild flowers and wild teas tickles your senses while the...
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