Middle East News
European News
Canadian News
Latin American News
Asian News
Australian & Pacific News
African News
|
|
|
|
|
|
Venezuela moves to create single party
Dec 18 2006 11:50PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's ruling party took the first step Monday toward creating a single pro-government party, a move opponents criticized as a push to consolidate more power in the hands of President Hugo Chavez after his landslide re-election.
|
|
|
Venezuela, Malaysia may team on refinery
Dec 18 2006 11:21PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela and Malaysia may team up to build an oil refinery in the Asian nation, President Hugo Chavez said Monday after meeting with Malaysia's prime minister to discuss expanding trade and deepening ties.
|
|
|
6 Yemenis released from Guantanamo
Dec 18 2006 10:24PM (CT)
SAN'A, Yemen (AP) - Six Yemenis released from the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay have returned home and were being held by Yemeni authorities to determine if they have any terror ties, officials said Monday.
|
|
|
Kidnappers in Mexico release Texas man
Dec 18 2006 10:23PM (CT)
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) - A Texas man kidnapped from his Mexican hunting ranch three weeks ago was released Monday, officials said.
|
|
|
U.S. lawmakers told Castro not dying
Dec 18 2006 9:09PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Visiting U.S. lawmakers were told by Cuban officials that the ailing Fidel Castro is not terminally ill and will return to public life, but some of the legislators said they saw in the assurances of Castro's health a growing political vacuum on the Communist island.
|
|
|
Migrants say they will stay in Cuba
Dec 18 2006 6:22PM (CT)
HAVANA (AP) - Cuban migrants sent back to the island this year after reaching an abandoned bridge in the Florida Keys said Monday they would not risk their lives again like the other half of their group, which took a second sea voyage to the United States last week.
|
|
|
|
|
|