| Mariah Carey shows off her 17-carat pink diamond sparkler
South America News.Net
... had a very dazzling look about them, their jewellery included.
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| Justin Timberlake to produce show for MTV
South America News.Net
Washington, : American pop singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake is to add another achievement to his portfolio by producing a television show for MTV.
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| No breakthrough in PPP, PML-N talks
South America News.Net
Pakistan's leading ruling coalition partners, the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), have failed to reach an agreement to reinstate superior court judges as a senior American official reached London for possible mediation.
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| Insurance model follows American tradition
Examiner
Harvard Business School .Still, the mix of private and public coverage bears little resemblance to Canada or Great Britain, two nations that Americans might think of when it comes to universal health...
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| American Idol Finale Trip Give-Away
Fox 19
You may enter once per week. Be sure to play every week, as that will enable you to have a maximum of eight entries in the Grand Prize Drawing. The 'Simon Says' contest is easy. Simply watch American...
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| Curtains Close on Meet With More Records
Swimming World
A few more records fell during the final day of swimming at the Maria Lenk Brazil Trials held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Tatiana Barbosa nearly posted an Olympic A cut...
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| American Vande Velde in pink as Slipsteam wins Giro opener
USA Today
Palermo, Sicily — The Slipstream-Chipotle team won the first stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday with American Christian Vandevelde crossing first to take the leader's pink jersey.
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| Ecuador wary of World Bank arbitration in Occidental case
Tampa Bay Online
President Rafael Correa said Saturday he has &no confidence& in the World Bank arbitration branch that is hearing U.S. oil company Occidental's lawsuit against Ecuador.
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| Reporters blow lid off Brazil
Sun-Sentinel
Ines Maria da Silva stares blankly outside her shack as she describes how she lost all five of her sons to the violence that makes Recife the deadliest major city in Brazil. The...
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| Democracy-Wary China Does
NPR
... is one of the rare films that actually show modern life in China, says Karin Chien, President of dGenerate Films, an American-based distributor of independent Chinese films such as Jian Yi's newest...
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| Peru Circus damaged by nearby business fire
WISH TV 8
Fire investigators were on the scene of a business fire next to the Peru Amateur Circus in Miami County Saturday evening. Investigators say the fire started inside the Grant Home...
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| Jason Castro Admits He
VH1
There are always a few contestants we don't hear a peep from during the audition rounds or Hollywood week, and then they disappear before the top 12. But Jason Castro was different. He did his cheesy...
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| American Axle proposal includes closing three plants
The Detroit News
Negotiations to end the nearly 11 week-long American Axle strike have broken down, as the company is now proposing to close a third plant, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettlefinger...
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| Modern American architectural gems set for auction
International Herald Tribune
London : It's quite a house. Five bedrooms. Swimming pool. Tennis court. All on a 2.5 acre lot with wonderful mountain and desert views in one of the plushest parts of Palm Springs. How much...
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| Shell to Start Output at Brazil BC-10 Oil Block in 2009-Valor
Congoo
Dow Jones Newswires) Royal Dutch Shell next year will start producing from heavy oil fields in the BC-10 block in Brazil's Campos Basin, the Valor newspaper said Thursday. The company...
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| AMERICAN LEAGUE / Rays blow lead but win in 13th
San Francisco Chronicle
Dioner Navarro hit a grand slam in the 13th inning after Carl Crawford drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Blue Jays 8-3 in Toronto on Thursday night. ...
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| American Press Institute to train Saudis
AME Info
The Prince Ahmad bin Salman Applied Media Institute, a sister concern of Saudi Research & Marketing GroupSaudi Research & Marketing Group, has signed an agreement with the American Press...
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| Fraud, violence and mass resistance marks right-wing push
Green Left Online
... peasant) organisations ensured the non-installation of voting tables. Despite physical attacks by the UJC, which left more than 20 injured and one dead, in these areas abstention was almost...
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| Steelworkers win, gold miners fight
Green Left Online
On the government of President Hugo Chavez had announced the nationalisation of Sidor, one of the largest steel plants in Latin America that was privatised in 1997, after a 14-month dispute...
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| Venezuela proposes food bank for Latin America
Green Left Online
Venezuelan foreign minister Nicolas Maduro proposed that Latin American countries create a food bank to counter food supply problems and that oil profits of the region go towards a new food fund....
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| American Goydos edges ahead at Sawgrass
New Zealand Herald
Paul Goydos. Photo / Reuters American journeyman Paul Goydos held his nerve in testing conditions to edge one shot clear in the Players Championship third round on...
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| China and Venezuela form venture to feed refinery
Gulf News
Venezuela agreed with China, the world's fastest-growing major economy, to form a joint venture that will produce oil in Venezuela's Orinoco Belt to supply a new 400,000 barrel per day (bpd)...
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| Gas jumps above $3.67, oil passes $126 on Venezuela concerns
Examiner
News ) - Oil rose above $126 a barrel for the first time Friday, bringing its advance this week to nearly $10, as investors questioned whether a possible confrontation between the U.S. and Venezuela...
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| Files show ties of Venezuela-Colombia rebels
San Diego Union-Tribune
Washington – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's ties to Colombian rebels are deeper than previously thought, a U.S. intelligence official said Friday following an analysis of files on a dead...
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| The Humble Comic / Gene Yang
San Francisco Chronicle
I'm a bit nervous about interviewing graphic novelist Gene Yang because we have mutual friends. And we're both Christian. How can I write anything negative about him? What if he turns out to be a...
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| Hebrew University Scientists Named Fellows Of American Academy
Medical News Today
Two Hebrew University of Jerusalem professors have been elected as new members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. They are Prof. Haim Sompolinsky, director of the Interdisciplinary Center...
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| David Archuleta's dad loses 'American Idol' backstage pass
Centre Daily Times
Backstage meddling has caught up &American Idol& favorite David Archuleta's dad, who's been banned from rehearsals, a person working for the TV talent contest said Friday.
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| Hijacking, Piracy Bill withdrawn in Guyana
Caribbean Net News
Georgetown, Guyana: Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee on Thursday in Guyana's National Assembly withdrew the Hijacking and Piracy Bill of 2008 to facilitate amendments. Rohee who was...
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| Gabriella Silva Sets South American Record
Swimming World
Rio DE JANEIRO, Brazil, GABRIELLA Silva clocked a South American record in the Maria Lenk Brazil Trials in the women's 50 fly at the meet held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Silva punched the...
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| Documents said to confirm Venezuela’s ties to rebels
The News Tribune
A newly disclosed set of documents that Colombia’s government says were recovered from a slain rebel’s computers indicate that senior Venezuelan officials tried to help arm...
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| Colombian cyclist Madrinan wins counter clock race in Uruguay
People's Daily
Colombian cyclist Ana Paola Madrinan won on Friday the gold medal in the women's 19,500 meter counter clock race at Uruguay's Track and Route Pan American Cycling Championship. Madrinan clocked a...
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| Canadian cyclist Tuft wins gold in counter clock trial at Pan-American championships
People's Daily
Canadian Svein Tuft won Friday gold medal at the men's counter clock trial in 39.500 kilometers winning his fourth golden medal at the Uruguay's Panamerican Cycling Championship. Tuft timed 46...
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| Venezuela, Argentina sign joint natural gas enterprise accord
People's Daily
The governments of Venezuela and Argentina have signed an accord to set up a joint natural gas liquefaction and transportation enterprise in Guiria, a city in Venezuela's eastern state of Sucre...
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| Tina Turner Live 2008 North American Tour
Centre Daily Times
Legendary Hall of Fame Performer To Kick Off First Tour In Eight Years On 2008 in Kansas City Tickets on Sale Beginning Monday, at 10:00AM...
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| Arab American Nurses Association Celebrates National Nurses Week; Announces National Convention October 9-10 in Detroit
RedOrbit
Posted on: Friday, 9 18:00 - The National American Arab Nurses Association joins the country in recognizing the contributions of nurses...
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| Brazil unveils new plan to curb Amazon logging
The Guardian
A sawmill that processes logs from the Amazon in Tailandia, Brazil. Photograph: Paulo Santos/Reuters Brazil has unveiled its plan to encourage farmers in the Amazon region to develop sustainable...
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| Court orders American Indian to trial for shooting eagle
The Seattle Times
An American Indian who shot a bald eagle for use in a tribal religious ceremony must stand trial, a federal appeals court has ruled. A three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in...
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| Brazil sees no Iranian threat, despite U.S. warning
San Diego Union-Tribune
Rio DE JANEIRO – Brazil sees no threat from Iran, despite U.S. concerns that the Tehran government is courting allies in Latin America, Defense Minister Nelson Jobim said Friday. Thomas...
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| How a pair of American spies created the Soviet Silicon Valley
The Register
Well, here it is. Episode 16 of Semi-Coherent Computing picks up where we last left off with the tale of two Americans who became spies for the Soviets and then helped created the Soviet version...
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| Pittsburgh Area Native, Paralympic On
NBC
The second-season premiere of &American Gladiators& will feature Pittsburgh area native John Siciliano. The Paralympic and former college athlete will test his physical and mental strength on the...
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| Colombia discloses new documents tying top Venezuelan officials to leftist rebels
San Diego Union-Tribune
Bogota, Colombia – A newly disclosed set of documents that Colombia's government says were recovered from a slain rebel's computers indicate senior Venezuelan officials tried to help arm...
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| American Axle workers wait for word of strike settlement
San Diego Union-Tribune
Detroit – There's hope among the striking workers outside of American Axle's hulking Detroit factory complex, but along with it come skepticism and fear. The hope stems from General Motors...
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| Morales Bets All or Nothing
IPS
If both Bolivian President Evo Morales and his vice president are voted out of office in a recall referendum that is to be held, they would be replaced -- according to the constitution, and...
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| American Red Cross Blood Drives
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Anyone 17 years of age or older (16 year olds may donate with an American Red Cross parental permission slip), weighing 110 pounds or more and in good health may donate. Call 1-800-448-3543 or visit...
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| IADB to lend Ecuador $1.2 bln up to 2011
Reuters
The Inter-American Development Bank will lend Ecuador around $1.2 billion between this year and 2011 to improve the country's infrastructure and crucial oil sector, the...
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| 1,000 Tombs Discovered in Colombia
National Geographic News
2008—a skeleton emerges from the floor of an ancient grave in a photo taken in one of nearly a thousand tombs recently discovered...
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| Brazil warns EU on green biofuel controls
Reuters
Brazil will contest any attempt by the European Union to place limits on biofuel exports because of environmental concerns, a senior Brazilian official said on Friday.
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| PainCare to Voluntarily Delist From American Stock Exchange
RedOrbit
Posted on: Friday, 9 09:01 CDT ORLANDO, Fla., /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PainCare Holdings, Inc. , a provider of pain-focused medical and surgical solutions and services, today...
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| Samuda travels to Guyana to stave off rice row
Radio Jamaica
Commerce Minister Karl Samuda is to travel to Guyana Friday to stave off a row over Jamaica's plans to import rice from outside the region. As was reported earlier this week, Jamaica's...
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| United American Bank Q1 profit falls
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal
... posted sharply lower first-quarter earnings as a difficult economy and lower interest rates placed pressure on the bottom line. First quarter net income was $133,000, down from $346,000 in the same...
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| Sugarcane Alcohol Tarnished by U.S. Maize Ethanol
IPS
Recent efforts by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to clearly mark the difference between Brazilian ethanol and the agrofuels produced by the United States are an...
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| Booming Brazil struggles with crime
IOL
... amp;I don't see anything that's going to solve this.& Despite President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's achievements in nurturing a strong economy and social programs that are lifting millions out of...
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| Fired Teacher Calls on Calif State University to Change
progressive newswire
Fired Teacher Calls on Calif State University to Change 'Loyalty Oath' Policy - People For the American Way Foundation has taken up the case of fired Quaker teacher Wendy...
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| American Eagle Outfitters CEO takes in $11.2 million in 2007
San Diego Union-Tribune
Philadelphia – The chief executive of youth apparel retailer American Eagle Outfitters Inc. received a 7.6 percent cut in compensation for 2007 as the company's stock slumped, but he still...
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| Brazil real gains on inflows, stocks near flat
Reuters
Brazil's currency gained on Friday on rising investment inflows, while stocks seesawed near the unchanged mark as gains in state-controlled oil company Petrobras were...
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| Republicans press Pelosi for Colombia pact vote
Reuters
Republicans urged House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday to end her delaying tactics and allow a vote on a free trade agreement with Colombia.
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| American rushing to repair more planes: report
Reuters
Amr Corp's American Airlines is rushing to complete wiring repairs on a group of A300 jets, but this time the carrier is not canceling any flights, the Wall Street Journal...
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| Files reveal close Venezuela-FARC ties
SBS
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez's ties to Colombian rebels are deeper than previously thought, a US intelligence official said following an analysis of files on a dead guerrilla leader's laptops.The...
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| Brazil Petrobras Expects To Complete Gasene Pipeline In 2010
Morning Star
... da Silva on Thursday officially inaugurated the construction of the last and biggest stretch of the 1,387- kilometers-long pipeline called Gasene, the company said in a release. The 954-kilometer...
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| Little Benefit Seen In Lula
Morning Star
Brazil's stated desire to join the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries might strengthen Latin America's muscle within the group. But the benefits...
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