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Butcher bears 'hand of God' grudge

Buenos Aires :: Argentina | 1 day ago | Sports News

Posted by arjun

Scotland assistant manager Terry Butcher talks to the media ahead of the national side's international with Argentina at Hampden Park. Diego Maradona shrugs off Terry Butcher's 22-year-old grudge against him and says he does not understand the problem with it,...

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Earthquake in Panama,Costa Rica.

Colón :: Panama | 1 day ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by aarana

Families flee earthquake in Central AmericaThe quake was centered about 235 miles (380 km) west of Panama City, near the town of David. Many families opted to stay outside their homes, saying that they felt as if the earth were...

5 news stories / 3 blog posts / 18 images / 11 videos / 0 voices

Brazil x Portugal: probable starting line-up

São Paulo :: Brazil | 1 day ago | Sports News

Posted by carolpadovezi

Brazil x Portugal: probable starting line-up Brazil are in action for the last time this year when they take on Portugal in a friendly in the newly-built 20,000 capacity estádio Bezerrão in Brasília on Wednesday. Dunga’s men have not scored...

5 news stories / 1 blog post / 2 images / 5 videos / 1 voice

A financial trader shoots Himself at Brazilian Stock Exchange.

Rio de Janeiro :: Brazil | 1 day ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by aarana

A financial trader shot himself in the open outcry pit of Brazil's main financial exchange Tuesday in an apparent suicide attempt, shocking a market already battered by the global credit crisis. Paulo Sergio Silva, 36, a trader for the brokerage...

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50 children die in Haiti as a school building collapse

Port-au-Prince :: Haiti | 12 days ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by hardtalk

A hillside school in Haiti, where 500 students crowded into several floors, collapsed during classes on Friday, killing at least 50 people and injuring many more. More children were believed buried in the rubble of the concrete building, and the...

32 news stories / 8 blog posts / 17 images / 11 videos / 5 voices

Question Before Voters In U.S. Is Whether To Make America PURPLE

Cartago :: Costa Rica | 20 days ago | Political News

Posted by Kilroy_60

It was July 4, 2006 when I first called on the American electorate to Make America PURPLE . The tide of change began rising that November when Democrats became the majority party in both the United States Senate and the...

51 news stories / 9 blog posts / 19 images / 26 videos / 5 voices

Rampant violence a political danger for Chávez

Caracas :: Venezuela | 2 days ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by kalex

Three of Miriam Sánchez's sons had already been shot dead in neighborhoods where the crackle of gunfire is a nightly occurrence. So she feared the worst when word arrived one recent night that her 24-year-old son, José Luis Arias, had...

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Massa wins Brazilian GP; Hamilton world champ

Brasília :: Brazil | 17 days ago | Sports News

Posted by benjiross

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton roared into the record books as Formula One's youngest champion on Sunday when he snatched the title in last lap drama at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The 23-year-old, needing only a fifth place finish in the season-ending...

50 news stories / 8 blog posts / 30 images / 28 videos / 1 voice

Hurricane Paloma, a Category 3 storm, eyes Cuba

Güines :: Cuba | 12 days ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Posted by kalex

Late-season Hurricane Paloma strengthened into a Category 3 storm as it lashed the Cayman Islands with wind and rain Friday, knocking down trees and signs. The storm was expected to lose some strength overnight before punching Cuba's midsection on Saturday,...

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hurricane towards cuba islands.

Florida :: Cuba | 12 days ago | No category

Posted by aarana

Hurricane Paloma lashed Grand Cayman island with strong winds and heavy rain early Saturday as it prepared for to make landfall before moving on to Cuba. Winds howled at up to 120 miles an hour (195 km an hour) as...

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