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View Article  Chavez asks Venezuelans to stop singing in the shower to save water
Venezuelan leaders urges shorter showers, declares jacuzzis counter-revolutionary as country grapples with water shortages.


CARACAS, VENEZUELA (OCTOBER 21, 2009) GOVERNMENT TV - Leftist President Hugo Chavez called on Venezuelans this week to stop singing in ...   more »
View Article  Flight overshoots by 150 miles
A Delta Northwest flight -- with 147 passengers on board -- overshoots its destination by 150 miles before the cockpit crew realize they have to turn around.


USA, NBC - The question everyone is asking: ...   more »
View Article  Blood on Incan mummy sparks international scientific controversy
The discovery of large blood stains on the clothing of a seven-year-old boy sacrificed by the Incan Empire 500 years ago divides archaeologists over how he could have died.


SALTA , ARGENTINA REUTERS - Visitors ...   more »
View Article  Puerto Rico gasoline facility explodes
CATANO, PUERTO RICO - Black columns of smoke filled the air over a Puerto Rican gasoline facility on Friday (October 23) after 11 tanks exploded earlier that morning.
Local police and FBI agents are investigating ...   more »
View Article  African Union adopts treaty on internal refugees
The African Union has adopted a convention on internally displaced people at a summit meeting in Kampala.


KAMPALA, UGANDA (OCTOBER 23, 2009) REUTERS- The African Union (AU) adopted a convention on Friday (October 23) that ...   more »
View Article  Rio police find bodies in slum as experts discuss wave of violence
Rio de Janeiro police launch latest offensive against drug traffickers in the city's slums and find six bodies in a favela on the seventh day of violence which has claimed 33 lives since the weekend.

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View Article  Patriot anti-missile batteries deployed in northern Israel
U.S.-made Patriot anti-missile batteries deployed in northern Israel as part of an Israeli-U.S. military drill.


NEAR SAFED, NORTHERN ISRAEL (OCTOBER 23, 2009) REUTERS - U.S.-made Patriot anti-missile batteries were deployed on Friday (October 23) in ...   more »
View Article  Sarkozy's son won't go for top job
Jean Sarkozy, son of President Nicolas Sarkozy, decides not to stand for a top state job, as protestors accuse Sarkozy senior of running France like a monarchy.

There's just one young man on the cover ...   more »
View Article  Far-right leader's TV slot rocks UK
There are angry protests as the leader of the British National Party joins the panel for an edition of the BBC's prime-time TV political debate programme.


UK - A fresh face on the BBC's flagship ...   more »
View Article  French welcome Sarkozy Jr.'s decision to step back
The announcement by the son of French President Nicolas Sarkozy that he was not going to stand for election as chairman of an influential state agency drew a favorable response in France, where a row ...   more »