The last brigade of a 5,500 troop surge to combat drug gangs arrives in the western Mexican state of Michoacan. Drug cartels, including La Famlia, exert major authority in local police and government in the ...   more »

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez vehemently rejects U.S. government report saying he was not cooperating fully in the war on drug trafficking.

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (JULY 21, 2009) GOVERNMENT TV - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez rejected on ...   more »

Four firefighters die when a change of wind direction traps them in a forest blaze in Spain's Tarragona region.

HORTA DE SANT JOAN, TARRAGONA, SPAIN (JULY 21, 2009) TVE - Four fighters were killed and ...   more »

The Watergate Hotel, which gained international notoriety by former U.S. president Richard Nixon's scandal, is taken back by its lender after failing to attract any bids at an auction.

WASHINGTON D.C. UNITED STATES (REUTERS) (JULY ...   more »

The Italian opposition pushes for a debate on Silvio Berlusconi's private life as new elements of sex scandals allegedly involving the prime minister emerge in the media and hit his poll ratings.

ROME, ITALY (JULY ...   more »

Fans gather in Shanghai for the longest total eclipse of this century.

Shanghai is gearing up for what is set to be the longest total solar eclipse this century.

People around the country gathered in ...   more »

Japan Prime Minister Taro Aso's Cabinet dissolved parliament, paving the way for an August 30 election.

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso's Cabinet dissolved parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for an August 30 election expected ...   more »