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Brazil boy bites pit bull to fend off attack

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:05:13 -0400

SAO PAULO, Brazil - An 11-year old boy is in Brazil's media spotlight after sinking his teeth into the neck of a dog that attacked him. Local newspapers reported on...

Venezuela, Belarus form oil alliance, unite vs. U.S.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:47:46 -0400

MINSK, Belarus - Venezuela signed over three more oil fields to a joint venture with Belarus yesterday, with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez declaring that the two nations...

US seeks to link prisoner to Sept. 11 attacks in first Guantanamo trial

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:31:50 -0400

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - A former driver for Osama bin Laden knew the target of the fourth hijacked plane on Sept. 11, a prosecutor said today as he sought to undercut...

Former bin Laden driver pleads innocent at 1st Guantanamo war crimes trial

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:12:56 -0400

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - The first Guantanamo war crimes trial began Monday with a not guilty plea from a former driver and alleged bodyguard for Osama bin Laden. Salim...

Tropical Storm Dolly over Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:01:26 -0400

By JORGE DOMINGUEZ Writer CANCUN, Mexico - Tropical Storm Dolly drenched the Yucatan Peninsula on Monday and was poised to plunge into the Gulf of Mexico, where it could...

Colombian freed hostages: Trauma remains with them

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:16:50 -0400

BOGOTA, Colombia - Former Colombian rebel captive John Freddy Diaz knows something that recently freed hostages may just be discovering: The pain of a kidnapping doesn't...

Hundreds of dead penguins wash ashore on Brazil's tropical beaches

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:33:19 -0400

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Hundreds of baby penguins swept from the icy shores of Antarctica and Patagonia are washing up dead on Rio de Janeiro's tropical beaches, rescuers...

Former Bin Laden driver 1st test of Gitmo trials

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:24:44 -0400

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - Salim Hamdan is a small player with a big role. A former driver for Osama bin Laden, he is about to become the first Guantanamo prisoner...