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Alleged Drug Lord Captured
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 1 -- An alleged Colombian drug kingpin who escaped from prison in 2001 and is believed to be the main cocaine supplier to a violent drug gang in the Mexican state of Sinaloa has been captured here, federal police announced Friday.
Washington Post – Aug 2, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 1 -- An alleged Colombian drug kingpin who escaped from prison in 2001 and is believed to be the main cocaine supplier to a violent drug gang in the Mexican state of Sinaloa has been captured here, federal police announced Friday.
Washington Post – Aug 2, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
FARC Dissidents Assist Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Raúl Agudelo was a fearsome commander of Colombia's largest rebel group, carrying out killings, kidnappings and extortions for more than 20 years. It was the only life he really knew. But going back to that life is now the last thing he wants to do.
Washington Post – Aug 2, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Raúl Agudelo was a fearsome commander of Colombia's largest rebel group, carrying out killings, kidnappings and extortions for more than 20 years. It was the only life he really knew. But going back to that life is now the last thing he wants to do.
Washington Post – Aug 2, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Woman arrested for participation in pyramid scheme
QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador's interior minister says a woman suspected of participating in her father's alleged US$800 million pyramid scheme has been arrested in Venezuela.Fernando Bustamente said Wednesday that Carolina Cabrera...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 30, 2008 10:15 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador's interior minister says a woman suspected of participating in her father's alleged US$800 million pyramid scheme has been arrested in Venezuela.Fernando Bustamente said Wednesday that Carolina Cabrera...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 30, 2008 10:15 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Venezuelan beauty glad to put modelling career on hold for Miss Universe activities
NEW YORK - Dayana Mendoza put a promising modelling career on hold to go for - and win - the Miss Universe crown."Being a model is just great. You show a brand, a beautiful dress," said the 22-year-old Venezuelan. "But being...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 30, 2008 7:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
NEW YORK - Dayana Mendoza put a promising modelling career on hold to go for - and win - the Miss Universe crown."Being a model is just great. You show a brand, a beautiful dress," said the 22-year-old Venezuelan. "But being...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 30, 2008 7:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Rio to expand Brazil mine
SYDNEY - Rio Tinto, the world's second-largest iron ore producer, said it will spend US$2.15 ($2.93) billion on a major expansion of its iron ore mine in Corumb, Brazil, to help meet increasing demand in South America and the Middle...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 30, 2008 4:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
SYDNEY - Rio Tinto, the world's second-largest iron ore producer, said it will spend US$2.15 ($2.93) billion on a major expansion of its iron ore mine in Corumb, Brazil, to help meet increasing demand in South America and the Middle...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 30, 2008 4:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Australian Stocks: Market ends day on high note
SYDNEY - The Australian share market has ended the day on a high note, led by the banks after investor confidence returned following a rally overnight on Wall Sreet.At 1615 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 89.2 points,...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 30, 2008 07:09 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
SYDNEY - The Australian share market has ended the day on a high note, led by the banks after investor confidence returned following a rally overnight on Wall Sreet.At 1615 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 89.2 points,...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 30, 2008 07:09 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Uruguay's cheap land and low taxes attract investors
Uruguayan farmer Alberto Gramont interrupts a family lunch to answer the telephone. The call, he says, as he returns to his plate of beef, was from a Brazilian meatpacker offering to buy his land."I'm not selling any of my farms...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 27, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Uruguayan farmer Alberto Gramont interrupts a family lunch to answer the telephone. The call, he says, as he returns to his plate of beef, was from a Brazilian meatpacker offering to buy his land."I'm not selling any of my farms...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 27, 2008 5:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Gaping hole in Qantas plane after mid-air bang
LONDON - First they heard the bang, a thudding explosion on one side of the plane.It was a sound that instantly told those on board Qantas flight QF30, en route to Melbourne and 29,000ft in the air, that there was a serious problem.A...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 25, 2008 8:40 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
LONDON - First they heard the bang, a thudding explosion on one side of the plane.It was a sound that instantly told those on board Qantas flight QF30, en route to Melbourne and 29,000ft in the air, that there was a serious problem.A...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 25, 2008 8:40 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Former military leader sentenced to life in prison
BUENOS AIRES - A court sentenced one of Argentina's most feared former military leaders to life in prison on Thursday for the 1977 kidnapping, torture and killing of four leftist activists.Luciano Benjamin Menendez, 81, was commander...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 25, 2008 12:04 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
BUENOS AIRES - A court sentenced one of Argentina's most feared former military leaders to life in prison on Thursday for the 1977 kidnapping, torture and killing of four leftist activists.Luciano Benjamin Menendez, 81, was commander...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 25, 2008 12:04 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Toyota beats GM in world sales
DETROIT - General Motors, pummelled by falling US sales and high gas prices, lost the global sales lead to Toyota in the first half of this year, but the churning market makes it difficult to predict which automaker will end the year...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 23, 2008 11:47 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
DETROIT - General Motors, pummelled by falling US sales and high gas prices, lost the global sales lead to Toyota in the first half of this year, but the churning market makes it difficult to predict which automaker will end the year...
New Zealand Herald – Jul 23, 2008 11:47 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
