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Russia's Perm mourns, anger voiced after club fire
Andi Kurniawan | December 6th 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
PERM, Russia (Reuters) - Russian investigators blamed management negligence for a blaze at a provincial nightclub that killed 110 people as relatives gathered at a central morgue on Sunday to identify the charred remains of loved ones. read more
Officials defend Obama's date to begin troop pullout
Andi Kurniawan | December 6th 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's July 2011 date for beginning to pull U.S. forces from Afghanistan is not a "drop-dead deadline" but a message to Kabul about the urgency of fielding an army to defend the country, senior U.S. officials read more
Sarah Palin in the belly of the beast: Washington
Andi Kurniawan | December 6th 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican firebrand Sarah Palin invaded the city she loves to hate on Saturday and rubbed shoulders with the herd of journalists she usually holds in disdain. read more
Protesters rally against 9/11 trial set for New York
Andi Kurniawan | December 5th 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Demonstrators angered by the Obama administration's move to prosecute the self-professed mastermind of the September 11 attacks in civilian court on U.S. soil called on Saturday for the trial to be moved to a military tribunal. read more
Senate Democrats seek public option compromise
Andi Kurniawan | December 5th 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats hunted for a compromise on a government-run insurance plan and battled Republicans on home care for the elderly on Saturday during a rare weekend work session on a sweeping healthcare overhaul. read more
Texas refinery boiler failure kills 1, injures 2
Andi Kurniawan | December 5th 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
TEXAS CITY, Texas (Reuters) - Workers at a Texas refinery were trying to restart a giant industrial boiler when a catastrophic failure killed one worker and injured two others late on Friday, a company spokesman said on Saturday. read more
GM exec expects Germany to contribute Opel aid
Andi Kurniawan | December 5th 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - General Motors will not cut more jobs at Opel in Germany if the German government refuses to give state aid although the U.S. carmaker said it remains confident Berlin will soften its current stance. read more
Italian court hands Knox 26 years for Briton's murder
Andi Kurniawan | December 5th 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian court sentenced American student Amanda Knox to 26 years in prison and jailed her ex-boyfriend for 25 years after they were found guilty of murdering Knox's British roommate during a drunken sex game. read more
Blast in Pakistan's Peshawar kills 3
Andi Kurniawan | December 5th 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - An accidental blast destroyed a shop in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least three people, officials said, unnerving a city frequently bombed by militants. read more
U.S. Marines advance in southern Afghanistan
Andi Kurniawan | December 5th 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Marines pressed into a remote Taliban stronghold on Saturday with their first major assault in Afghanistan since President Barack Obama earmarked 30,000 more troops to try to turn the tide on the Taliban insurgency. read more
Felipe und Raffaela Massa: Glückliche Eltern präsentieren “Fe…
latina press Nachrichtenportal | December 4th 2009 by Dietmar Lang
Felipe Massa hat ein bewegendes Jahr hinter sich. Nach einem schweren Unfall beim Grand Prix von Ungarn war die Formel 1 Karriere des Top Piloten von Ferrari fast zu Ende. Nun wurde der beliebte Sportler aus Brasilien glücklicher Vater. © read more
Fünf Strände in Puerto Rico mit “Blaue Flagge” ausgezeichne…
latina press Nachrichtenportal | December 4th 2009 by Dietmar Lang
In der Dominikanischen Republik, Kuba, Jamaika und den anderen karibischen Inseln ist die "Blaue Flagge" sehr begehrt. Strände, die diese Auszeichnung erhalten, erfüllen strenge Sicherheitsstandards und werden von Touristen deshalb besonde read more
Deutschland will Schnellzug zwischen Rio und São Paulo bauen
brasilien Magazin | December 4th 2009 by Dietmar Lang
Staatspräsident Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ist am zweiten Tag seines Staatsbesuchs in Deutschland mit dem ICE von Berlin nach Hamburg weiter gereist. Die deutsche Regierung hatte eingeladen, die Technologie "Made in Germany" einmal persönli read more
Indigene in Mexiko als Sklavenarbeiter missbraucht
latina press Nachrichtenportal | December 4th 2009 by Dietmar Lang
In der Hauptstadt von Mexiko, in Mexiko City, wurden Angehörige einer indigenen Bevölkerungsgruppe wie Sklaven gehalten und sexuell missbraucht. Erst durch die Flucht eines Gefangenen wurde die Polizei auf die unglaublichen Vorfälle au read more
Präsident Lula: “Wir müssen die Mauern der Ungleichheit einre…
brasilien Magazin | December 4th 2009 by Dietmar Lang
Brasiliens Staatschef Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva hat im Rahmen seines Deutschlandbesuches gefordert, "Mauern der Ungleichheit einzureissen" und "gemeinsam Brücken der Zusammenarbeit zu bauen". Auf einem von Bundespräsident Köhler ausge read more
Carter Center beobachtet Wahlen in Bolivien
latina press Nachrichtenportal | December 4th 2009 by Dietmar Lang
Am 06. Dezember 2009 finden in Bolivien allgemeine Wahlen statt. Die bolivianischen Wähler werden sowohl die Parlamentarier als auch den Präsidenten und Vizepräsidenten wählen. Es wird erwartet, dass der amtierende Präsident read more
“Oasis of the Seas“: Sicherheitsvorkehrungen wie bei einem St…
latina press Nachrichtenportal | December 4th 2009 by Dietmar Lang
Die “Oasis of the Seas“ kommt nicht in die Dominikanische Republik. Sie kommt zu uns nach Haiti. Ich bin extra nach Labadee gefahren um für latina-press von der Ankunft des schwimmenden Luxus-Hotels zu berichten. © 2009-2010 latina pre read more
Brasilien und Deutschland vereinbaren intensive Zusammenarbeit
brasilien Magazin | December 3rd 2009 by Dietmar Lang
Brasilien und Deutschland wollen in den kommenden Jahren so eng zusammenarbeiten wie nie zuvor. Dies geht aus mehreren am Donnerstag von Bundeskanzlerin Merkel und Staatspräsident Lula da Silva in Berlin unterzeichneten Vereinbarungen hervor. B read more
Präsident Lula bei Deutschlandbesuch mit militärischen Ehren em…
brasilien Magazin | December 3rd 2009 by Dietmar Lang
Brasiliens Staatspräsident Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ist am Donnerstagvormittag von Bundespräsident Horst Köhler mit militärischen Ehren empfangen worden. Beide Staatsoberhäupter kamen zudem zu einem kurzen Gespräch zus read more
Tiger Woods admits "transgressions", apologizes
Andi Kurniawan | December 3rd 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Golfer Tiger Woods, engulfed in speculation over his private life after a car accident in the middle of the night, apologized on Wednesday for "transgressions" in a statement that apparently addressed allegations he had e read more
Comcast lands NBCU in deal that reshapes media
Andi Kurniawan | December 3rd 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast Corp struck a deal to buy a majority stake in NBC Universal from General Electric Co, creating a media superpower that would control not just how TV shows and movies are made, but how they are delivered to the home. read more
Bernanke, seeking second term, to defend Fed role
Andi Kurniawan | December 3rd 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday will push back at efforts to curb the Fed's power as he goes before lawmakers considering his nomination to a second term at the central bank's helm. read more
Suicide bomber kills three Somali government ministers
Andi Kurniawan | December 3rd 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 19 people including three Somali government ministers on Thursday at a graduation ceremony in a Mogadishu hotel, witnesses and officials said. read more
Putin says no plans to leave power
Andi Kurniawan | December 3rd 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, in power for over 10 years, ruled out a departure from politics on Thursday, telling a questioner: "Don't hold your breath." read more
McChrystal tells Afghans U.S. not leaving yet
Andi Kurniawan | December 3rd 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
KABUL (Reuters) - The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan reassured top officials on Thursday that Washington was not planning an early exit, part of a charm offensive to sell President Barack Obama's new strategy on three continents. read more
Most in U.S. want public health option: poll
Andi Kurniawan | December 3rd 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans would like to see a "public option" in health insurance reform but doubt anything Congress does will lower costs or improve care in the short term, according to a poll released on Thursday. read more
PM Gilani does not think bin Laden in Pakistan
Andi Kurniawan | December 3rd 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan does not believe Osama bin Laden is sheltering within its borders, Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani said on Thursday, staunchly defending his government's efforts to crack down on al Qaeda militants. read more
Iran to review ties with countries over IAEA vote
Andi Kurniawan | December 3rd 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's parliament will review the Islamic republic's relations with countries that voted against its nuclear activities at the International Atomic Energy Agency last week, the speaker said on Thursday. read more
Obama shifts White House spotlight to unemployment
Andi Kurniawan | December 3rd 2009 by Andi Kurniawan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama turns his attention on Thursday from Afghanistan to the battle against unemployment which has sapped his popularity and may shape his political future. read more
Honduras: Parlament stimmt gegen Zelayas Wiedereinsetzung
brasilien Magazin | December 3rd 2009 by Dietmar Lang
In Honduras hat sich das Parlament gegen eine Wiedereinsetzung des gestürzten Präsidenten Manuel Zelaya bis zur Amtsübergabe an den neue gewählten Präsidenten Porfirio Lobo am 27. Januar ausgesprochen. 111 der 128 Abgeordnete read more
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