Marathon man: Record breaker
Source: Qatar English Daily
Punta Arenas :: Chile | updated 2013-05-18 15:34:13 -0700 | political-news
His challenge began in Punta Arenas, Chile, and concluded 41 days and 20 hours later in the North Pole after running 3,514km. Rahim's love affair with running began in Quebec in 2002, when he participated in his first long-distance race....
India Ink: What Makes Narendra Modi a Middle Class Hero?
Source: International Herald Tribune
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-05-16 09:01:30 -0700 | political-news
About India Ink This report on India from the journalists of The New York Times and a pool of talented writers in India and beyond provides unbiased, authoritative reporting on the country and its place in the world. India Ink...
17 puppies found abandoned near Indiana Dunes
Source: Chicago Tribune
Valparaíso :: Chile | updated 2013-05-14 09:28:25 -0700 | political-news
Valparaiso that is taking care of the dogs. "They're hilarious." Karen Read told the Northwest Indiana Times that she was driving along State Park Road, just east of Indiana Highway 49 in Porter County Friday night when she spotted the...
Africa: Journalist Watchdog Report Examines Reparative Justice
Source: All Africa
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-05-14 06:45:36 -0700 | political-news
Reparations seek to recognize and address the harms suffered by victims of systematic human rights violations. Reparative Justice program provides knowledge and comparative experience on reparations to victims' groups, civil society and policymakers worldwide.
Chile denies deal to export fresh water to Qatar
Source: Boston.com
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-05-13 14:26:33 -0700 | political-news
Chile (AP) Chile denied on Monday that it will export fresh drinking water to Qatar after a recent report about shipments to the oil-rich but water-poor Persian Gulf country caused a public backlash. The Gulf Times newspaper of Qatar cited...
Bringing the Truth to Neruda's Death
Source: Epoch Times
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-05-13 05:33:09 -0700 | political-news
The recent court-ordered exhumation of his remains may throw light on the real cause of death of Pablo Neruda, a Chilean writer whom Gabriel Garcia Marquez called the greatest poet of the 20th century in any language. Neruda's former driver...
PICA Corner - Can I come to Jamaica on an expired passport?
Source: Jamaica Daily Gleaner
Pica :: Chile | updated 2013-05-10 02:30:38 -0700 | political-news
Friday May 10, 2013 I am living in the United States (US) and I'm planning to travel to Jamaica to attend my grandmother's funeral. The passport I presently hold has expired but the wait time in the States would see...
Forty-year fight for justice by British woman whose brother was killed by Pinochet's thugs ends in ...
Source: Mail Online UK
Valparaíso :: Chile | updated 2013-05-09 08:50:44 -0700 | political-news
Michael Woodward disappeared in 1973 and is presumed to have been murdered. The 41-year-old Roman Catholic priest disappeared days after right-wing General Augusto Pinochet seized power in the South American country through a military coup in September 1973.
Lessons from Chile's troubled education system (Fuseworks)
Source: Xtra News
Victoria :: Chile | updated 2013-05-08 18:14:53 -0700 | political-news
Lessons from Chile's troubled education system Victoria University, Fuseworks May 9, 2013, 12:48 pm Those looking to change the New Zealand education system should take heed from what has been occurring in Chile, says a Victoria University researcher.
Eduardo Galeano, Chronicler of Latin America's "Open Veins," on His New Book "Children of the Days"
Source: Democracy Now
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-05-08 08:21:50 -0700 | political-news
This is viewer supported news One of Latin America's most acclaimed writers, Eduardo Galeano is out with the new book, "Children of the Days: A Calendar of Human History." Galeano's classic "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the...
Two jailed for Chile priest kidnap
Source: BBC
Valparaíso :: Chile | updated 2013-05-07 22:34:31 -0700 | political-news
Two jailed for 1973 Anglo-Chilean priest disappearance The left-wing priest used to work with Chile's poor in Valparaiso A Chilean court has found two ex-navy officers guilty of the abduction of Anglo-Chilean priest Michael Woodward. The left-wing priest disappeared shortly...
Gore Galore: Two New Horror Flicks Are a Disappointing Blend of Blood and Guts
Source: The New York Observer
Valparaíso :: Chile | updated 2013-05-07 15:06:45 -0700 | political-news
Aftershock Two horror flicks open this week after making the film-festival rounds, both more horrible than horrifying...Aftershock is the latest shlockfest from cult actor-director-producer-writer Eli Roth ( Hostel , Cabin Fever ), directed by Chilean horror icon Nicolas Lopez.
Valparaiso | Casablanca Valley Becomes Great Wine Capital
Source: Scoop
Valparaíso :: Chile | updated 2013-05-06 22:44:30 -0700 | political-news
Valparaiso|Casablanca Valley Becomes the Tenth Great Wine Capital The Great Wine Capitals Global Network has unanimously chosen Valparaiso Casablanca Valley in Chile as the tenth region in the Great Wine Capitals Global Network, joining Bilbao Rioja, Bordeaux, Cape Town...
Chile's Bachelet courts Communists for big reforms
Source: Boston.com
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-05-05 10:42:09 -0700 | political-news
Chile (AP) Communist and other leftists were considered enemies of the state during Chile's military dictatorship, a 17-year period that saw thousands of people killed and disappeared for their politics. But as this year's elections nears, former President Michelle Bachelet,...
Easter Island's unbridled attraction
Source: The Globe & Mail
Santiago :: Chile | updated 2013-05-03 07:53:20 -0700 | political-news
EDT Thousands of horses roam free on Easter Island, even using the famous statues as scratching posts. (Lucas Aykroyd) It was 10:15 p.m. and we skidded to a halt on the unlit, winding road near Explora Rapa Nui, my Easter...
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