Colombian navy seizes tonne of cocaine
September 12th, 2012 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Sep 12 (IANS/EFE) Colombian naval units found nearly a tonne of cocaine on a high-speed boat travelling in Caribbean waters near San Andres Island, the military said Tuesday.The four ... Read more...
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Three Nicaragua cops dishonourably discharged
September 3rd, 2012 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
Managua, Sep 3 (IANS/EFE) Nicaraguan police have announced the dishonourable discharge of three officers accused of raping a mentally challenged 12-year-old girl.Police spokesman Fernando Borge told reporters that the dismissed ... Read more...
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11,000 doctors to graduate in Cuba
July 12th, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, July 12 (IANS) Cuba will see about 11,000 would-be doctors from 60 countries and regions graduate from its colleges this month, the official Granma daily reported.According to Granma, 5,315 ... Read more...
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Nicaragua seizes over two tonnes of cocaine
March 6th, 2012 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Managua, March 6 (IANS/EFE) Nicaraguan naval units seized more than two tonnes of cocaine in an operation on the country's southern Caribbean coast, the military said Monday.The drugs were confiscated ... Read more...
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Ahmadinejad visits Cuba
January 12th, 2012 - 8:02 am ICT by IANS
Havana, Jan 12 (IANS) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived here Wednesday on a one-day official visit.He was received by Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo at the airport, Xinhua reported.The ... Read more...
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Iranian president embarks on Latin American tour (Lead)
January 9th, 2012 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 8 (IANS) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left for Venezuela Sunday to start a four-leg Latin American tour that will also take him to Nicaragua, Cuba and Ecuador, IRNA ... Read more...
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Tropical storm Rina could strengthen in the next couple of days
October 24th, 2011 - 11:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Caribbean, Oct 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Tropical storm Rina was traveling at a sustained top speed of 65 kph on Monday morning. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center announced that the storm was located ... Read more...
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Bahamas pull out of football World Cup due to unfinished venue
August 23rd, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), Aug 23 (IANS/CMC) The Bahamas have pulled out of the 2014 World Cup qualifying tournament, football's world governing body FIFA has confirmed.
The northern Caribbean side had been scheduled ... Read more...
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Burglary at singer Luis Enrique’s US home
August 5th, 2011 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Miami, Aug 5 (IANS/EFE) Burglary has taken place at well-known salsa performer and Nicaraguan singer Luis Enrique's home in Miami, US."A very strange feeling comes over you. You know that ... Read more...
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Latin Americans largest ethnic group in US
March 26th, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 26 (IANS) Latin Americans make up the largest diaspora in the US, according to a report by the US Bureau of the Census.According to the recent census, 50.5 ... Read more...
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Bill Gates buys stake in Mexican company
March 18th, 2011 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 18 (IANS/EFE) Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has acquired a 14.7 percent stake in a Mexican company, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America.The firm, Femsa, confirmed that ... Read more...
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Language may play key role in learning meanings of numbers
February 8th, 2011 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 08 (ANI): A new study has concluded that people who communicate using self-developed gestures, called homesigns, were unable to comprehend the value of numbers greater than three because they had ... Read more...
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Nicaragua exceeds one mn foreign tourists for first time
December 30th, 2010 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
Managua, Dec 30 (IANS/EFE) More than one million foreign tourists visited Nicaragua this year, the first time that the country has exceeded that figure and an 8 percent increase with respect to ... Read more...
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South Ossetia to take Georgia’s currency out of circulation
December 21st, 2010 - 12:53 am ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) -- South Ossetia, a disputed former part of the Georgian republic, on Monday announced that it will remove the Georgian currency from circulation beginning on January 10, the ... Read more...
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Jud “Fabio” Birza Wins “Survivor: Nicaragua”
December 20th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Dec 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Judson 'Fabio' Birza, a 21-year-old student cum model from Venice was declared as the winner of "Survivor: Nicaragua" thereby earning him a prize money worth $1 ... Read more...
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Nicaraguan Diplomat Cesar Mercado Found Murdered in NYC Apartment
September 24th, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A diplomat from Nicaragua who was due to attend the United Nations General Assembly’s yearly meeting was found dead in his New York City apartment with ... Read more...
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CBS Premiers “Survivor: Nicaragua”, Wendy DeSmidt-Kohloff Kicked Out
September 16th, 2010 - 6:53 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Sep 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Wednesday night, the CBS came up with its new season of "Survivor" titled "Survivor: Nicaragua". The show that brought a cluster of twenty participants belonging ... Read more...
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42 dead in mudslides in Guatemala
September 6th, 2010 - 7:42 am ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Sep 6 (DPA) At least 42 people have died in mudslides that followed heavy rains in Guatemala, local media reported Sunday.
Fifteen people were killed in one mudslide alone on the ... Read more...
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22 killed in Guatemala mudslides (Lead)
September 6th, 2010 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Sep 5 (DPA) At least 22 people have died in mudslides caused by heavy rains in Guatemala, media reports said.
Fifteen people were killed in one mudslide alone on the Pan-American ... Read more...
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India wants to share experiences with others: Patil
August 5th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) India wants to share its experience and assistance with other developing nations, President Pratibha Patil said here Thursday.
She was speaking at the credentials presentation ceremony for ... Read more...
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4,800 turtle eggs seized
July 5th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
San Salvador, July 5 (IANS/EFE) Police in El Salvador seized 4,800 eggs of hawksbill turtles, a critically endangered species, imported from Nicaragua.
The eggs were seized in El Amatillo, a border area that ... Read more...
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Nicaragua declares itself to be land mine free
June 20th, 2010 - 7:41 am ICT by IANS
Managua, June 20 (IANS) Nicaragua has defused over two million land mines in the past 21 years under the "National Mine Clean Up Programme" and has now declared its territory free of ... Read more...
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Scientists use Calvin Klein cologne to lure jaguars
June 14th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Guatemala, Jun 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Biologists at the Wildlife Conservation Society said that they used Calvin Klein's Obsession for Men, which is a well known cologne to lure the highly secretive ... Read more...
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Next Season Of “Survivor” At Nicaragua
May 17th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Los Angeles, May 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) As the twentieth season of "Survivor" titled "Survivor: Heroes Vs Villains" came to an end on Sunday, the show went on to declare the ... Read more...
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Laura Chinchilla becomes Costa Rica’s first woman president
May 9th, 2010 - 5:51 am ICT by IANS
San Jose, May 9 (IANS) Laura Chinchilla, who has been sworn in as the first woman president of Costa Rica, has pledged to bring more peace and quality education in the country.
Chinchilla ... Read more...
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Explorer finds evidence of ancient waterway linking Atlantic to Pacific
February 13th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 13 (ANI): An explorer claims to have found evidence of an ancient water route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, which existed hundreds of years before the Panama Canal was ... Read more...
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Costa Rican volcano spits ‘white powder’
January 7th, 2010 - 7:13 am ICT by IANS
San Jose, Jan 7 (DPA) The Turrialba volcano in Costa Rica has become active for the first time in 40 years.
The authorities were on alert Wednesday, a day after the eruption of ... Read more...
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Climate summit adjourns as India-prepaed accord comes under fire (Lead)
December 19th, 2009 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Copenhagen, Dec 19 (IANS) The Copenhagen climate summit was adjourned on its scheduled final night as a host of countries attacked the accord that India had prepared with four other ... Read more...
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Climate summit stuck as accord comes under fire
December 19th, 2009 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Copenhagen, Dec 19 (IANS) The Copenhagen climate summit was stuck on its scheduled final night as a host of countries attacked the accord that India had prepared with four other ... Read more...
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Hurricane Ida kills 40 in El Salvador
November 9th, 2009 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
San Salvador, Nov 8 (IANS) At least 40 people have been killed in floods caused by the hurricane Ida that swept El Salvador, interior minister said Sunday.
The government has declared a state ... Read more...
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Amnesty urges Dominican Republic not to ban abortion
September 15th, 2009 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 15 (EFE) Amnesty International (AI) has warned that the proposed changes to the Dominican Republic's constitution could lead to a ban on abortions that would put "the lives of women ... Read more...
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Russia to explore Cuban oil, lends $150 million
July 30th, 2009 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, July 30 (Xinhua) Russia has provided a $150-million loan to Cuba and signed pacts with the Caribbean nation for oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico, a media report said.
The money ... Read more...
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Honduran government extends curfew at border areas
July 27th, 2009 - 6:20 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, July 27 (Xinhua) The Honduran government Sunday extended a curfew at the Honduran-Nicaraguan border in view of the volatile situation there.
Thousands of supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya were waiting ... Read more...
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Honduran government orders curfew to block Zelaya’s return
July 25th, 2009 - 4:31 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, July 25 (Xinhua) Honduras Friday imposed a curfew at its borders with Nicaragua and EL Salvador apparently to block ousted President Manuel Zelaya's return to the country.
The interim government said the ... Read more...
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‘Hot’ new extreme sport: Volcano boarding!
May 8th, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 8 (ANI): A 'hot' new adrenaline sport called 'volcano boarding' has been developed by a group of thrill-seekers.In the sport, participants race at speeds of up to 50mph down the ... Read more...
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