NATO thwarts hijack off Somalia, seizes dynamite
NAIROBI, Kenya - Special forces on a Portuguese warship seized explosives from suspected Somali pirates after thwarting an attack on an oil tanker, but later freed the 19 men. Hours later and hundreds of miles away, another band of pirates hijacked a cargo ship, a NATO spokesman said Saturday.
Nations:Philippines Portugal India Brazil Kenya Activities:Somalia Piracy Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-05-02
Holder close to making decision on Gitmo detainees
LONDON - The United States is "relatively close" to making decisions on what to do with an initial group of Guantanamo Bay detainees, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan Algeria Lithuania Saudi Arabia Portugal People:Barack Obama Activities:CIA Prison Scandal Source:(AP)
2009-04-27
Obama tries American-style campaign on Europe
STRASBOURG, France - Courting Europe with an American-style campaign, President Barack Obama on Friday talked up his plans -- popular here -- to eliminate nuclear weapons, close the Guantanamo Bay prison and tackle global warming.
Nations:Afghanistan France Pakistan Portugal Russia Spain People:Carla Bruni Nicolas Sarkozy Angela Merkel Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:2009 London G20 Summit U.S.-Europe
2009-04-03
US throws hat in ring for 2018 and 2022 World Cups
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The United States has officially submitted a declaration of interest to host either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, US Soccer Federation Sunil Gulati said Monday.
Nations:Portugal Qatar Mexico U.S. Russia Netherlands Activities:2018 Soccer World Cup Source:(AFP)
2009-02-02
Oldest man in the US dies in Sacramento at 112
SAN FRANCISCO - George Francis, the nation's oldest man, who lived through both world wars, man's first walk on the moon and the election of the first black president, has died. He was 112.
Nations:U.S. Portugal People:Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2008-12-29
Euro currency turns 10; seen fulfilling promise
FRANKFURT, Germany - Ten years ago, Europe launched its grand experiment with a shared currency -- and watched it plunge in value before recovering.
Nations:Italy Germany U.K. Slovakia Sweden France Source:(AP)
2008-12-28
Bush to announce expanded bank bailout details
The Bush administration plans to spend as much as $250 billion of the $700 billion bailout buying stock in private banks, greatly expanding protections for the U.S. financial system out of deep concern for the faltering economy, industry and government officials said Monday night. President Bush planned to announce the details Tuesday morning.
Nations:Portugal U.S. Germany France Spain People:Silvio Berlusconi Gordon Brown Henry Paulson Ben Bernanke Barack Obama Charles Schumer Activities:2008 U.S. Financial Rescue Bush Admin.
2008-10-13
Deepening finance crisis causes global market panic
PARIS (AFP) - Desperate new measures by governments in Europe and North America to stabilise the financial system failed to stop panic selling that swept global markets Monday amid deepening gloom at the scope of the banking crisis.
Nations:France Germany Luxembourg Portugal Denmark Brazil People:Nicolas Sarkozy Gordon Brown George W. Bush Activities:Global Financial Crisis U.S. Markets
2008-10-06
Kenya's Wanjiru wins men's Olympic marathon
BEIJING - Samuel Wanjiru already had made a name for himself in the heady world of Kenyan distance running. Now he stands alone.
Nations:Kenya Portugal Ethiopia France Italy Russia Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AP)
2008-08-24
Report: Portuguese ending probe of missing girl
LISBON, Portugal - Portuguese police are dropping their investigation into the disappearance of toddler Madeleine McCann due to a lack of evidence, media reported Tuesday.
Nations:Portugal Activities:2007 British Girl Kidnap Source:(AP)
2008-07-01
GOP hopefuls temper anti-immigrant talk
The Republican presidential candidates sought to embrace Hispanics in a Spanish language debate Sunday, striving to mark common ground with a growing voter bloc while softening the anti-illegal immigration rhetoric that has marked their past encounters.
Nations:Spain Portugal People:Fred Thompson Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney Rudy Giuliani Duncan Hunter Fidel Castro Activities:US Election 2008 Cuba-U.S.
2007-12-10
Record 63 countries enter race for best foreign film Oscar
A record 63 countries have entered the race for Oscars glory in next year's Best Foreign Language Film category, officials said Wednesday.
Nations:Romania Azerbaijan Portugal Ireland Poland Italy Activities:2007 Oscar Awards
2007-10-17
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