Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2008
NHA TRANG, Vietnam - Miss Venezuela was crowned Miss Universe 2008 on Monday in a contest marked by the spectacle of Miss USA falling down during the evening gown competition for the second year in a row.
Nations:Venezuela Colombia Mexico El Salvador Argentina Russia People:Riyo Mori Melanie Brown Donald Trump Activities:2008 Miss Universe Source:(AP)
2008-07-14
Felix sparks flood fears after killing 3
Tropical depression Felix is forecast to dump up to 25 inches of rain on parts of Nicaragua and Honduras, officials said early Wednesday, triggering fears of flooding and mudslides in areas where shantytowns cling precariously to hillsides.
Nations:Nicaragua Honduras Mexico El Salvador People:Felipe Calderon Activities:2007 Hurricane Felix
2007-09-05
Category 5 Hurricane Felix slams ashore
Hurricane Felix roared ashore early Tuesday as a fearsome Category 5 storm — the first time in recorded history that two top-scale storms have made landfall in the same season. The storm hit near the swampy Nicaragua-Honduras border, home to thousands of stranded Miskito Indians dependent on canoes to make their way to safety.
Nations:Honduras Nicaragua Mexico Guatemala El Salvador Activities:2007 Hurricane Felix
2007-09-04
Border crackdown working, numbers show
Mexican shelters, usually the last stop for northbound migrants, are filling with southbound deportees. Fewer migrants are crossing in the wind-swept deserts along an increasingly fortified border. Far to the north, fields are empty at harvest time as workplace raids become more common.
Nations:Mexico El Salvador People:Felipe Calderon Activities:2006 U.S. Immigration Row Mexico-U.S.
2007-08-11
Strong quake shakes Guatemala
A powerful earthquake shook Guatemala and parts of El Salvador Wednesday, causing some residents of the capital cities to rush from buildings into the streets for safety, officials said.
Nations:Guatemala El Salvador Mexico
2007-06-13
Bush says he wants immigration deal
President George W. Bush said on Monday he wants a breakthrough on U.S. immigration reform by August but defended raids against illegal immigrants, a policy that drew criticism during his tour of Latin America.
Nations:Mexico Guatemala El Salvador People:Felipe Calderon Hugo Chavez George W. Bush Activities:2006 U.S. Immigration Row Bush Admin.
2007-03-13
Back from Iraq, Gates gives Bush report
Moving closer to an overhaul of troubled war strategy, President Bush on Saturday heard firsthand from his new Pentagon chief, just back from a visit to Iraq.
Nations:Iraq El Salvador U.S. People:Robert Gates Condoleezza Rice Donald H. Rumsfeld George W. Bush Activities:Second Gulf War Bush Admin.
2006-12-23
U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 2,952
As of Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, at least 2,952 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,370 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Nations:U.S. Iraq Estonia Kazakhstan El Salvador Latvia Activities:Fighting in Iraq
2006-12-20
Immigration probe snares nearly 1,300
An immigration sweep of meat plants in six states resulted in nearly 1,300 arrests of illegal immigrants, federal officials said on Wednesday.
Nations:U.S. Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Ethiopia Mexico Activities:2006 U.S. Immigration Row
2006-12-13
U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,934
As of Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, at least 2,934 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,357 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Nations:Iraq Estonia Kazakhstan El Salvador Latvia Slovakia Activities:Fighting in Iraq
2006-12-12
U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,836
As of Monday, Nov. 6, 2006, at least 2,836 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,276 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Nations:Iraq Estonia Kazakhstan El Salvador Latvia Slovakia Activities:Fighting in Iraq
2006-11-07
U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 2,816
As of Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006, at least 2,816 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,258 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Nations:Iraq Estonia Kazakhstan El Salvador Latvia Slovakia Activities:Fighting in Iraq
2006-10-31
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