" In 1959, Lorraine Hansberry's long-running family drama A Raisin in the Sun brought together an ensemble of African-American artists — Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee and Louis Gossett Jr. among them — on Broadway. ...
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The Associated Press is reporting that hundreds of Mexicans are fishing for bottles, plastic bags, and tin cans in a competition to clean a reservior near Texas. Instead of fishing for trout or catfish, more than 300...
Cuba has mandatorily evacuated 250,000 Cuban citizens as fears grow for the historical city of Havana. Experts believe that Hurricane Ike is headed in Havana's direction "Havana - Cuba on Sunday had...
"ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Nine people were injured when an MK2 grenade exploded Wednesday night in downtown Zamboanga City, a police official said. The blast took place around 6:55 p.m. in front of a hotel beside the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) headquarters along Climaco Avenue...
While Cuba celebrates its 55 anniversary of the Moncada Assault that mrked its revolution, Raul Castro addressed the country in a televised message. According to BBC, during his speech Castro "warned that...
UPDATE: 9:45PM EST - After the speechRaul Castro has warned residents to be prepared of the consequences of the global economic food crisis. He did not announce any new economic polices as he was expected to do. PREVIOUSLYCuban President Raul Castro will be addressing the...
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" Santiago, Peru I showed this videos to several friends and family, but nobody seems to have a rational explanation of what is shown here. And why wait about 3 years?, well I filmed this, I show this to a lot of people including UFO researchers here in Chile and TV stations...
Nazi hunters are searching for Aribert Heim a 94 year old former SS medical officer. " Nazi-hunters are now confident that Heim - who was known for his sadism as a doctor at the Nazi's Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria - is seeing out his twilight years near...
The argument that increasing whale populations are behind declining fish stocks is completely without scientific foundation, leading researchers and conservation organizations said today as the International Whaling Commission opened its 60th meeting in Santiago, Chile.For...
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The centerpiece of Beijing's Olympic construction, the Bird's Nest, is complete, according to officials. No word, though, on air quality, as every photo I see of this admittedly awesome structure is darkened by...
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" STUDENTS and teachers clashed with police in Chile to protest an education Bill they say doesn't go far enough to bring equal access to schooling for the poor even with a Government flush with copper dollars. About a thousand students marched shoulder to shoulder in the...
" MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE 2) A “sobering experience” was how a television reporter who was freed late Tuesday night by her Abu Sayyaf captors described her nine-day ordeal as she thanked friends and...
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Five people have died and as many as 15,000 people have been made homeless due to the heavy rain and flooding in Chile.The weather has also shut down the world's largest copper mine located there."So far, five people...
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The Chilean government has committed to providing aid to residents of the Chaiten region, who hardest hit by the recent volcano in the province, to return to their homes."Chile's government will give victims of an...