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A group of prominent African-Americans has challenged Cuba's race record, accusing the island nation of harassing its black citizens and cracking down on civil rights activists.
Associated Press - December 8, 2009 4:14 AM ET MIAMI (AP) - Two convicted Cuban spies are back in a Miami courtroom to get reduced prison time after their original sentences were thrown out by...
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The Obama administration, grappling with a spate of recent Islamic terror cases on U.S. soil, has concluded that the country confronts a rising threat from homegrown extremism.
“Blue” photograph by Linda Peterson. An exhibit of original artworks by Linda Peterson’s, titled “Through My Window” will be at the Harbor Village Gallery, from Wednesday, December 16th to Sunday, January 24, 2009. Artist Reception is Thursday, December 17, 2009 from 5 – 8pm.
Los Angeles - Flamboyant British entrepreneur Richard Branson on Monday unveiled the world's first commercial spaceship, saying it heralded a new age in travel. We want this programme to be a whole new beginning in a commercial era of space travel, ...
Tokyo - The government unveiled fresh stimulus package worth 7.2 trillion yen (81 billion dollars) on Tuesday to spur the world's second-largest economy as as it faces deflation and a rising yen. The government proposed increasing the package from 7....
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday congratulated Iraq's legislators for approving amendments to the election law, thereby allowing the crucial legislative vote to go forward next year. Ban commended Iraqi leaders and the Parliament...
Jakarta - Indonesia's largest privately owned carrier is planning new flights to East Asian countries next year as part of its expansion on international routes, a media report said Tuesday. Lion Air's director-general Edward Sirait said the company ...
A scientist says damaged coral will grow back if in a healthy environment with lots of predator fish
Vandalism, not artRe the Dec. 5 story Graffiti artists make their Art Basel mark with Primary Flight: Accolades are certainly deserved for the thoughtful graffiti art in Wynwood during Art Basel.
Sydney - An Australian gambler who lost 30 million Australian dollars (27 million US dollars) at Melbourne's Crown Casino baccarat tables failed Tuesday in a court bid to get some of his money back. Former high-flying property developer Harry Kakavas...
Phnom Penh - Four primary school teachers have been reinstated after they were accused of taking too much money in informal fees from pupils, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The director of Bak Touk primary school in Phnom Penh said the school had gi...
Paris - King Louis XIV gave France the Palace of Versailles and the Courdu Louvre but also Moliere, Racine und Le Notre for the French monarch (1638-1715) was not only a politician and general but a man of exquisite artistic taste. He founded the mod...
Havana - The Caribbean island of Cuba is investing heavily in its heritage after years of letting its buildings go to rack and ruin. There are now plenty of boulevards, handsome old house and theatres to be admired and the charm of Cuba's colonial pa...
Australia opens new Aboriginal trailSydney - Queensland is offering visitors the chance to walk in the footsteps of the Aborigines with a new trail in the region of the Whitsunday Islands. The Whitsunday Nagao Sea Trail goes to the Hook, Whitsunday a...
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