Taiwan nationalists celebrate vote victory
Taiwan's nationalists on Sunday celebrated their landslide win in legislative elections, setting their sights on the race to succeed President Chen Shui-bian, who headed in defeat to Guatemala.
Nations:Guatemala Taiwan People:Ma Ying-jeou Frank Hsieh Chen Shui-bian Activities:2008 Taiwan Legislative Election
2008-01-13
Twin storms pack dangerous winds
Felix walloped Central America's remote Miskito coastline and Henriette slammed into resorts on the tip of Baja California as a record-setting hurricane season got even wilder Tuesday with twin storms making landfall on the same day.
Nations:Honduras Guatemala Nicaragua Mexico People:Felipe Calderon Activities:2007 Hurricane Felix
2007-09-04
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
Tourists flee as Felix nears
Planes shuttled tourists from island resorts in a desperate airlift Monday as Hurricane Felix bore down on Honduras and Belize. But thousands of Miskito Indians were stranded along a swampy coastline where the Category 4 storm was expected to make landfall.
Nations:Belize Honduras Nicaragua Mexico U.S. Guatemala Activities:2007 Hurricane Felix
2007-09-03
Russia wins 2014 Winter Games
The Black Sea resort of Sochi, boosted by the personal intervention of Russian president Vladimir Putin, won the right to stage the 2014 Winter Olympic Games on Wednesday.
Nations:Russia Guatemala South Korea People:Vladimir Putin Activities:2014 Winter Olympics
2007-07-05
Russia awarded 2014 Winter Olympic Games
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered the 2014 Olympics to Sochi on Wednesday with a passionate presentation, giving the Winter Olympic power a home-field advantage for the first time.
Nations:Russia Guatemala People:Vladimir Putin Activities:2014 Winter Olympics
2007-07-04
Putin tries anew to stop missile shield
Russian President Vladimir Putin sought anew Monday to bat down U.S. plans to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe, proposing that the system be expanded and largely Russian-based.
Nations:Russia Azerbaijan Czech Republic Poland Guatemala Germany People:Condoleezza Rice Vladimir Putin George W. Bush Activities:U.S.-Russia Military Relations
2007-07-02
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
Pope: God will punish drug dealers
Drug traffickers will face divine justice for the scourge of illegal narcotics across Latin America, Pope Benedict XVI warned Saturday, telling dealers that "human dignity cannot be trampled upon in this way."
Nations:Brazil Mexico Guatemala Mozambique Vatican Colombia
2007-05-12
Bush seeks better ties in Latin America
President Bush sent a long-distance message to Congress from the southeast tip of Mexico: The future of U.S. relations south of the border hinges on immigration reform.
Nations:Mexico Guatemala Afghanistan Uruguay Colombia Venezuela People:Alberto Gonzales Felipe Calderon Hugo Chavez George W. Bush
2007-03-14
Drumbeat of bad news trails Bush in Latin America
A tour of Latin America has provided President George W. Bush little respite from a drumbeat of bad news back in Washington, which experts say adds up to the second-term blues.
Nations:Guatemala Afghanistan Venezuela Mexico People:Alberto Gonzales Felipe Calderon Hugo Chavez Karl Rove Dick Cheney George W. Bush Activities:2007 VA Clinics Scandal 2007 U.S. Attorneys Firing Second Gulf War
2007-03-14
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
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