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Indian Homes robbed for gold by Americans
Police here in the United States have found a disturbing trend of Indian-American homes being targeted by burglars for gold, which guarantees the robbers of assured money rather than traditional electronic items. Since high quality gold jewelry -- at least of 22 carats in general and 24 carats in particular -- is mostly found in homes of...
Sex in Dubai
Hundreds of minors flown out to Gulf to dance in bars, provide sex 'Rise in trafficking' Vikrant Raghuvanshi, lawyer and president of the NGO Akshaywat, which works with child trafficking, said, "Yes, there has been a substantial rise in the trafficking of minors, but it was never really controlled. The government has to take strong...
Iraqi shoe thrower to turn an activist?
The Iraqi television reporter who threw his shoes at former US President George W Bush in one of the more bizarre episodes of the Iraq war might use his new iconic status in Iraq to promote humanitarian causes, his family said. The reporter, Muntadhar al-Zeidi, is to be released on Monday after nine months in prison. He will be greeted by a...
A March against Chavez across Latin America
Thousands of opponents of Hugo Chavez marched against the Venezuelan president across Latin America on Friday, accusing him of everything from authoritarianism to international meddling. The protests, coordinated through Twitter and Facebook, drew more than 5,000 people in Bogota, and thousands more in the capitals of Venezuela and...
Pakistani prostitutes
Although they are legally outlawed, the number of sex workers in the country has increased over the past few years. Growing unemployment and inflation and the resulting rise in poverty have led many down this road. Increasingly, young women across the country are putting their bodies up for sale in the "flesh markets". girls working...
“We don’t accept abortion, period,” Dominican catholic says
SANTO DOMINGO.- We don’t accept abortion period," said cardinal Nicolàs de Jesùs Lòpez Rodrìguez Friday morning regarding alleged pressure on lawmakers to change the controversial article 30 in a second reading of the constitutional reform, which defines life from conception to death. "I’m confident it won’t be modified." This...
New gold-copper zone discovered in Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo.- Novus Gold Corp. announced it has recently completed an exploration program on the company's La Yagua gold property (9,900 hectares) located in the Dominican Republic. The work has led to the discovery of a one kilometer long, north-south trending, gold and copper mineralized structure outlined by gossans. Grab samples of...
CFK, Chávez sign 22 agreements, totalling US$1.100 million
About a hundred Argentine businessmen participated in a round of negotiations with Venezuelan counterparts, as part of the visit of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to Caracas. Meanwhile, the President met with Venezuelan leftist President Hugo Chávez and signed 22 agreements, totalling US$1.100 million, on foodstuffs' and car...
Chavez claims Colombian troops entered Venezuela
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday charged that Colombian troops had entered Venezuela across the Orinoco River, a move he warned was a "provocation" by his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe. "We are not talking about a patrol with a few soldiers that strayed over a border" into Venezuela, he said. "These troops crossed the Orinoco...
