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Breaking News Tue, 23 Oct 2012
Michelle Bachelet: Decision-making bodies should have at least 30% women
Chile   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Woman   Women  
 The Times Of India 
Michelle Bachelet: Decision-making bodies should have at least 30% women
| Michelle Bachelet, former president of Chile from 2006-10, is the first undersecretary general and executive director of UN Women. Bachelet was also Chile's - and Latin America's - first female defe... (photo: UN / Staton Winter)
Jose "Pepe" Mujica, 74, presidential candidate of Uruguay's Frente Amplio ruling party, looks up during a rally with supporters after the country's general elections in Montevideo, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009.
Health   Photos   Uruguay   Wikipedia: Abortion   Women  
 Al Jazeera 
Uruguay senate votes to legalise abortion
| Uruguay's senate has voted to legalise first-trimester abortions for all women in a groundbreaking measure that has left those backing the move and those against it unsatisfied. | Jose Mujica, the p... (photo: AP / Matilde Campodonico)
Justice Secretary Leila De Lima, head of the probe body tasked to investigate the botched bus hostage rescue operation on Aug. 23, talks to the media during the reconstruction of the scene at the continuing marathon session of the probe body Monday, Sept. 13, 2010 at the Department of Justice in Manila, Philippines. Eight Hong Kong tourists hijacked by a dismissed policeman were killed following a 11-hour botched negotiation that also killed the hostage-taker.  Journal Online 
De Lima backs Aquino on libel decriminalization
| JUSTICE Secretary Leila de Lima supported the stand of President Benigno C. Aquino III to decriminalize libel. | De Lima stressed the President’s position will be a significant leap in the protect... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez, Pool)
Lawmaker   Manila   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Leila de Lima  
A kinder, gentler U.N. Security Council?  Foreign Policy 
A kinder, gentler U.N. Security Council?
| The U.N. Security Council is about to get a little more friendly to the United States -- or at least easier to deal with. | Five new rotating council members elected on Wednesday by the U.N. General... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe)
Australia   Photos   Security   UN   Wikipedia: United Nations Security Council  
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Five new members elected to UN Security Council Newstrack India
Five new members elected to UN Security Council
| Tweet | Geneva, Oct. 19 (Xinhua-ANI): The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Luxembourg to a two-year term in the UN Security Counc... (photo: UN / Devra Berkowitz)
Korea   Luxembourg   Photos   Security   Wikipedia: Luxembourg  
Colombian soldiers stand in formation at the Military Fort in La Macarena, Colombia, Friday, Sept. 24, 2010. Colombia's military killed Jorge Briceno, also known as Mono Jojoy, the field marshal and No. 2 commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, in bombing raids and combat targeting a major encampment at the edge of the country's eastern plains, in the hills near La Macarena. San Francisco Chronicle
Harsh rebel rhetoric as Colombian peace talks open
| HURDAL, Norway (AP) — Colombia's first peace talks in a decade were inaugurated a half a world away on Thursday with a demonstration of just how differently the two s... (photo: AP / Fernando Vergara)
Colombia   FARC   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: Colombian armed conflict (1964present)  
Soldiers stand next to the body of a rebel of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, after clashes in Puerto Rico, Colombia, Saturday, July 25, 2009. Al Jazeera
Colombia and FARC set stage for formal talks
| There will be no ceasefire between Colombia's government and FARC rebels until the sides reach a comprehensive peace agreement, according to government negotiators, as ... (photo: AP / William Fernando Martinez)
Colombia   FARC   Peace   Photos   Wikipedia: FARC  
Jose "Pepe" Mujica, 74, presidential candidate of Uruguay's Frente Amplio ruling party, looks up during a rally with supporters after the country's general elections in Montevideo, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. Al Jazeera
Uruguay senate votes to legalise abortion
| Uruguay's senate has voted to legalise first-trimester abortions for all women in a groundbreaking measure that has left those backing the move and those against it uns... (photo: AP / Matilde Campodonico)
Health   Photos   Uruguay   Wikipedia: Abortion   Women  
CORRECTS POSITIONS AND TITLES - Peace Commission Delegation Chief Humberto de la Calle Rangel, center, speaks as he is flanked by Sergio Jaramillo, left, and Frank Pearl, members of Colombia's government negotiating team, at military airport before embarking to Oslo, Norway for peace talks with Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC), in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. The Star
Colombia, FARC rebels begin peace talks in Oslo
| BOGOTA/OSLO (Reuters) - Historic closed-door talks between Colombia and Marxist rebels began on Wednesday in Norway after FARC rebel and government negotiators arrived ... (photo: AP / William Fernando Martinez)
Colombia   Peace   Photos   Rebel   Wikipedia: FARC  
A big tree near residential building keeping environment Independent online
World needs greener cities, says UN
Oslo - The world's urban areas will more than double in size by 2030, presenting an opportunity to build greener and healthier cities, a UN study showed. | Simple plannin... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Environment   Photos   Tree   UN   Wikipedia: Green City  
Food dish The News Tribune
Hearty dishes you'll fall for
| Welcome autumn, bring your cheer. Bring on your colors, your crispness, and your leaves crunching beneath our feet. | Bring on your football games and tailgate parties ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Autumn   Food   Photos   Recipe   Wikipedia: Food  
Cauliflower - vegetable - healthy food The News Tribune
Coax flavor from cauliflower
| You consider yourself a produce aficionado, buying Brussels sprouts by the stalk, munching beets of every stripe and crunching roasted kale chips with abandon. But some... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Brussels   Cooking   Food   Photos   Wikipedia: Cauliflower  
NYC aims to lure more tourists from Mexico; city tourism arm beefs up Mexico City office The Washington Post
NYC aims to lure more tourists from Mexico; city tourism arm beefs up Mexico City office
| NEW YORK — The city is making a push to court Mexican travelers as part of a growing effort to lure Latin American visitors, officials announced Tuesday. | After ... (photo: WN / Marzena J.)
Mexico   Photos   Tourism   Travel   Wikipedia: Mexico City  
Politics Terrorism
- Latin America’s Next Decider
- Analysis: Prices drive soy farming into Brazil cattle countr
- Obama, Romney clash over world affairs in final debate
- Argentina in diplomatic offensive at U.N. over seized ship
Michelle Bachelet: Decision-making bodies should have at least 30% women
Michelle Bachelet: Decision-making bodies should have at least 30% women
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- Venezuelan officials close prison, seize guns
- Venezuelan officials close prison, seize guns
- Venezuelan officials close prison, seize guns
- Venezuelan officials close prison, seize guns
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey take questions from the press in the Pentagon Briefing Room August 14, 2012.
US rejects Afghan war criticism
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Business & Economy Energy & Industry
- UPDATE 1-Brazil's Itaú Unibanco profit hits lowest in 5
- FTSE wavers as Experian soars on Brazilian deal
- Credit checker Experian agrees $1.5 billion Brazilian buy
- Credit checker Experian agrees $1.5 billion Brazilian buy
Economic week ahead: China's GDP, EU summit and US earnings
Economic week ahead: China's GDP, EU summit and US earnings
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- Shakhtar Donetsk's boys from Brazil ready to conquer Con
- Latin America’s Next Decider
- Analysis: Prices drive soy farming into Brazil cattle countr
- BP dumps 50 percent of TNK-BP to Russia's Rosneft
Rio Olympic Games preparations on track, says host
Rio Olympic Games preparations on track, says host
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Health Society & Culture
- What is kendall schmidt blackberry pin
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- Fidel Castro Laughs Off Rumors of Death in State Media
- Developing Countries Turn to Each Other for Conservation
Former Venezuelan Vice President Elias Jaua shows a picture of Cuba's leader Fidel Castro, third from left, at the Hotel Nacional in Havana Sunday Oct. 21, 2012. According to Jaua, the picture was taken Saturday Oct. 20, 2012 inside a van outside the hotel. A top executive of the hotel told the AP 86-year-old Fidel Castro appeared in public for the first time in months at the hotel Saturday challenging persistent rumors that the aging revolutionary is near death. Others in the picture being held by Jaua are, Antonio Martinez, director of the Hotel Nacional, center, Castro's wife, Dalia Soto del Valle, second from right, and Jaua at right. Others are unidentified.
Cuba's Castro appears in public
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- Automakers turn eyes to Brazil
- Rhythm Foundation celebrates 25 years with masterful Gilbert
The entrance to the museum the museum was dedicated on Monday, 20 March 2006, with the presence of the Minister of Culture and singer Gilberto Gil, representing the Brazilian president Luiz Incio Lula da Silva.
Rhythm Foundation celebrates 25 years with masterful Gilberto Gil performance
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Education Sports
- Imprisoned UNC professor thinks he deserves a raise
- Imprisoned UNC professor thinks he deserves a raise
- Autobiographical sketch sampe law school
- Premios juventud 2012 scholarship
Travel trends with Cynthia Cagnoni of CGC Travel Services
Travel trends with Cynthia Cagnoni of CGC Travel Services
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- Shakhtar Donetsk's boys from Brazil ready to conquer Con
- Shakhtar Donetsk's Fernandinho fires racism warning ahea
- Fight in Paraguay junior match sees 36 players sent off
- Andreas Seppi outlasts Brazilian foe to win Moscow title
Liverpool's Luis Suarez reacts against Wigan during their English Premier League soccer match at DW Stadium, Wigan, England, Wednesday Dec. 21, 2011.
'Luis Suarez is a diver and deserves to be criticised' - Goal.com debates Liverpool's controversial striker
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