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Breaking News Wed, 11 Sep 2013
 FILE ** Former Chilean dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet salutes in Santiago, Chile, in this Friday, Aug. 23, 1996 file photo. Pinochet, who overthrew Chile´s democratically elected Marxist president in a bloody coup and ruled this Andean nation for 1
Augusto Pinochet   Chile   Photos   Santiago   Wikipedia: 1973 Chilean coup d'état  
 The Irish Times 
Chile struggles to shake off Augusto Pinochet legacy
Wed 11 Sep 2013
We are reminded today, on the 40th anniversary of the Gen Augusto Pinochet’s blood-sodden coup in Chile, of a cruel dictatorship that still casts a pall. | My particular memories of reporting for Th... (photo: AP/Santiago Llanquin, FILE)
Former President Michelle Bachelet waves to supporters after winning presidential primaries in Santiago, Chile, Sunday June 30, 2013. Bachelet won the country's first ever presidential primary and will represent the center-left coalition in November's presidential election. Bachelet, a pediatrician who ended her 2006-2010 presidency with high popularity ratings, won the vote to lead the center-left New Majority coalition with 74 percent of the votes.
Augusto Pinochet   Chile   Michelle Bachelet   Photos   Wikipedia: Augusto Pinochet  
 The New York Times 
Chile's Bachelet Visits Former Concentration Camp
Tue 10 Sep 2013
SANTIAGO, Chile — Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has visited the detention and torture center where she was held during the 1973-90 dictatorship. | Bachelet nearly broke down Tuesday whe... (photo: AP / Luis Hidalgo)
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff speaks during a ceremony announcing new initiatives for the social program Brazil Without Misery, at the Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. The program benefits approximately 2.8 million children under the age of 6, providing them services in health and education.  Swissinfo  Fri 6 Sep 2013
Brazil's Rousseff: Obama took responsibility for NSA spying
  | Reuters | September 6, 2013 - 12:32 | RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, angered by a recent report that the U.S. government spied on her communications, said on F... (photo: AP / Eraldo Peres)
Brazil   Photos   Summit   Washington   Wikipedia: Dilma Rousseff  
President Barack Obama and Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive for their joint news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2013.  The Tribune San Luis Obispo  Fri 6 Sep 2013
Iran's FM confirms he sent Rosh Hashana tweet
Obama talks with Mexico, Brazil leaders on NSA 6 minutes ago | EU's Ashton to meet new Iranian nuclear negotiator 21 minutes ago | Religious sect raided in Germany on abuse fears 2... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Iran   Mexico   Photos   Talks   Wikipedia: Rosh Hashanah  
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Ivory Coast's Didier Drogba enters the pitch in the second half of their African Cup of Nations group D match against Tunisia at the Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. The two other teams in group D are Togo and Algeria. BBC News Fri 6 Sep 2013
Africa's road to 2014 World Cup
6 September 2013 Last updated at 08:16 BST | Seven more countries are hoping to join Ivory Coast, Egypt and Algeria into the third and final round of African World Cup qu... (photo: AP / Armando Franca)
Africa   Photos   Soccer   Wikipedia: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification   World Cup  
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh in a family photo with the BRICS Leaders, at the Fifth BRICS Summit, at Durban, South Africa on March 27, 2013. BBC News Fri 6 Sep 2013
Brics economies plan $100bn reserves fund
Leaders of the Brics group of nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - have said they will set up a $100bn (£65bn) fund to guard against financial shock... (photo: PIB of India)
Currency   Economy   Fund   Photos   Wikipedia: BRICS  
President Barack Obama shakes hands with Mexico's President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto prior to their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. BBC News Fri 6 Sep 2013
Obama promises NSA spy probe, says Mexican leader Pena Nieto
US President Barack Obama has promised to investigate allegations that the National Security Agency (NSA) spied on his Mexican and Brazilian counterparts, Mexico's l... (photo: AP / Jacquelyn Martin)
Mexico   Photos   Spy   US   Wikipedia: National Security Agency  
Brazils President Dilma Rousseff, speaks during a news conference after the ministerial meeting in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, July 1, 2013. Protesters have taken to the streets all over Brazil in the past two weeks, calling for a wide-range of reforms. Public approval of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's government has suffered a steep drop in the weeks since massive protests broke out across the country, according to Brazil's first nationwide poll released since the unrest began. The Daily Telegraph Thu 5 Sep 2013
Dilma Rousseff cancels preparations for US trip over spying row
Brazil's Dilma Rousseff has cancelled preparations for her trip to the US ahead of her planned visit in October, it was reported, as tensions rise between the two countri... (photo: AP / Eraldo Peres)
Brazil   Photos   Politics   USA   Wikipedia: Dilma Rousseff  
A demonstrator is arrested by anti-riot police during a protest to mark the 39th anniversary of the military coup in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. BBC News Thu 5 Sep 2013
Chile's judges apologise for their actions after coup
The body representing judges in Chile has made an unprecedented apology for the actions of its members under military rule in the 1970s and 1980s. | It a statement, it sa... (photo: AP / Luis Hidalgo)
1973 Chilean coup   Chile   Dictatorship   Photos   Wikipedia: 1973 Chilean coup d'état  
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff shades her face from the sun as she arrives to meet members of Brazil's soccer team at Alvorada palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Sept. 2, 2013. The Brazilian government condemned a U.S. spy program that reportedly targeted the nation's leader. Newstrack India Wed 4 Sep 2013
Brazil senate committee to probe US spying
Tweet | Brasilia, Sep 4 (IANS) Brazil's senate has formed an Investigative Parliamentary Commission to follow up on reports that the US National Security Agency (NSA) spi... (photo: AP / Eraldo Peres)
Edward Snowden   NSA Spying   Photos   US   Wikipedia: PRISM (surveillance program)  


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