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Walkabout: Some National Parks Reopen; Bay Area Transit Strike Looms
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Walkabout: Some National Parks Reopen; Bay Area Transit Strike Looms
Walkabout A weekly capsule of travel news curated by our writers and editors. States Reopening Some Parks With the government shutdown continuing, some states are reopening national parks and other... (photo: WN / Marzena J.)
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Khans star in festival of India for Cuba and Peru SOBHANA K. (From top) Salman, ...
New Delhi, Sept. 28: Make way Havana cigars, here comes the Indian Tiger. Come October, Cubans and their fellow Latin American cousins in Peru will get to see films of the three Khans of Bollywood... (photo: WN / Priya Bothare)
In this image from TV, US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, South Africa, in the rain for a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela, Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013. The handshake between the leaders of the two Cold War enemies came during a ceremony that's focused on Mandela's legacy of reconciliation. Hundreds of foreign dignitaries and world heads of states gather Tuesday with thousands of South African people to celebrate the life, and mark the death, of Nelson Mandela who has became a global symbol of reconciliation.  South China Morning Post 
Historic Obama-Castro handshake prompts both hope and derision
For sure it's just what Nelson Mandela would have wanted, but does it amount to more than that? The historic handshake between US President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro at Mandela's memorial... (photo: AP / SABC Pool)
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US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, South Africa, in the rain for a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela, Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013. The handshake between the leaders of the two Cold War enemies came during a ceremony that's focused on Mandela's legacy of reconciliation. Hundreds of foreign dignitaries and world heads of states gather Tuesday with thousands of South African people to celebrate the life, and mark the death, of Nelson Mandela who has became a global symbol of reconciliation.  WorldNews.com 
The Handshake Seen Around the World
Article by WN.com Corespondent Dallas Darling. Perhaps the United States is once again regaining its revolutionary spirit. But this time instead of a "shot heard around the world," it will be known as... (photo: AP)
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In this image from TV, US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Cuban President Raul Castro at the FNB Stadium in Soweto, South Africa, in the rain for a memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela, Tuesday Dec. 10, 2013. Voa News
Obama-Castro Handshake Draws Attention at Mandela Tribute
Tuesday&aposs; memorial service for Nelson Mandela generated some informal diplomacy and political controversy, alongside the praise for the late South African president.... (photo: AP / SABC Pool)
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Cuba's President Raul Castro speaks during celebrations marking Cuba’s Revolution Day in Guantanamo, Cuba, Thursday, July 26, 2012. Reuters
Exclusive: Russia signs deal to forgive $29 billion of Cuba's Soviet-era debt - diplomats
HAVANA (Reuters) - Russia and Cuba have quietly signed an agreement to write off 90 percent of Cuba's $32 billion debt to the defunct Soviet Union, a deal that ends a... (photo: AP / Ramon Espinosa)
Cuba - Russia   Cuba - Soviet Union   Cuba Debts   Photos   Wikipedia : Cuba - Soviet Union relations
Soldiers stand guard by communications towers in Corinto in southern Colombia, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 BBC News
Colombia's Farc announces unilateral ceasefire
Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc, has announced a 30-day-long ceasefire starting on 15 December. The announcement came a day after five soldiers, one police... (photo: AP / Christian Escobar Mora)
Colombia   FARC   FARC Peace Talks   Photos   Wikipedia : Colombian conflict (1964–present)
Supporters attend the closing rally of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday April 11, 2013. BBC News
Venezuela local elections test Maduro
People in Venezuela have begun voting in municipal elections seen as a crucial test for President Nicolas Maduro. Mr Maduro narrowly won a presidential election in April... (photo: AP / Ariana Cubillos)
2013 Venezuela Local Elections   Nicolas Maduro   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia : Venezuelan municipal elections 2013
Dilma Rousseff with Brazil's Roberto Azevedo ex-ambassador newly named World Trade Organization ( WTO ) director arrives in Malabo ( Guinea Equatorial ) The Japan News
Deal to boost global trade reached at WTO summit
The Associated Press BALI (AP)—A deal to boost global trade has been approved by the World Trade Organization’s 159 member economies for the first time in nearly two... (photo: Flickr / PR / Roberto Stuckert Filho)
2013 WTO Summit   Photos   US Embargo on Cuba   Wikipedia : World Trade Organization   World Trade Organization
In this image taken from video, the ailing anti-apartheid icon Nelson Madela is filmed Monday April 29, 2013, more than three weeks after being released from hospital. Mandela was treated in hospital for a recurring lung infection. South African President Jacob Zuma visited the former leader on Monday, but Mandela does not appear to speak during the televised portion of the visit, as he sits in an armchair, his head propped up by a pillow and with his cheeks showing what appear to be marks from a recently removed oxygen mask, although Zuma said he found Nelson Mandela “in good shape and in good spirits”. The Los Angeles Times
Nelson Mandela transformed himself and then his nation
I met Nelson Mandela not long after he stepped down as president of South Africa. He was visiting the Gates Foundation in Seattle, and I was part of a group of... (photo: AP / SABC TV)
Africa   Leader   Mandela   Photos   Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela
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