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Friday, 14 March 2014

John Kerry says Venezuela 'terror campaign' must end

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said the government of Venezuela must end its "terror campaign against its own citizens". Mr Kerry said the Organisation of American States (OAS), allies and neighbours should demand accountability of Venezuela over the protests. Authorities say 28 people have died since they began more than a month ago. Venezuela accuses the United States of helping "right-wing...

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Midshipman opts for trial by judge in assault case Stars and Stripes

WASHINGTON — A Naval Academy midshipman charged with sexually assaulting a classmate chose a trial by judge instead of a jury as his court-martial began at the Washington Navy Yard Friday morning. Midshipman Joshua Tate had a "change of heart," said his civilian attorney, Jason Ehrenberg....

Thought for Food Lower Hudson Online

Lately many people have been asking me about my source of inspiration for my Latin-influenced recipes. Well, my friends, many of you know, there are so many: I pull from my collection based on my travels, life abroad, and my friends, and my students—who hail from all over the globe.... Read...

Award-winning Tijuana factory offers more than just a job The Christian Science Monitor

On a recent day off from her...

Jury selection begins in Naval Academy assault case Stars and Stripes

BALTIMORE — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Friday in a court-martial for a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman charged with sexually assaulting a classmate. Midshipman Joshua Tate is charged with aggravated sexual assault and making false official...

US police officer shot old man because he thought his walking stick was a gun The Independent

Footage has emerged showing the moment a South Carolina police offcer began sobbing after he mistook a 70-year-old man’s walking stick for a gun and shot him last month. York County Sheriff Deputy Terrance Knox asked a pickup truck with an expired license plate to pull over at around 7:30pm on 25...

Portfolio Disclosures (Aberdeen Latin American Income Fund Limited) noodls

(Source: Aberdeen Latin American Income Fund Limited) Aberdeen Latin American Inc Fd Ltd Availability of Portfolio Data on Websites 14 March 2014 Aberdeen Asset Management PLC announces...

Net Asset Value(s) (Aberdeen Latin American Income Fund Limited) noodls

(Source: Aberdeen Latin American Income Fund Limited) Aberdeen Latin American Inc Fd Ltd Aberdeen Asset Management PLC announces the unaudited net asset values (NAVs) of the following investment companies as at close of business on 13...

Argentina: From Buenos Aires to the wilds of the pampas The Independent

When I get there, Thierry, the textile manufacturer from Lyon, is already sitting at the bunkhouse table with his wife, Anne, someone big in affordable lingerie. They're talking to Jerry, formerly of the Rhodesian police, who departed hastily from both job and country just before Robert Mugabe moved...

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