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People protest near the Russian embassy in Tbilisi on May 7. Russia threatened Thursday to send more troops to the Georgian separatist province of Abkhazia if Georgia added to its own military presence in the region, Interfax news agency quoted the defence ministry as saying.

Russia threatens new Abkhazia troops deployment: report

AFP - Thursday, May 8 06:52 am

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russia threatened Thursday to send more troops to the Georgian separatist province of Abkhazia if Georgia added to its own military presence in the region, Russian news agencies quoted the defence ministry as saying. More »

  • A huge cloud of ash spewed from the Chaiten volcano, some 1,300 kms south of Santiago. A thick cloud of ash from the erupting Chaiten volcano in southern Chile spread across a swath of South America Wednesday, prompting fears of health crisis for the people caught in its wake.

    Massive volcanic cloud creeps over Argentina, Chile

    AFP - Thursday, May 8 05:07 am

    CHAITEN, Chile (AFP) - A thick cloud of ash from the erupting Chaiten volcano in southern Chile spread across a swath of South America Wednesday, prompting fears of health crisis for the people caught in its wake. More »

  • Aerial view of the place where the Solimoes and Negro Rivers meet with the Amazon River, Brazil. Brazilian authorities pulled 11 more bodies out of the Solimoes river Wednesday where an overcrowded boat capsized at the weekend, and updated the death toll from the disaster to 45.

    Authorities say 45 died in Amazon boat accident: new toll

    AFP - Thursday, May 8 04:40 am

    RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - Brazilian authorities pulled 11 more bodies out of the Amazon's Solimoes river Wednesday where an overcrowded boat capsized at the weekend, and updated the death toll from the disaster to 45. More »

  • Brazilian indigenous from different tribes of the Amazon dance outside the National Congress in Brasilia, in 2006 to celebrate the first anniversary of the ownership of their land in Raposa do Sol, Roraima State, Brazil. The creation of the indigenous reserve is creating growing tensions between Indians wanting to protect the territory and white farmers trying to keep existing properties there.

    Farmers, Indians face off in Brazilian native reserve

    AFP - Thursday, May 8 03:09 am

    RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - The creation of an indigenous reserve in northern Brazil roughly half the size of Belgium is creating growing tensions between Indians wanting to protect the territory and white farmers trying to keep existing properties there. More »

  • A combine harvests soybeans in a field near Buenos Aires in April. Thousands of Argentine farmers resumed a crippling strike Wednesday after one month of talks with the government to roll back a stiff tax hike on soybean exports broke down, a union leader said.

    Argentina farmers back on strike after talks break down

    AFP - Thursday, May 8 02:07 am

    BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - Thousands of Argentine farmers resumed a crippling strike Wednesday after one month of talks with the government to roll back a stiff tax hike on soybean exports broke down, a union leader said. More »

  • Yemeni soldiers inspect the scene of a bomb blast in Marib in April 2008. Yemeni tribesmen have released two Japanese women holidaymakers who were kidnapped Wednesday while on their way to a tourist site in the region of Marib, a tribal chief said.

    Yemen tribesmen release Japanese women hostages

    AFP - Wednesday, May 7 11:26 pm

    SANAA (AFP) - Yemeni tribesmen have released two Japanese women holidaymakers who were kidnapped Wednesday while on their way to a tourist site in the region of Marib, a tribal chief said. More »

  • Yemeni soldiers inspect the scene of last month's bomb blast in Marib. Armed Yemeni tribesmen have kidnapped two Japanese women tourists and their local guide in the Marib region.

    Two Japanese women kidnapped in Yemen

    AFP - Wednesday, May 7 04:51 pm

    SANAA (AFP) - Armed tribesmen kidnapped two Japanese women tourists and their local guide on Wednesday in the Marib region of eastern Yemen, a local official said. More »

  • A Dutch court has ruled that a girl whose Belgian mother reportedly put her up for sale in an Internet auction should stay with the Dutch couple who adopted her.

    Internet auction baby to stay with Dutch 'parents': court

    AFP - Wednesday, May 7 04:40 pm

    THE HAGUE (AFP) - A Dutch court on Wednesday ruled that a girl whose Belgian mother reportedly put her up for sale in an Internet auction should stay with the Dutch couple who adopted her. More »

  • Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega delivers a speech in April 2008. Leaders and representatives from South and Central American are preparing to meet in Managua to discuss a regional strategy to avert the food crisis affecting poor nations around the world

    Latin Americans to hold food crisis summit

    AFP - Wednesday, May 7 07:48 am

    MANAGUA (AFP) - Leaders and representatives of several South and Central American nations are preparing to meet here to discuss a regional strategy to avert the food crisis affecting poor nations around the world, officials have said. More »

  • An ash-covered forest in Futaleufu, in the surroundings of the Chaiten volcano. The volcano forced authorities to issue a maximum alert and evacuate the surrounding area, the National Emergency Office said.

    Chile volcano erupts; evacuation ordered

    AFP - Tuesday, May 6 10:10 pm

    PUERTO MONTT, Chile (AFP) - A volcano in southern Chile erupted with renewed vigor Tuesday, raining ash and lava over its surroundings and forcing a total evacuation in a 30-kilometer (19-mile) radius, the National Emergency Office said. More »

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