Tick Saliva, Hope of Brazilian Scientists for Curing Cancer
SÃO PAULO, 28 August 2009 (AFP) - Tick saliva contains a protein that could cure skin, liver, and pancreatic cancer, according to Brazilian researchers.
Brazil Will Build Nuclear Submarine in 2016 with Franco-Brazilian Technology
BRASILIA, 27 August 2009 (AFP) - Brazil will begin building its first nuclear submarine in 2016 and complete it in 2021, the Brazilian Defense Minister announced on Thursday. The submarine will be an adaptation of the Scorpene conventional submarine purchased from France in a multi-million-dollar deal to be sealed in [ … ]
Leader of La Familia Michoacana and Five Bodyguards Captured in Mexico
Mexico City, 24 August (EFE).- A second-ranking leader of the La Familia Michoacana cartel, one of the most active and violent groups in Mexico, was captured by soldiers and law-enforcement agents in the western state of Colima, together with five of his bodyguards, the federal Attorney General’s Office (PGR) announced [ … ]
Mexican Paintings Saved from Fire During the “Bogotazo” in 1948 to Go on Exhibit
Mexico City, 24 August (EFE).- The Mexican authorities will exhibit more than a hundred works by Mexican painters like Rivera, Siqueiros, Velasco, Goitia, Tamayo, and Chávez Morado, among others, saved from fire by Mexican museologist Fernando Gamboa in Colombia in 1948 during the “Bogotazo,” official sources announced today.
Argentine police discover 4 tons of ephedrine
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) 8/24/2009 — Federal police on Monday uncovered four tons (4,200 kilograms) of ephedrine in oil drums and boxes to be sent to Mexico and the United States. The lead investigator called it the largest illegal shipment of the methamphetamine precursor ever seized in Argentina, worth millions.
Colombia nabs guerrilla tied to American’s killing
BOGOTA (AP) 8-22-2009 — Colombian police have captured a guerrilla suspected of killing a U.S. military contractor and a Colombian soldier after their surveillance plane crashed in the jungle in 2003, authorities said Saturday.
Two Tons of Cocaine Seized on Bolivian-Paraguayan Border
LA PAZ, 26 August 2009 (AFP) - Bolivian and Paraguayan anti-drug police seized around two tons of cocaine during joint operations along the border between the two countries, according to a high-ranking Bolivian anti-narcotics official quoted in the local press on Wednesday.
Peru: Two Soldiers Dead in Attack Attributed to Shining Path
LIMA, 26 August 2009 (AFP) - At least two soldiers died on Wednesday in an attack on a military patrol in southeastern Peru by presumed members of the Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path (SL), the army announced.
Salvadoran Police Arrest Twenty-Eight Gang Members for Homicide and Extortion
San Salvador, 27 August (EFE).- The National Civil Police (PNC) of El Salvador reported the arrest of twenty-eight gang members suspected in various cases of homicide and extortion that have taken place in three departments in recent months.
One Hundred Years Later, Work Begins on New Locks for the Canal
Panama City, 24 August (EFE).- One hundred years after the first cement blocks were put in place for the Panama Canal, in 1909, the interoceanic canal, which has been traversed by 983,000 vessels over the course of a century, is getting ready for new locks that can be used by [ … ]
Iranian Cabinet Nominee Wanted In Argentine Attack
The man Iran's president has named to be defense minister is wanted in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires, and his nomination drew an outcry Friday from Argentina and Jewish groups.
Search Underway for American Missing in Costa Rican National Park
Around thirty rescue personnel and a helicopter from the United States are searching for American tourist David Gimelfarb, who has been missing for a week in Rincón de la Vieja National Park, in northern Costa Rica.