Alistair Christl

Cuban offshore oil plans gain momentum

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:25:54 +0000

While the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has sparked debate in America on the merits of deepwater drilling, 90 miles away Cuba’s offshore plans are quietly taking shape.

Police: Human smugglers kidnap 16 migrants in Mexico

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:25:52 +0000

At least 16 migrants, including a woman, were being held for ransom by human smugglers in Tijuana, Mexico, according to a migrant who was freed, authorities said late Wednesday.

Shakedown by Jamaica’s radical sheik

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:26:59 +0000

He has influenced convicted terrorists such as Richard Reid, the so-called shoe-bomber. His sermons were found in the apartment of suicide bombers who struck London, England, in 2005. Even one of the 9/11 plotters is said to have been a follower of Sheik Abdullah El-Faisal.

New video shows trapped Chilean miners in good spirits

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:31:38 +0000

A new video by trapped miners in Chile shows them in good spirits, with shaved faces, wearing new clothes and sleeping on camp beds.

There was second survivor from Mexico massacre, officials say

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:31:38 +0000

A second person survived a massacre in which 72 migrants from Central and South America were killed last week in northern Mexico, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and Mexican officials said.

Cuban migrants held for ransom in Mexico rescued, government says

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:31:26 +0000

Mexican authorities have rescued six undocumented Cuban migrants who had been held for ransom for a month in Cancun, a vacation hotspot on the nation’s Yucatan Peninsula, the state-run Notimex news agency reported Wednesday.

Brazil dam project prompts animated response from director Cameron

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:31:26 +0000

Movie director, James Cameron has teamed up with environmental campaigners in an effort to help Brazilian tribes’ epic fight against the construction of a controversial dam in northern Brazil.

Chilean miners send up new video for family members

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:38:45 +0000

Officials are expected to distribute on Wednesday copies of a 25-minute video that the miners sent for their relatives.

Drilling to reach trapped Chilean miners begins

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:53:42 +0000

Drilling has begun as part of an effort to reach the 33 miners who have been trapped underground in Chile for more than three weeks, authorities said Tuesday.

Venezuelan hunger striker dies

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:53:28 +0000

A Venezuelan farmer who went on a hunger strike over the occupation of his land by neighboring farmers with the support of the government died Monday night, the government and his family said Tuesday.