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Federal police present alleged members of the Mexican drug cartel "La Familia Michoacana," detained in a recent police operation, as they are presented to the press in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009.
Drug   Mexico   Photos   Police Arrest   Wikipedia: Mexican Drug War		  Al Jazeera 
Mexican police seize record drug haul
Fri 10 Feb 2012
" />" /> Police in Mexico have seized a record 15 tonnes of pure methamphetamine in the western state of Jalisco. According to the UN, the record haul is twice the total amount of methamphetamine... (photo: AP / Gregory Bull)
Aerial view of Bayou La Batre from the harbor entrance on the Gulf of Mexico. As part of the French settlement of the Gulf Coast, the bayou was originally called "Riviere D'Erbane" and acquired the present name from the French-maintained battery of artillery on the west bank ("bayou of the battery").
Gulf   Mexico   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Gulf of Mexico		  US News 
Miss. lawmaker: 'Gulf of America' bill was a joke
Fri 10 Feb 2012
By JEFF AMY, Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — All the people outraged about the Mississippi bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" have missed its satirical intent, the... (photo: Creative Commons / DanMS)
Mexican army members salute during a ceremony honoring the 201st Fighter Squadron at Catapulted Park in Mexico City, Mexico.  Jakarta Post  Fri 10 Feb 2012
Mexican army finds 15 tons of pure methamphetamine
The historic seizure of 15 tons of pure methamphetamine in western Mexico, equal to half of all meth seizures woldwide in 2009, feeds growing speculation that the country could become a world platform... (photo: Creative Commons / Sgt. Adam M. Stump,)
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Mexican navy sailors arrive during an operation in Cuernavaca, Mexico, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. A Mexican navy official said alleged drug cartel chief Arturo Beltran Leyva was killed in a shootout with sailors Wednesday. Two hundred sailors raided an upscale apartment complex and killed a reputed Mexican drug cartel chief in a two-hour gunbattle, one of the biggest victories yet in President Felipe Calderon's drug war.  Austin American Statesman  Thu 9 Feb 2012
Mexican army chief admits mistakes in drug war
MEXICO CITY — The Mexican army's highest official concedes the military has committed errors in the fight against organized crime and drug traffickers but says those responsible have been... (photo: AP / OEM, Froylan Trujillo)
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Punta Gorda, Florida: great place for snowbirds to 'season' The Examiner Thu 9 Feb 2012
Punta Gorda, Florida: great place for snowbirds to 'season'
It is Thursday night and "gangs" of musicians and their adoring fans have already taken up residence in the gazebo, the pavilion, and along the grassy areas of the... (photo: WN / Marzena)
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This May 1989 file photo shows General Manuel Antonio Noriega speaking to the press in Panama. A Paris court has convicted former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega for laundering drug money in France in the 1980s and ordered him to spend seven years in prison, Wednesday July 7, 2010. Noriega already spent 20 years in U.S. custody for drug trafficking and was extradited to France in April to stand trial on charges here. The Australian Mon 6 Feb 2012
Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega has been hospitalised with a suspected stroke
FORMER Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega has been hospitalised for what officials have described as "hypertension with a possibility of a stroke". The... (photo: AP)
Crimes   Panama   Photos   Prison   Wikipedia: Manuel Noriega
Brazilian military takes charge in Bahia Breitbart Mon 6 Feb 2012
Brazilian military takes charge in Bahia
A force of 2,600 army, navy and federal police was ordered to Brazil's four... Brazilian security forces took control of Bahia on Sunday, patrolling key intersections in... (photo: WN / Marzena)
Bahia   Military   Navy   Photos   Police   Wikipedia: Bahia
Crime wave follows police strike in Brazil Independent online (SA) Sun 5 Feb 2012
Crime wave follows police strike in Brazil
Brasilia - Brazilian security forces took control of Bahia on Sunday, patrolling key intersections in the state capital Salvador after a police strike led to a major... (photo: WN / Marzena)
Brazil   Crime   Photos   Police   Security   Wikipedia: Bahia
Crime soars in Brazil's Bahia state as police strike BBC News Sun 5 Feb 2012
Crime soars in Brazil's Bahia state as police strike
The Brazilian government has deployed the army in the northeastern state of Bahia where a police strike has sparked a wave of violence. Official figures suggest the... (photo: WN / Marzena Jazowska)
Bahia   Brazil   Crime   Photos   Police   Wikipedia: Bahia
In this photo released on Feb. 4, 2012 by the state media website Cubadebate, Cuba's leader Fidel Castro holds two copies of his book 'Guerrillero del Tiempo,' or 'Time Warrior' during its presentation in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Jakarta Globe Sun 5 Feb 2012
Fidel Castro presents his memoirs -- "Time Guerrilla"
Cuban leader Fidel Castro presented two volumes of his memoir entitled "Time Guerrilla" in a ceremony that marked his first public appearance since last April, Cuban... (photo: AP / Cubadebate, Roberto Chile)
Caribbean   Cuba   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Fidel Castro


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Barack Obama campaigning in New Hampshire. Obama and GOP candidates offer a campaign preview The Guardian
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The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil addressing at the inauguration of the newly constructed Building of Municipal Corporation Raipur, Chhattisgarh on June 25, 2011. President Patil urges diaspora to participate in India's development The Siasat Daily
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Mrs. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, at the valedictory session of tenth Pravasi Bharatiya divas 2012, at Jaipur, Rajasthan on January 09, 2012. The Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, Shri Vayalar Ravi is also seen. Trinidad & Tobago PM honoured Deccan Chronicle
The President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil addressing at a Indian Community reception hosted by the Ambassador of India to Switzerland, Ms. Chitra Narayanan, at Geneva, Switzerland on October 02, 2011. Patil pitches for private investment in health, edu The Siasat Daily
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Forget global warming – it’s Cycle 25 we need to worry about (the big chill) Forget global warming – it’s Cycle 25 we need to worry about (the big chill) Pakalert Press
Sir Richard Branson, President of Virgin Atlantic, speaks at a news conference on Monday, March 3, 2008 in New York. Virgin Atlantic and General Motors announced that the airline will offer passengers a zero-emissions Chevrolet Equinox Hydrogen Fuel Cell car as part of its Upper Class limo service in New York and Los Angeles. This initiative is part of GM's Project Driveway, the largest market test of its kind, which is currently launching 100 Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles to streets and driveways in California, New York and Washington D.C. Virgin offers of cheap holidays to police - more questions emerge after firm pays force ... The Daily Mail
A Carnival Cruise Line ship contracted by FEMA is berthed behind the USS Iwo Jima on the New Orleans' waterfront in 2005. New Orleans natives prefer Caribbean vacations The Examiner
Sight to the central fissure of Laki volcano, Iceland. An estimated 120 million tons of sulfur dioxide were emitted, about three times the total annual European industrial output in 2006, and equivalent to a 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption every three days Is a super-volcano just 390 miles from London about to erupt? Pakalert Press
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