http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with world news and current affairs that matter en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205578,chavez-accuses-merkel-of-throwing-stones.html Caracas - Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez accused German Chancellor Angela Merkel of groundlessly bombarding him with stones on Wednesday, continuing a war of words between the two leaders. While on a visit to an oil field in the central state of... America,World Thu, 15 May 2008 06:29:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205578,chavez-accuses-merkel-of-throwing-stones.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205486,report-drug-lord-escapes-police-in-mexico.html Mexico City - Drug trafficker Arturo Beltran Leyva, who is one of the bosses of the Sinaloa Cartel, escaped from a police raid last week in central Mexico in which two police officers were killed and nine of Beltran Leyva's men were arrested, the dai... America,World Wed, 14 May 2008 16:37:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205486,report-drug-lord-escapes-police-in-mexico.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205228,brazilian-environment-minister-resigns.html Brasilia - Marina Silva resigned Tuesday as Brazilian environment minister, a position she had held since President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was inaugurated for his first term in early 2003. According to her advisors, the minister tendered her resig... America,World Tue, 13 May 2008 21:23:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205228,brazilian-environment-minister-resigns.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205219,colombia-extradites-14-paramilitaries-to-us--summary.html Bogota - Colombia extradited 14 commanders of a right-wing paramilitary group to the United States Tuesday to face drug trafficking charges. The extraditions took place after Colombian President Alvaro Uribe removed them from an agreement that limite... America,World Tue, 13 May 2008 20:32:09 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205219,colombia-extradites-14-paramilitaries-to-us--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205165,colombia-extradites-14-paramilitaries-to-us.html Bogota - Colombia extradited to the United States on Tuesday 14 commanders of extreme-right paramilitary groups who were suspected of drug trafficking. The extraditions were made possible because the government of conservative Colombian President Alv... America,World Tue, 13 May 2008 15:45:14 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205165,colombia-extradites-14-paramilitaries-to-us.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205082,australias-labor-delivers-robin-hood-budget.html Sydney - Australia's new Labor government played Robin Hood in its first budget with a redistribution of wealth that sees the rich being deprived of perks and the poor benefiting from the introduction of means-tested welfare. For too long working fa... America,World Tue, 13 May 2008 11:11:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205082,australias-labor-delivers-robin-hood-budget.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204873,man-woman-who-both-changed-sex-set-to-marry-in.html Mexico City - A man and a woman are set to get married Saturday in Mexico City, but there will be something peculiar about the wedding: they are both transsexuals, and Jose Mauricio is the bride while Maria del Socorro will become her husband. Follow... America,World Mon, 12 May 2008 15:50:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204873,man-woman-who-both-changed-sex-set-to-marry-in.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204609,mexico-plagued-by-new-wave-of-gangland-murders.html Mexico City - In a single week, Mexico's gangland wars have claimed more than 100 lives, including key police officials and the sons of top drug lords, according to sources and local media reports this weekend. Much of the wave of violence has been d... America,World Sun, 11 May 2008 06:16:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204609,mexico-plagued-by-new-wave-of-gangland-murders.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204506,cuban-blogger-says-her-travel-ban-speaks cuban-truth--feature.html Havana - When Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez was awarded the Spanish journalism prize Ortega y Gasset, she had to celebrate it from her home in Havana. She could not travel to receive it in Madrid last month because she did not get the necessary exit pe... America,World Sat, 10 May 2008 03:05:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204506,cuban-blogger-says-her-travel-ban-speaks cuban-truth--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204475,us-calls-murder-of-mexican-police-chief-a-tragic-loss.html Washington/Mexico City - The United States Friday said the slaying of Mexico's top police and drug-fighting official brought home the urgency of shutting down the drug trade that plagues the US and its neighbour to the south. Gordon Johndroe,spokesma... America,World Fri, 09 May 2008 18:57:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204475,us-calls-murder-of-mexican-police-chief-a-tragic-loss.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204437,taiwans-new-president-to-visit-guatemala-paraguay-to-boost-ties.html Taipei - Taiwan's incoming President Ma Ying-jeou will visit Guatemala and Paraguay in autumn to strengthen bilateral ties, a newspaper said Friday. The United Daily News said Ma, who will be inaugurated on May 20, would visit both countries and mayb... America,World Fri, 09 May 2008 15:14:07 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204437,taiwans-new-president-to-visit-guatemala-paraguay-to-boost-ties.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203997,small-surprise-for-mothers-day-mum-i-am-gay.html Buenos Aires - Best wishes on Mother's Day, Mum. By the way, I am gay. The coming-out of one's own children has thrown several mothers off their chairs in more liberal societies. In Catholic, conservative Argentina, however, it continues to imply gr... America,World Thu, 08 May 2008 03:10:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203997,small-surprise-for-mothers-day-mum-i-am-gay.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203973,latin-american-leaders-vow-unity-solidarity-in-food-crisis.html Managua - A call for regional unity in the face of a growing food scarcity and soaring food prices was made Wednesday by 15 Latin American countries who are urging an increase in food production through improvements in agricultural technology. Six pr... America,World Wed, 07 May 2008 23:48:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203973,latin-american-leaders-vow-unity-solidarity-in-food-crisis.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203963,over-100-arrested-in-nicaraguan-clashes-during-transport-strike.html Managua - Nicaraguan police arrested over 100 people Wednesday during the third day of a transport strike in the Central American country. National Police Commissioner Vilma Reyes told Nicaraguan media on Wednesday that the arrests were carried out l... America,World Wed, 07 May 2008 21:39:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203963,over-100-arrested-in-nicaraguan-clashes-during-transport-strike.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203960,45-people-confirmed-dead-in-brazil-boat-accident--summary.html Rio de Janeiro - The number of people confirmed dead following a weekend boat accident in the Brazilian Amazonian state of Amapa reached 45, the authorities said Wednesday. Rescue teams had found 34 dead bodies by early Wednesday and found 11 more du... America,World Wed, 07 May 2008 21:26:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203960,45-people-confirmed-dead-in-brazil-boat-accident--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203916,brazilian-judge-acquits-estate-owner-suspect-in-murder-of-us.html Rio de Janeiro - A Brazilian judge acquitted estate owner Vitalmiro Bastos Moura in the 2005 murder of US nun Dorothy Stang, in a decision that prompted criticism from legal experts on Wednesday. Such oscillations in the judiciary are very bad. One ... America,World Wed, 07 May 2008 17:46:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203916,brazilian-judge-acquits-estate-owner-suspect-in-murder-of-us.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203882,number-of-dead-in-brazilian-boat-accident-could-reach-47.html Rio de Janeiro - The number of dead in a boat accident in the Brazilian Amazonian state of Amapa could be as high as 47, authorities said Wednesday after finding 34 dead bodies since the weekend accident. A further 13 passengers on the boat, Comandan... America,World Wed, 07 May 2008 15:43:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203882,number-of-dead-in-brazilian-boat-accident-could-reach-47.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203629,number-of-dead-in-brazilian-boat-accident-rises-to-26.html Rio de Janeiro - The number of dead in a boat accident in the Brazilian Amazonian state of Amapa rose to 26 on Tuesday, with 20 people still missing, authorities said. The unlicensed ship, Comandante Sales, floundered and partially sank Sunday in the... America,World Tue, 06 May 2008 20:22:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203629,number-of-dead-in-brazilian-boat-accident-rises-to-26.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203605,brazilian-police-occupy-reservation-after-attack-on-10-indigenous.html Brasilia - Brazilian federal police on Tuesday occupied the indigenous reservation of Raposa/Serra do Sol, in the Amazonian state of Roraima, after 10 indigenous people were shot in an attack a day earlier. The incident happened as the Brazilian supr... America,World Tue, 06 May 2008 17:43:08 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203605,brazilian-police-occupy-reservation-after-attack-on-10-indigenous.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203587,armed-commando-kills-five-people-from-single-family-in-brazil.html Rio de Janeiro - A group of armed men killed five people belonging to the same family Tuesday in the town of Viamao, near the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, police said. The massacre was perpetrated at the family home of the victims, two 22... America,World Tue, 06 May 2008 15:53:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203587,armed-commando-kills-five-people-from-single-family-in-brazil.html