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/295569,peruvian-killers-suspected-of-selling-human-fat-for-beauty-products.html Lima - A Peruvian criminal gang is suspected of killing dozens of peasants in order to sell their tissue for use in beauty products, local media reported overnight. Four suspected members of a gang known as Los Pishtacos - a word referring to a devil... America,World Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:34:13 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295569,peruvian-killers-suspected-of-selling-human-fat-for-beauty-products.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295495,abbas-launches-south-american-tour-in-brazil.html Salvador, Brazil - The president of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Mahmoud Abbas, launched Thursday in Brazil a South American tour that is also to take him to Argentina and Chile. Abbas arrived Thursday in the northeastern Brazilian city ... America,World Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:34:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295495,abbas-launches-south-american-tour-in-brazil.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295324,brazilian-court-approves-extradition-of-former-italian-militant.html Brasilia - Brazil's supreme court on Wednesday approved the extradition to Italy of former leftist militant Cesare Battisti, a suspect in four murders in the 1970s. But the court is yet to decide whether it just allows the extradition to happen, or w... America,World Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:04:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295324,brazilian-court-approves-extradition-of-former-italian-militant.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295227,oil-wealth-clouds-vision-of-chavez-ahmadinejad-says-peres.html Buenos Aires - Oil wealth has clouded the vision of leaders like Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, said Israeli President Shimon Peres in comments published Wednesday by Argentine newspaper Critica. There ar... America,World Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:34:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295227,oil-wealth-clouds-vision-of-chavez-ahmadinejad-says-peres.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295177,inmates-riot-in-nicaraguan-prison.html Managua - More than 150 inmates rioted in a provincial Nicaraguan prison, and authorities mobilized hundreds of police to restore order, local radio stations reported. The pro-government Nueva Radio Ya said at least five inmates were injured and one ... America,World Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:22:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295177,inmates-riot-in-nicaraguan-prison.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294992,israeli-argentine-leaders-condemn-iran.html Buenos Aires - Presidents Shimon Peres of Israel and Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of Argentina slammed Iran in a joint press conference Monday in Buenos Aires. Peres, who arrived Sunday in Argentina following a visit to Brazil, questioned the polic... America,World Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:37:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294992,israeli-argentine-leaders-condemn-iran.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294752,ousted-president-zelaya-accuses-us-of-providing-cover-for-coup.html Tegucigalpa - Deposed Honduran president Manuel Zelaya has rejected any possibility of a deal to restore constitutional order in the two weeks before the next scheduled elections, local media reported. Zelaya, who was ousted by the military on June 2... America,World Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:52:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294752,ousted-president-zelaya-accuses-us-of-providing-cover-for-coup.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294462,new-government-takes-office-in-haiti--summary.html Port-au-Prince - New Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said after he and 18 ministers were sworn into office that he plans to boost economic growth and employment through private initiatives. The new government took office late Wednesday in t... America,World Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:28:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294462,new-government-takes-office-in-haiti--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294461,over-2-tonnes-of-cocaine-seized-in-costa-rica.html San Jose - Costa Rican police seized over 2 tonnes of cocaine in San Francisco de Dos Rios, in the southern suburbs of the capital, San Jose. The drugs were found late Wednesday in a storage facility belonging to an international drug gang that was s... America,World Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:22:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294461,over-2-tonnes-of-cocaine-seized-in-costa-rica.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294261,mahmoud-abbas-to-visit-brazil-next-week.html Brasilia - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is to visit Brazil on November 20, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim confirmed Wednesday. His visit follows that of Israeli President Shimon Peres and comes days before Iranian President Mahmoud Ah... America,World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:22:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294261,mahmoud-abbas-to-visit-brazil-next-week.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294217,ibero-american-official-backs-spains-dialogue-with-cuba.html Madrid - Ibero-American General Secretary Enrique Iglesias on Wednesday gave his backing to Spain's controversial policy of stepped-up relations with Cuba, which Madrid wants the European Union to imitate during its EU presidency in the first half of... America,World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:04:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294217,ibero-american-official-backs-spains-dialogue-with-cuba.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294166,blackout-leaves-40-million-people-in-the-dark-in-brazil.html Sao Paulo - A blackout that spread across at least nine states of southern, central and north-western Brazil was caused by a failure at a hydroelectric dam, th... America,World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:52:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294166,blackout-leaves-40-million-people-in-the-dark-in-brazil.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294149,blackout-leaves-40-million-people-in-the-dark-in-brazil.html Sao Paulo - A blackout spreading across nine states of southern and central Brazil was caused by a failure at a hydroelectric dam, the country's energy minister said. The power outage Tuesday night affected 40 million people and left about 800 cities... America,World Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:10:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294149,blackout-leaves-40-million-people-in-the-dark-in-brazil.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294094,nine-soldiers-30-rebels-killed-in-colombia-clashes.html Bogota - Nine soldiers and at least 30 rebels were killed in clashes in the southwestern Colombian province of Cauca, the Colombian Army said Tuesday. The gun battle started late Monday when about 200 members of the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces... America,World Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:28:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294094,nine-soldiers-30-rebels-killed-in-colombia-clashes.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294083,israeli-president-peres-arrives-in-brazil-on-official-visit.html Brasilia - Shimon Peres arrived in Brasilia Tuesday for the first official visit to Brazil by an Israeli president in 43 years. He was to address both chambers of the Brazilian Congress later in the day and meet with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio L... America,World Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:40:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294083,israeli-president-peres-arrives-in-brazil-on-official-visit.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294021,zimbabwe-trade-union-head-latest-target-in-security-crackdown.html Harare - The head of Zimbabwe's national trade union federation has spent two nights in a prison cell following his arrest for allegedly holding an illegal meeting, lawyers representing him said Tuesday. Lovemore Matombo, president of the Zimbabwe Co... America,World Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:46:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294021,zimbabwe-trade-union-head-latest-target-in-security-crackdown.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293930,preview-peres-visits-brazil-two-weeks-ahead-of-ahmadinejad.html Brasilia - Israeli President Shimon Peres is to arrive in Brazil Tuesday for an official visit that comes just two weeks before the expected arrival of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. According to the Israeli President's Office, the Iranian i... America,World Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:28:33 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293930,preview-peres-visits-brazil-two-weeks-ahead-of-ahmadinejad.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293914,brazil-study-links-high-police-kill-rate-in-rio-to-bonuses.html Rio de Janeiro - An independent study in Brazil suggests that the soaring number of police killings of suspected criminals in Rio's war on drugs is linked to bonuses now paid to courageous police officers, according to a newspaper report Monday. Th... America,World Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:28:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293914,brazil-study-links-high-police-kill-rate-in-rio-to-bonuses.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293798,more-than-100-dead-in-el-salvador-flooding--summary.html Mexico City/San Salvador - More than 100 people were killed as heavy rains set off mudslides and sent rivers over their banks in El Salvador, rescue workers said Sunday. The rainfall, which came amid a cold front and the remainders of Caribbean Hurri... America,World Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:40:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293798,more-than-100-dead-in-el-salvador-flooding--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293631,oas-chief-deplores-failure-of-honduras-deal.html Washington - Jose Miguel Insulza, secretary-general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Friday deplored the interruption of the deal to solve the crisis in Honduras. Insulza demanded respect, without subterfuges, for a deal that he stre... America,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:46:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293631,oas-chief-deplores-failure-of-honduras-deal.html