Americas:

Washington Financial Summit Promises to Renew Efforts to Expand Trade
British PM Gordon Brown says 'We will refrain from erecting new barriers to investment and trade for the next 12 months'

Argentina, Algeria Sign Nuclear Energy Accord
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner  to visit Argentine-built nuclear facility in Algeria

Chinese President Arrives in Cuba for Talks
Hu Jintao to discuss expanding relations between two countries with Cuban leaders

The Jonestown Massacre, 30 Years Later
In 1978 more than 900 members of a religious cult lost their lives during a mass suicide at a commune in the jungles of Guyana, where mostly American followers of cult leader Jim Jones went to live and work

Scientists Say Global Warming Threatens Future Andean Glacier Runoff
Hydroelectric, drinking water systems rely on high-altitude glaciers that are now shrinking

CONCACAF Teams Prepare for Key World Cup Qualifying Matches
Six advancing CONCACAF teams will play in one round-robin group in 2009, top three will gain 2010 World Cup berths

Mexico Arrests Interpol Liaison in Drug Probe
Ricardo Gutierrez Vargas was Mexico's representative to international police force

China's Hu in Peru Ahead of APEC Summit
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting opens Saturday in Lima

Pacific Rim Leaders Head to Peru for APEC Summit
Leaders preparing for their annual economic summit, a meeting sure to be dominated by need for action to deal with global financial crisis




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