LATIN AMERICA News, Mar 18, 2012

'Eurocentric' pope hopes to win back Latin American pilgrims Bangkok Post While the pope has visited South America just once, when he met with Latin American bishops in Brazil in 2007, 16 of his 22 trips abroad have been to Europe -- much to the chagrin of the faithful across the Atlantic. See all stories on this topic » Bangkok Post

The Goodness Company Launches MidAm Services Web Site PR.com (press release) MidAm Services Inc., a Latin American leader in world-class outsourcing services, has launched a new website developed by The Goodness Company, Escazu, Costa Rica. San Jose, Costa Rica, March 18, 2012 --(PR.com)-- MidAm Services Inc., a Latin American ... See all stories on this topic »

Death of consul's daughter spurs Venezuela outcry WRIC AP Sports News Video Entertainment News from AP Entertainment News from AP AP Source: Alex Smith visits with Dolphins Sunday AP National NewsVideo More>> Romney says he's on track to get a nominating majority before convention; rivals undeterred. See all stories on this topic »

Pope asks for prayers before Mexico-Cuba trip WRGB He said he was going to "confirm the faith of Christians in these beloved nations and all of Latin America" and to help spur progress in both countries with a renewal of the faith. Watch your news at noon live right here! See where your hard-earned tax ... See all stories on this topic »

Voters head to polls in Guinea-Bissau WRGB Cocaine is smuggled from Latin America in boats and planes, which dock on Guinea-Bissau's archipelago of islands. Watch your news at noon live right here! See where your hard-earned tax dollars are going! Find the lowest gas prices in Albany, ... See all stories on this topic »

Business Briefs Worcester Telegram WORCESTER — The recent warm weather has allowed for significant progress on the CitySquare redevelopment project, according to Timothy J. McGourthy, the city's chief development officer. Mr. McGourthy said demolition of the former Worcester Common ... See all stories on this topic »

Tres (Tr3s) Marias Interview – Francisco González Valenzuela The Costa Rica News I don't think people in Costa Rica or Latin America make moviesto get rich, our intention is that people can see them. We plan to play the movie in community centers, local salons, restaurants even… we want to make the public feel close to our movie, ... See all stories on this topic » The Costa Rica News

Latin American Leaders Will Soon Command Invincible Militaries: So Could ... The International News Magazine Perhaps due to Ecuador's pioneering precedent, a total of four Latin Americancountries are due to achieve invincibility around the end of May due to their IDT deployments in military and educational settings. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak also ... See all stories on this topic »

COMMENT: Afghanistan's 'Bloody Sunday' —Lal Khan Pakistan Daily Times ... of a video showing four American soldiers urinating on the corpses of dead Afghans have stoked popular outrage against US and NATO troops. It reminds one of the atrocities committed by American forces in Vietnam, Korea, Latin America and Iraq. See all stories on this topic »

Genting bets big on Miami waterfront casino Financial Times Then in September, it revealed its plans for a project designed to attract international tourists, especially those from Latin America. There would be massive undulating towers, thousands of rooms, theatres, restaurants and a rooftop lagoon. See all stories on this topic »

Ten Disasters Under the Covers of Sports Video Games Deadspin I'll use the classical definition of disaster here in talking about 10 star-crossed covers of sports video games released in North America. Stick Jockey is Kotaku's column on sports video games. It appears Saturdays. The story of NBA Elite 11, ... See all stories on this topic »

How To Bring Down the System, Any System, Non-violently The Market Oracle They said she wanted to bring in girls from Latin America who were under age 18 to work doing tricks. The representative offered suggestions. They visited three ACORN centers. They got helpful advice at all three. He then went home, dressed up like a ... See all stories on this topic » The Market Oracle

Censorship is alive and dangerous, even in the West National Post Would they be able to defend their values, when their opponents were not Russian communists sending dissenters to Siberia, or right-wing dictators in faraway lands ordering the torture and murders of Latin American leftists, but fellow citizens who ... See all stories on this topic » National Post

Swiss bus crash kills 28, including 22 children Macau Daily Times The United Nations estimates tens of thousands of child soldiers are still fighting in conflicts from Africa to Asia and Latin America. “The guilty verdict against Lubanga is a strong warning to military commanders in Congo and elsewhere: using ... See all stories on this topic »

Will Ferrell sends up spaghetti westerns Orlando Sentinel "Casa de Mi Padre" is the latest venture from Nala Films, which specializes in backing English-language movies with themes and subjects aimed at resonating with bilingual US Latino audiences. Darlene Caamaño Loquet, Nala's president and chief operating ... See all stories on this topic »

Author Allende Fell In Love With Zorro — Twice Gazette Newspapers But then a started rereading and watching the movies, and I fell in love with Zorro all over again. And I thought if I did it, maybe I'd get to meet Antonio Banderas!” Allende was born in 1942 in Lima, Peru, and raised in Chile. See all stories on this topic »

One Line of Advice Part 4 Photographers e-mails Do Not Work Benjamin Kanarek Blog (blog) Some of the magazines I have shot for include: VOGUE (Italy, Paris, Brazil, Mexico, Latin America, RG VOGUE), Harper's BAZAAR (China, en Español, Hong Kong, Italy), L'Officiel Paris, New York Daily News Fashion, New York Times Magazine – Fashion ... See all stories on this topic » Benjamin Kanarek Blog (blog)

Mango sprouts plan to double Asian outlets in five years Bangkok Post The company wants to expand in Latin America and open new stores in countries where it is already doing business. Mango expects turnover this year of 1.6 billion (64.7 billion baht), up by 10-15% from last year. We have videosof daily news summaries ... See all stories on this topic »

Big Thai delegation heading to Expo 2012 in Sri Lanka Bangkok Post One of the aims of the board in holding Expo 2012 is to increase by more than 50% the country's exports to markets in Asia, Africa and Latin America by 2015. In Asia, the main export markets are Singapore, India and Japan, while the US and UK remain by ... See all stories on this topic »

AIPAC Invades Washington – OpEd Eurasia Review The annual meeting of the American (sic) Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is the most outrageous public display of Zionist pro-Israeli power as it shapes US foreign policy. The sole purpose of AIPAC is to ensure Israel's unchallenged military ... See all stories on this topic »

Gender roles a challenge, blessing for some Latinas Imperial Valley Press “It's part of the culture,” said Dr. Ramona Perez, anthropology professor at San Diego State University, referring to the family and social dynamics that are observable in many who hail from Latin American countries. Coming from an upper middle-class ... See all stories on this topic »

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: Will the Fed Turn Bank of America Into Banks of ... OpEdNews On February 6, Public Citizen, which is based in Washington, DC, posted avideo on YouTube promoting their "Break Up Bank of America" campaign. Thevideo showed a clip of President Obama saying, "Never again will theAmerican taxpayer be held hostage ... See all stories on this topic »

Performance by Philharmonic's horn section earn 'drinks all around' Evansville Courier & Press The opening piece, one never before heard at an EPO concert, was Aaron Copland's "Three Latin-American Sketches," one of Copland's last, possibly very last, works for orchestra. The "Sketches" are recognizably Copland, with the bright color, ... See all stories on this topic »

Israel's Willing Executioners: AIPAC Invades Washington Axis of Logic The annual meeting of the American (sic) Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is the most outrageous public display of Zionist-Jewish power as it shapes US foreign policy. President Obama doing his "infamous annual belly crawl to pleasure the AIPAC ... See all stories on this topic » Axis of Logic

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