Koruja - Instablogs
Nov 9 2009
President Hugo Chavez on Sunday ordered Venezuela’s military to prepare for a possible armed conflict with Colombia, saying his country’s soldiers should be ready if the United States attempts to provoke a war between the South American...
Oct 15 2009
The recently signed agreements between Brazil and France are about much more than the purchase of armaments. They indicate the creation of a military industrial complex, a goal which forms part of the National Defense Strategy of Brazil. This new...
Oct 12 2009
ntonio Lezama, one of Venezuela’s main opposition leaders has been invited to address Brazilian Senate committees which are currently considering the long debated controversial incorporation of Venezuela to Mercosur. The metropolitan mayor of...
Sep 8 2009
he postcard images of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil, present a study in contrast. The sprawling city is caught between the Atlantic Ocean and the vast Atlantic Forest region, where world-famous beaches and steep mountains abruptly collide with...
Aug 10 2009
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has accused Colombia of carrying out a military incursion into Venezuela. Mr Chavez said Colombian soldiers had recently been seen crossing the Orinoco river, which forms part of the border, and entering Venezuelan...
Aug 6 2009
Eighty-nine containers packed with waste that includes dirty nappies, used syringes, food waste and computer parts were packed on to the freighter MSC Oriane in the early morning hours at Santos, South America’s largest port. The incident...
Apr 11 2008
The Brazilian government began producing condoms on Monday using rubber from trees in the Amazon, a move it said would help preserve the world’s largest rainforest and cut dependence on imported contraceptives given away to fight AIDS.
Feb 22 2008
EVEN though Nazareth, Pa., isn’t quite the holy city its namesake is, pilgrims with a musical bent still go there every weekday in search of a potentially spiritual experience.