Pope Francis and the ‘Dirty War’
THE Vatican has rejected claims that Pope Francis failed to do enough to protect two priests kidnapped and tortured by Argentina’s military junta.
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Pope turned to God after lost love
“IF I don’t marry you, I’ll become a priest,” Pope Francis wrote as a youth to a woman whose parents kept them apart. He then turned to God.
Pope goes for soccer’s Saints
HE could have chosen the Devils. Instead, he turned to the Saints.
‘Poor man’, says Pope’s sister
FOR a man who has embraced humility, Pope Francis’s first moments in the spotlight must have been overwhelming his sister believes.
Pope Francis lights up Twitterverse
TWITTER accounts burned red hot as the white smoke puffed from the Sistine Chapel, and t 130,000 tweets per minute were sent about Pope Francis.
Chavez preserved for all time? Not quite
THE LATE Hugo Chavez may not be embalmed for permanent viewing as the Venezuelan socialist leader’s body was not properly prepared on time.
Contraception access denied to 233m
AN estimated 233 million women in their fertile years will lack access to modern contraception by 2015, according to a UN study.
Age not smoking clogs your arteries
SCANS of mummies reveal that ancient people also had clogged arteries, suggesting the culprit is age not diet or lifestyle choices.
Video shows train rescue botched
THIS video shows how not to use a train to pull up a derailed set of carriages. It’s a difficult job but someone has a lot to answer for.
Venezuela election ‘set for April’
VENEZUELA is likely to hold elections on April 14, a national electoral council source revealed a day after the country swore in an acting president.
Venezuela embalm Chavez ‘like Lenin’
VENEZUELA’S late president Hugo Chavez will be embalmed “like Ho Chi Minh, Lenin and Mao” and kept in a glass casket for eternity.
Ex-Argentina pres guilty of arms trade
FORMER Argentine president Carlos Menem has been convicted of orchestrating arms smuggling while in office.
‘Heart attack killed Hugo Chavez’
THE head of Venezuela’s presidential guard says President Hugo Chavez died of a massive heart attack after great suffering.
How Hugo Chavez totally ruined my country
HE was the Saddam Hussein of South America. A ruthless dictator who ruined his oil-rich nation. A Venezuelan Aussie tells news.com.au all
Chavez one of the last radicals
HUGO Chavez was the face of Latin America’s radical left, a protege of Fidel Castro and an outspoken critic of the US.
Hugo Chavez’s memorable quotes
VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez’s words enchanted followers and angered foes. Take a look at some of his memorable phrases.
Chavez ‘delicate’ after new infection
VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez is suffering from a severe infection and his breathing has worsened during chemo, putting him in a “very delicate” state.
Caller ID inventor fighting for royalties
FIFTEEN years after he patented caller ID technology, Brazilian inventor Nelio Jose Nicolai is still waiting for his millions.
Brazil club fire death toll now 240
THE death toll from the January nightclub fire in Brazil is now 240, after another victim died of his injuries in hospital.
Let Chavez ‘recover in peace’
VENEZUELA’S foreign minister has demanded that President Hugo Chavez be allowed to recover in peace.
Chavez ‘fighting for his life’
VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez is fighting for his life in a Caracas military hospital 10 days after returning from cancer treatment in Cuba.
Chile fire kills at least 4
A FIRE has killed at least four people in a neighbourhood near Chile’s capital and a 2-month old baby is missing amid the rubble.
Moderate 5.7 quake strikes off Chile: USGS
A MODERATE 5.7 earthquake has struck off Chile, but there are no reports of damage or a tsunami.
Brazil World Youth Day still on
THE Catholic World Youth Day festival will be held in July in Rio as scheduled despite the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.
Four killed in Brazil Carnival float fire
FOUR people died when a float at the end of a Brazilian Carnival parade ran into a power line and caught fire
Apple loses iPhone trademark in Brazil
REGULATORS in Brazil reject tech giant’s application to register iPhone trademark, having already recognised a local claim to name.
Man’s extraordinary dedication to car
A MAN has gone to extraordinary measures to protect his car from a freak hail storm in Argentina.
Bizarre fireball hits after meteor
HOURS after a meteor exploded over Russia and injured more than 1000 people, locals in California and Cuba witnessed unusual flashes of light.
Hell on high water as Triumph towed
CARPETS soaked in urine, sewerage leaking down the walls, no air conditioning. This wasn’t the cruise 98-year-old Sian Tjia was expecting.
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