Bolivians voted Sunday to elect 255 delegates to a special assembly that will rewrite the countrys constitution and decide whether to entrench greater power in the states or in the national government. The Movement Toward Socialism...
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Robertson says PA town ousting intelligent design school board spurned God
Televangelist Pat Robertson told residents of Dover, Pennsylvania that they had "voted God out of your city" in local elections earlier this week by ousting eight school board members who had supported teaching intelligent design...
Chavez slams US ruling against extradition of Cuban terror suspect
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Wednesday strongly criticized a ruling from a US immigration judge earlier this week that Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles would not be handed over to Venezuela...
UN nuclear watchdog declares Iran in "non-compliance" with NPT
Delegates to the International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors meeting concluding in Vienna Saturday adopted a resolution that for the first time declares Iran in "non-compliance" with safeguards set under the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty...
Venezuela may seek extradition of Robertson for assassination comments
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced Sunday that his nation would take legal action against Christian evangelist Pat Robertson and could seek his extradition to Venezuela, after Robertson suggested his assassination last week. In...
Robertson says comments on Venezuelan president "misinterpreted"
Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson said Wednesday that his remarks earlier this week seeming to call for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez were misinterpreted. Speaking Monday on the Christian Broadcast Network's The 700...
Venezuela says Robertson call for Chavez assassination 'criminal'
Venezuelan Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel Tuesday called a televised statement by Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson calling for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez "criminal" and said that Robertson's comments were "terrorist statements."...
Venezuela may take US to international court over Cuban exile
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that he will sue the US in an international court if the US does not comply with a request to extradite Cuban exile and naturalized Venezuelan Luis Posada Carriles ....
Venezuela delivered evidence to the US State Department Friday related to Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles who is sought by Caracas for allegedly blowing up a Cuban plane as part of a terrorist attack in...
US refuses Venezuelan request to extradite Cuban bombing suspect
The Bush administration Friday refused a request to extradite Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles to Venezuela, citing inadequate supporting evidence. Carriles is suspected of bombing a plane carrying 73 people to Caracas and has been charged by US authorities...