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Forest Fires Rage Outside Caracas

By Carlos Morales/Epoch Times Staff — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:30:56 +0100

Strong fires are spreading across Mt. Avila, the towering mountain that looks down on Venezuelan capital of Caracas.

Chilean Construction Company Transfers Funds to Avoid Liability

By Anastasia Gubin/Epoch Times Staff — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:53:19 +0100

A construction company linked to the collapse of a residential building is accused of evading liability.

Massive Electricity Blackout in Chile

Epoch Times Staff — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:14:58 +0100

Chile recovered from a massive electricity blackout on Monday.

Global Insurers May Pay $7 Billion for Chilean Quake

Epoch Times Staff — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:14:16 +0100

The global insurance industry may have to fork over as much as $7 billion following the aftermath of Chile's earthquake.

Women’s Bill in India Passes

/Epoch Times Staff — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:58:22 +0100

A bill that will reserve a third of the seats in the legislature for women passed in India’s upper house Tuesday.

Ninth U.S. Missionary Released from Haiti

Epoch Times Staff — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:33:27 +0100

Charisa Coulter, one of the two last American missionaries still detained in Haiti was released from prison.

Spanish Judge Accuses Venezuelan Gov’t of Aiding Terrorism

By Carlos Morales/Epoch Times Staff — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:18:16 +0100

A Spanish High Court judge has accused Hugo Chavez’s Venezuelan government of aiding terrorist organizations.

Strong Aftershocks Continue to Shake Chile

By Carlos Morales/Epoch Times Staff — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:41:22 +0100

Thirty aftershocks shook Chile on Wednesday.

The Destruction of Dichato

By Ruby Weitzel — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:38:31 +0100

Ruby Weitzel is a journalist who lived through the tsunami at her summer home in the seaside town of Dichato.

Twelve-Year-Old Girl Saves Robinson Crusoe Island

By Anastasia Gubin/Epoch Times Staff — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:11:12 +0100

Street Looting Brings Curfew in Chile

NTDTV — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:07:37 +0100

Concepcion, hardest hit city by the quake which rocked Chile, has seen widespread looting in the aftermath of the disaster.

Chile Reaches Out for Help as Quake’s Impact Sinks In

By Lillian Chang/Epoch Times Staff — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:23:43 +0100

The Chilean administration has realized that the catastrophe is beyond their means.

Chile Quake Tilts Earth’s Axis

By Lillian Chang/Epoch Times Staff — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:13:47 +0100

Chile has experienced 13 events of magnitude 7.0 or greater since the 1970s.

Victims Criticize Chilean Navy for Lack of Tsunami Warning

By Anastasia Gubin/Epoch Times Staff — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:01:41 +0100

Chilean defense minister admits the Navy made a mistake by not issuing a tsunami warning.

Chavez Meets Power Cut

Epoch Times Staff — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:22:57 +0100

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez experienced a power cut, as his country endures an energy emergency.

Political Prisoner’s Death Highlights Barbaric Conditions in Cuba’s Prisons

/Cuba Archive — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:29:43 +0100

Orlando Zapata Tamayo died last Tuesday in a Havana prison at age 42 after a hunger strike of more than 80 days.

Eyewitness Accounts From the Rubble in Chile

Epoch Times Staff — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:39:00 +0100

Jaime Prieto was caught on a bus going to the Chilean capital of Santiago de Chile when the earthquake struck.

State of Emergency Declared in Chile After Quake

By Peter Sedik/Epoch Times Staff — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:19:42 +0100

More than 2 million people in Chile have been affected by the magnitude 8.8 earthquake.

Strong Aftershock Hits Argentina, First-Hand Account

By Mark Tula Molina/Epoch Times Staff — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:23:45 +0100

Epoch Times reporter Mark Tula Molina tells how the quake hit his home in the province of Tucuman.

Eyewitness Account of Earthquake From Coastal Chile

By Anastasia Gubin/Epoch Times Staff — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:09:08 +0100

María Uliantzeff saw the devastation caused by the Chile earthquake firsthand.

Peru Judge Takes Aim at Journalist

Epoch Times Staff — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:39:24 +0100

Peru judge Raúl Rosales was caught on film aiming a gun at a journalist and published in the magazine 'Caretas'.

Shipwrecked Students Rescued in Brazil

Epoch Times Staff — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:11:35 +0100

The international students and crew who spent two nights adrift on a capsized ship in the Atlantic Ocean, were safely rescued.

Brazil—Carnival Party Turns Violent

Epcoh Times Staff — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:43:35 +0100

A fight that broke out at carnival celebration in Sao Paulo, forced samba school to send about 10,000 people home.

National Energy Emergency as Dam Runs Dry in Venezuela

By Andres Cordova/Epoch Times Staff — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:59:26 +0100

Venezuela has sanctioned a national energy emergency throughout the country.

Costa Rica May Get First Female President

Epoch Times Staff — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:15:18 +0100

Costa Rica may get its first female president, Laura Chinchilla.

Former Allies Ask Chavez to Renounce Presidency

By Andres Cordova/Epoch Times Staff — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:04:26 +0100

A group of Chavez's former allies, former politicians ans soldeirs, publicly asked him to renounce the presidency.

Chavez Imposes Power Cuts

Epoch Times Staff — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:45:12 +0100

The Venezuelan government is now after larger businesses to cut energy in an attempt to ration electricity.

Machu Picchu Saved in Floods

Epoch Times Staff — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:34:00 +0100

The Peruvian ancient Inca site, Machu Picchu, has remained intact despite heavy rains.

Chavez Threatens to Take Radical Action Against Possible Coup

By Andres Cordova/Epoch Times Staff — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:04:14 +0100

Tensions in Venezuela rose again after President Hugo Chavez made a live broadcast on Thursday.

Military Takes Control of Major Venezuelan Cities Amid Protests

By Andres Cordova/Epoch Times Staff — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:07:47 +0100

The Venezuelan National Guard moved into Mérida, Venezuela in response to protests across the country.