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Chavez puts Venezuela under 'electricity emergency' - Global Nation
CARACAS- Venezuela is facing the worst drought in a century and needs to be placed under an "electricity emergency," President Hugo Chavez said Monday in his new, "any-time" radio program "Suddenly With Chavez." Electricity cuts last month were ...

Mexico beats Venezuela 3-2 in 10 innings with winning RBI by Castilla - Baltimore Sun
... Puerto Rico 's Los Indios de Mayaguez. Andrew Baldwin ... Bill Simas to hold the Dominicans to eight hits. Leones del Escogido fell to 3-1 and Indios improved to 2-2 in the six-day, double round-robin series that ends on Sunday. Felix Diaz gave ...

Venezuela declares emergency amid energy crisis - San Francisco Chronicle
President Hugo Chavez has signed a decree declaring an energy emergency in Venezuela to facilitate his government's efforts to ease severe energy shortages. Venezuela imposed electricity and water rationing in December to prevent a collapse of the ...

Venezuela's Chavez launches unscheduled radio program to aired at any ... - Chicago Tribune
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has launched a new radio program in which he can take to the airwaves at any time of the day or night. Called "Suddenly, With Chavez," the show on state-run Venezuelan National Radio doesn ...

Dominican Republic tops Venezuela for Caribbean Series title - CBS Sports
MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela -- Los Leones del Escogido from the Dominican Republic won the Caribbean Series, beating Venezuela's Leones del Caracas 7-4 Sunday night in the final game of the six-day series. The Dominican Republic finished 5-1, one game better than Puerto Rico's Indios de Mayaguez (4

Arias Cardenas: Thomas Shannon has nothing to teach Venezuela on ... - PR Inside
Arias Cardenas called the comments "meddling" and "disrespectful," especially since they were made in a country friendly to Venezuela. Shannon, on landing in Brazil to take up his post and speaking Portuguese, called on the Venezuelan government not ...

Venezuela to spend $15 billion on energy projects - BusinessWeek
Venezuela's government says it will spend $15 billion over the next five years to increase electricity production. Energy Minister Ali Rodriguez said Saturday the projects will add 15,000 megawatts by 2015. Venezuela imposed power and water rationing ...

Chavez declares 'electricity emergency' in Venezuela - Reuters UK
CARACAS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez inaugurated a folksy new radio talk-show on Monday by declaring an "electricity emergency" in oil-rich Venezuela. Despite its huge crude reserves, the South American OPEC member relies on hydro ...

Dominican Republic beats Venezuela 3-2 - Fresno Bee
Nelson Figueroa pitched a three-hitter and the Dominican Republic's Leones del Escogido beat Mexico's Naranjeros de Hermosillo 7-1 on Wednesday in the Caribbean Series. Figueroa, who spent the past two seasons with the New York Mets, struck out eight ...

Edwin Valero stops Antonio DeMarco after 9 rounds in WBC lightweight ... - Los Angeles Times
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Edwin Valero of Venezuela retained his WBC lightweight belt by stopping Mexico's Antonio DeMarco on Saturday night. DeMarco sat in his corner and declined to come out for the 10th round of their title fight. The Mexican was ...

Tel Aviv man accused of enslaving women

Goel Ratzon, in court on Sunday, said in a documentary aired last year that women were drawn to him because he was "perfect" and had "all the qualities that a woman wants."An Israeli man has been jailed, suspected by police of enslaving a cult-like harem of at least 17 women and 37 children.




17 soldiers dead, 53 rescued in Kashmir avalanche

A vehicle carrying Indian Army rescue team is seen on the way to Gulmarg, via Tangmarg, about 25 miles (41 kilometers) northwest of Srinagar, India, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.  A massive avalanche is reported to have plowed into an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)A massive avalanche plowed into an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing 17 soldiers and critically injuring 17 others.




Yanukovych apparent victor in Ukrainian vote
Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych emerges as the apparent winner in Ukraine's presidential contest, with a lead of almost three percentage points with about 99 percent of ballots counted.

Gulp! Sword artist’s record is hard to swallow

Feb. 8: An Australian street performer sets a new record by swallowing 18 swords at once. Msnbc's Tamron Hall reports. (Other)Chayne Hultgren, an Australian performance artist, set a new Guinness World Record Monday by simultaneously swallowing 18 swords, each nearly as long as two and a half rulers.




Heavy snow paralyzes parts of Bulgaria, Romania
Heavy snowfall has seriously disrupted transport in Bulgaria and neighboring Romania, blocking highways and leaving cars stranded in snow.

Spring rains threaten Haitian survivors

Survivors of Haiti's earthquake in a makeshift tent at the Cite Soleil in Port-au-Prince on Feb. 2. Officials are now worried about the coming of deadly spring rains.In Haiti's devastated capital city, early spring rains threaten to cause landslides and bring about health problems in the makeshift camps where more than 500,000 people are living.




Alligator kills 11-year-old girl in Brazil
Authorities say an alligator killed an 11-year-old girl as she swam with friends in a river in northeastern Brazil.

Observation deck of world’s tallest tower closed

The Burj Khalifa, the world’s 828 meter tallest building is illuminated during the official opening ceremony in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Burj Khalifa's owner said Monday, Feb. 8, the observation deck of the world's tallest tower has been unexpectedly shut down.Tourists headed for the observation deck of the world's tallest tower were left disappointed and confused Monday after the owner of Dubai's Burj Khalifa unexpectedly cut off public access to the building because of electrical problems.




Political ally: Sri Lankan presidential candidate arrested on sedition charges
A political ally says Sri Lanka's former army chief and presidential candidate has been arrested on sedition charges.

Mexico troops find 12 tons of pot in truck
Mexican soldiers seize more than 12 tons of marijuana found beneath a false floor of a tractor trailer.

Taliban: We won’t fight GIs ‘face-to-face’

U.S. Marines check their gear at a base in Afghanistan’s Helmand province on Monday. Taliban fighters plan to disguise themselves as civilians during a looming NATO offensive in southern Afghanistan, a militant commander told NBC News.




Body found in landing gear of N.Y.-Tokyo flight

In this photo taken Feb. 7, a landing gear of a Delta Airlines plane is seen at the Narita international airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan.A body was found inside a wheel well of a Delta Air Lines plane after it landed in Tokyo from New York, and Japanese authorities Monday were trying to identify the man.




World Blog: Did 'pandering' cost U.S. lives at Afghan base?
Why did eight American soldiers die defending an remote outpost the U.S. military no longer wanted to hold? NBC News' Richard Engel reports from Kabul.

Wild West motif lightens mood at Afghan base

A U.S. Stryker armored vehicle leaves the Tombstone base in the Helmand province, Southern Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 7. The sign at the entrance shows Wyatt Earp, the legendary lawman of the American Wild West. The lore of the Wild West and the hard reality of southern Afghanistan share a few things in common: danger, men with guns and desert wilderness



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