Investment in Peru's mining and energy sectors, which totalled $A5.5 billion in 2009, has created "favourable" conditions for growth, the country said.

En route to ancient Inca wonders, our photo diarist and Rhonda (his tiny Honda) are hampered by floods.

Most high school basketball games around the state were postponed Tuesday night.

Rio de Janeiro - It's high season for divas in Rio's luxury hotel Fasano, on the beach at Ipanema, where fans are elbowing each other for the best glimpse of singing idols: Madonna and Beyonce. Madonna, the queen of pop, and Beyonce, the reigning que...

Brazil coach Dunga has left AC Milan midfielder Ronaldinho out of his latest squad for their friendly against the Republic of Ireland. Many expected Ronaldinho to return to the international set up for the first time since April last year when he played 13 minutes against Peru. The 29-year-old two-time World Player of the Year has rediscovered some of his best form this season, scoring nine ...

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Ecuador may rejoin Peru and Colombia in talks toward a free-trade agreement between the Andean nations and the European Union, Peruvian Foreign Trade Minister Martin Perez said.

Latin America is shifting focus in counter-drug strategies, moving away from a U.S. strategy of a "war on drugs" that is widely seen as having failed, experts here said.

Police cordoned off Second Avenue in Downtown Safford between Main Street and Highway 70 for about four hours Friday as they attempted to handle a situation with an allegedly suicidal attorney.

Eastern (Howard) vs. Elwood, ppd. to Feb 20. Edgewood vs. Brown Co. , ppd. to Feb 25. Whiteland vs. Decatur Central, ppd. Oldenburg vs. Morristown, ppd. to Feb 11.

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- South American leaders agreed to provide $300 million in aid to Haiti at a summit in Ecuador after skirting regional disputes that have undermined relations on the continent since 2008.

Haiti's government has raised the death toll from the January 12 earthquake that destroyed much of its capital, to at least 230,000.

SAO PAULO Ronaldinho was omitted Tuesday from Brazil's 22-man roster for a March 2 exhibition against Ireland in London.

Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton triples the Guinness World Record for the longest solo journey by kayak.

Corinthians have big ambitions for 2010. There is so much interest in their season, and with that, the inevitable hyperbole follows. To my mind, the big question for Timao (Big Team) is one that has faced them before whether they can gel as a team.

( IDIBAPS - Institut d'Investigacions Biomdiques August Pi i Sunyer ) The Tuberculosis Trials Consortium conducts research about the diagnosis, medical treatment, and prevention of tuberculosis infection and disease. From now and until 2010, this Consortium will receive more than $90 million to develop more effective tuberculosis treatments. This funding will be distributed among 20 research ...

Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton has tripled the Guinness World Record for the longest solo journey by kayak as she reached the half-way stage in her epic journey along the Amazon for Sport Relief. (09/02/2010 17:01:00)

We witness today, at the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century, one of the most astonishing phenomena of the digital era: the consolidation of the social network, and even more, the empowerment of the worldwide youth thanks to these tools.

When tragedy strikes around the world, one Brooklyn-based doctor is sure to lend a hand.Dr. Herbert Rader, 71, a general surgeon by trade and the current medical director of New York Community Hospital, 2525 Kings Highway, recently returned from three weeks assisting the medical effort in Haiti following the...

It was steaming hot as we sloshed through ankle deep mud and rotting garbage on our way to board the banana boat for Pavas. We boarded at 3 p.m. during the hottest part of the day. The boat was supposed to leave at 4 p.m. but we knew it would leave late, they always do. The boat left a

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- South American leaders will rally around efforts to coordinate aid to Haiti at a summit today, seeking to avoid regional disputes that have undermined relations on the continent since 2008.

The Russian Federation has become the largest supplier of military equipment to Latin American countries, overtaking the United States of America between 2008 and 2009. However, is Uncle Sam interfering with Brazils military modernization program?

State President Nguyen Minh Triet on February 9 paid Tet visit to families of late Party General Secretary Le Duan, late Party General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh and late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet.

The Peru The Tifton Connection: Culture, Art, Caring exhibit at the Tifton Museum of Arts and Heritage kicked off Sunday with a reception attended by over 100 people. The exhibit, and unique opportunities for adults and children, will continue through Feb. 17 with Gabriela Meneses, who is from the Sacred Valley in Peru.

NEW YORK The head of the Bundesliga says Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness was only admitting what many think privately when he cited security in South Africa as an issue ahead of this years World Cup.

An increase in wind is predicted to make winter weather more hazardous throughout the day Wednesday and into Thursday.

Inclement weather led to the postponement of Tuesdays high school sporting events. In boys basketball, the Eastern-Elwood game has been rescheduled for Feb. 20, and the Delphi-Carroll game has been moved to Feb. 17.

Global coffee output may dip 3.6 per cent to 7.41 million tonnes (mt) in the 2009-10 crop year on fall in production in Brazil and Africa, the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) said.

The IHSAA girls basketball sectional games involving the Southern Wells Raiders, Bluffton Tigers and Norwell Knights have been postponed for Tuesday night and rescheduled at this point for Wednesday night.