The decline of international adoption

After rising for decades, the number of overseas adoptions has dropped by almost half since 2004. CNN probes the reasons behind the decline. Could -- or should -- the trend be reversed.



via CNN.com - Latin America http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/16/world/international-adoption-main-story-decline/index.html

Buses, train? It's: Urban gondolas

Urban transport in Bolivia's administrative capital of La Paz has always been about what goes up and down.



via CNN.com - Latin America http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/13/business/skypods-gondolas-urban-transport/index.html

New Miss America To Be Crowned Sunday Night - Huffington Post

New Miss America To Be Crowned Sunday Night Huffington Post The pageant started in Atlantic City as a way to extend the summer tourism season for an extra weekend. ___. Wayne Parry can be reached at http://twitter.com/WayneParryAC. A preview from last ... Yu Wenxia, Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares. Miss World ...

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Obama, Dempsey slap down neocons on Syrian false-flag - Press TV

Press TV

Obama, Dempsey slap down neocons on Syrian false-flag Press TV Obama's refusal to bomb Syria is reminiscent of JFK's refusal to bomb Cuba during the Bay of Pigs affair. In both cases, the American President at first played along with the warmongers, and then pulled back. In 1960, CIA Chief Allan Dulles convinced ...

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Six killed in Colombia bar stampede

A stampede triggered when police in Colombia raided a crowded bar in Bogota has left six people dead and five injured, officials say.



via BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24105377#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Cuenta Cristina en su twitter que Fidel le envió obsequio para su nieto Néstor Iván

La Presidenta argentina Cristina Fernández detalló en su cuenta de twitter algunas de las vivencias de Néstor Iván Kirchner, su primer nieto: “Está precioso. 4,65 kgs. Ya sonríe y mira TODO. Absolutamente TODO. Brazos y más brazos”, contó, y relató que le llevó “un ajuar de toallitas bordadas, sabanitas y pañalera que le envió Fidel y su esposa”.



via Cubadebate http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2013/09/15/cuenta-cristina-en-su-twitter-que-fidel-le-envio-obsequio-para-su-nieto-nestor-ivan/

Anuncian en México que Ariel Pestano y Pedro Luis Lazo jugarán en la Liga Invernal Veracruzana

La directiva del Club Industriales de Coatzacoalcos de la Liga Invernal Veracruzana, de México, dio a conocer su roster para la Temporada 2013-2014 de la Liga Invernal Veracruzana, en la cual incluyen a los peloteros cubanos Ariel Pestano y Pedro Luis Lazo. Los Industriales son respaldados por los Piratas de Campeche, equipo en el que han jugado 5 peloteros cubanos en los últimos años.



via Cubadebate http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2013/09/15/anuncian-en-mexico-que-ariel-pestano-y-pedro-luis-lazo-jugaran-en-la-liga-invernal-veracruzana/