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The 10 Most & Least Expensive Public Transportation Cities In World (PHOTOS)
When visiting a city, it's always good to know what your Transportation options are. The Huffington Post has already got you covered on the price of a taxi , now you can see what cities have the least and Most Expensive Public Transportation in the world per ride, courtesy of PriceofTravel.com. So next time you're planning your excursions, take a look at their list to see what you need to Budget for in Transportation costs. ...

Venezuela's economy fails to emerge from recession, shrinks 0.4 percent more in 3rd quarter
Caracas, Venezuela — Venezuela's economy shrank 0.4 percent during the Third Quarter from a year earlier, the Central Bank said Tuesday in a report that revealed the South American nation's struggle to emerge from Recession. The latest dip in gross domestic product in the July-September period was largely caused by a 4.4 percent drop in commerce from the same period of 2009, the report said. Economic performance was an improvement from the 4.6 percent contraction in the Third Quarter of...

Lessons of Urban Transit from Bogota - WNYC
New York City's Transit system faces two almost-certain realities. Its ridership will swell, and it will continue to struggle financially. But planners are hoping to bring a new type of Transit to the city, Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT. More than an express route, BRT is designed to act like an above-ground light rail system, but at a fraction of the cost. Reporter Steven Dudley begins a WNYC series on BRT with a report from Bogota, Colombia, which has emerged as an unexpected model for BRT systems...

South Korea rejects North's push for tourism
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea has rejected North Korea's attempts to reopen lucrative tourist links, saying Pyongyang must first return its property at a jointly-owned resort before talks on restarting cross-border tours can resume. The destitute North Korea has reached out to its neighbor in recent months, requesting aid and a resumption of Tourism contacts to raise much needed capital to counter the impact of sanctions and severe summer Flooding. It also wants to restart stalled aid-for-disarm...

South Korea rejects North's push for tourism
Seoul (Reuters) - South Korea has rejected North Korea's attempts to reopen lucrative tourist links, saying Pyongyang must first return its property at a jointly-owned resort before talks on restarting cross-border tours can resume. The destitute North Korea has reached out to its neighbor in recent months, requesting aid and a resumption of Tourism contacts to raise much needed capital to counter the impact of sanctions and severe summer Flooding. It also wants to restart stalled aid-for-disar...

Libertarian Reason magazine joins growing chorus condeming Beck's Soros attacks
Beck's three-day attack on Jewish financier George Soros has been widely criticized by Jewish leaders, Holocaust survivors and, most recently, Commentary magazine which describes itself as "the flagship of Neoconservatism." Critics have been particularly concerned with Beck's false smears related to Soros' actions as a 14-year-old Hungarian Jew during the Holocaust. Beck suggested that Soros was a Holocaust collaborator, even going so far as to suggest that Soros helped "send the Jews" to "dea...

Agencia Venezolana de Noticias
Todo indica que la noticia no debía salir pública y que fue un conjurado indiscreto que la regaló a la agencia Argentina Télam este viernes. Cada detalle fue luego confirmado por participantes bolivianos y otras fuentes. La lista de los principales participantes cuyos nombres se conocen por esa vía conforma el principio de un verdadero inventario de quienes quieren manejar el destino de América Latina de acuerdo con sus ideas de perfil neofascista. Aquí est...

Venezuela sets up 'CNN rival'
In a popular shopping area of Caracas, with street musicians playing a bolero in the background, Jorge Botero is filming a promo for Latin America's most ambitious new satellite channel. A young journalism Student walks into shot and says: "The news on Telesur, the true face of Latin America." Telesur is a new pan-Latin American TV channel based in Venezuela. It aims to rival CNN and the other Spanish-language news channels coming out of Miami and Atlanta. Some have already dubbed it Al-Boliv...

Spanish pop star Alejandro Sanz back in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Spanish pop star Alejandro Sanz is in Venezuela to perform for the first time in years after Concerts in 2007 and 2008 were canceled amid friction between the entertainer and President Hugo Chavez’s government. Sanz was in the western city of Maracaibo on Tuesday to sing in the first of three Concerts in Venezuela. The pop star canceled a Caracas concert in 2007 after a government official said Sanz wouldn’t be allowed to use a state-controlled stadium...

Spanish pop star Alejandro Sanz back in Venezuela after canceled concerts in spat with gov't
Caracas, Venezuela — Spanish pop star Alejandro Sanz is in Venezuela to perform for the first time in years after Concerts in 2007 and 2008 were canceled amid friction between the entertainer and President Hugo Chavez's government. Sanz was in the western city of Maracaibo on Tuesday to sing in the first of three Concerts in Venezuela. The pop star canceled a Caracas concert in 2007 after a government official said Sanz wouldn't be allowed to use a state-controlled stadium due to his cr...

Chavez Creates `Socialist' Bourse With `High Yields'
Source: Bloomberg Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he is creating a “Socialist” state-run Public Bond Market that will offer local investors high yields to stimulate saving and allow nationalized companies to seek financing. The Public Bond Market, which will begin operations in December, will allow state-run companies to sell Debt to finance operations and individuals to seek investment opportunities, Chavez said. Chavez tightened his grip on the financial industry this year by closing m..

Russian arms suspect in NYC jail
AFP Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has arrived in New York and entered a high-security Prison in Manhattan after being extradited from Thailand, the US Justice Department said. Bout, who arrived late on Tuesday aboard a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) charter plane, is due to appear in a US Federal Court on Wednesday before US District Judge Shira Scheindlin. "Viktor Bout has been indicted in the United States, but his alleged arms trafficking activity and support of Armed co...

Russian arms suspect arrives in NY from Thailand
NEW YORK Nov 16 (Reuters) - Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout arrived in New York from Thailand on Tuesday to face U.S. Terrorism charges, a U.S. government official said. The 43-year-old former Soviet Air Force officer, dubbed the "Merchant of Death," faces U.S. accusations of trafficking arms since the 1990s to dictators and conflict zones in Africa, South America and the Middle East. Bout had been fighting Extradition since he was arrested in March 2008 in Bangkok in a U.S.-led Sting ...

Suspected Russian arms trafficker arrives in US
Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout arrived in New York late Tuesday and was taken to a high-security Prison in Manhattan after being extradited from Thailand, the US Justice Department said. Bout, who arrived aboard a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) charter plane, is due to appear in a US Federal Court on Wednesday before US District Judge Shira Scheindlin. "Viktor Bout has been indicted in the United States, but his alleged arms trafficking activity and support of Armed conflicts...

Suspected Russian Arms Dealer Arrives In U.S.
A Russian labeled the "Merchant of Death" by those who claim he fueled some of the World's deadly Third World conflicts over the last decade with powerful Weapons has arrived in the United States. He faces charges he supported Terrorists trying to overthrow the government of Colombia and shared their hatred for Americans. Viktor Bout arrived late Tuesday at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y., before he was brought to the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan to await an in...

'Merchant of Death' accused is extradited for US trial
ACCUSED Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout was extradited to the US yesterday, as Thailand sided with Washington in a tug of War with Moscow on his fate. • Viktor Bout was taken from his Thai Prison cell to Bangkok airport The Russians wanted him returned home, but the Thais decided to send him for trial in the US. His Extradition was only approved after a long legal tussle. Thai police said the 43-year-old, labelled "the Merchant of Death", was put aboard a plane that left Bangkok at about 1:...

Arms trafficking suspect nicknamed Merchant of Death arrives in NY over Russia's protests
NEW YORK — A Russian labeled the "Merchant of Death" by those who claim he fueled some of the World's deadly Third World conflicts over the last decade with powerful Weapons has arrived in the United States. He faces charges he supported Terrorists trying to overthrow the government of Colombia and shared their hatred for Americans. Viktor Bout arrived late Tuesday at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y., before he was brought to the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manh...

"Merchant of Death" to Face U.S. Judge in NYC
Like this Story? Share it: This image provided by the Drug Enforcement Administration shows Russian Arms trafficking suspect Viktor Bout, center, in U.S. custody after being flown from Bangkok to New York on Nov. 16, 2010. (AP/DEA) (CBS/AP) A Russian labeled the "Merchant of Death" by those who claim he fueled some of the World's deadly Third World conflicts over the last decade with powerful Weapons has arrived in the United States. He faces charges he supported Terrorists trying to overthrow ...

Russian arms suspect to appear in NYC court
NEW YORK (AP) - A Russian labeled the "Merchant of Death" by those who claim he fueled some of the World's deadly Third World conflicts over the last decade with powerful Weapons has arrived in the United States. He faces charges he supported Terrorists trying to overthrow the government of Colombia and shared their hatred for Americans. Viktor Bout arrived late Tuesday at Westchester County Airport, in White Plains, N.Y., before he was brought to the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhatt...

Suspected Russian arms trafficker arrives in US
File photo of rebel Soldiers in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Washi... Suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout arrived in New York late Tuesday and was taken to a high-security Prison in Manhattan after being extradited from Thailand, the US Justice Department said. Bout, who arrived aboard a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) charter plane, is due to appear in a US Federal Court on Wednesday before US District Judge Shira Scheindlin. "Viktor Bout has been indicted in the United S...

The Associated Press: Russian arms suspect to appear in NYC court
NEW YORK (AP) — A Russian labeled the "Merchant of Death" by those who claim he fueled some of the World's deadly Third World conflicts over the last decade with powerful Weapons has arrived in the United States. He faces charges he supported Terrorists trying to overthrow the government of Colombia and shared their hatred for Americans. Viktor Bout arrived late Tuesday at Westchester County Airport, in White Plains, N.Y., before he was brought to the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manha...

Russian arms suspect to appear in NYC court
Stumble This! A Russian labeled the "Merchant of Death" by those who claim he fueled some of the World's deadly Third World conflicts over the last decade with powerful Weapons has arrived in the United States. He faces charges he supported Terrorists trying to overthrow the government of Colombia and shared their hatred for Americans. Viktor Bout arrived late Tuesday at Westchester County Airport, in White Plains, N.Y., before he was brought to the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan...

US trial for 'Merchant of Death' after extradition
Thailand extradited accused Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout to the US yesterday to face Terrorism charges, siding with Washington in a tug-of-war with Moscow over whether to send him to stand trial or let him go home. The Thai Cabinet approved Bout's Extradition after a long Legal Battle. The 43-year-old was put on a plane at Bangkok at about 1:30pm (0630 GMT) in the custody of eight US officials. The Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said his Cabinet approved Extradition after an appea...

Venezuela gets Spanish patrol boat
Published: Nov. 15, 2010 at 2:48 PM Madrid, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has completed construction of the second of four patrol vessels ordered by the Venezuelan Military. The Yavire was officially turned over to the South American country in a ceremony at the company's facility in San Fernando in southern Spain. The Yavire is 262 feet long and displaces 1,453 tons. It has a top speed of 22 knots. It can perform a variety of missions, including Surveillance and coastal zone pro...

Drug traffickers swap sea for sky - Crime - NZ Herald News
Seized Cocaine is torched in Panama City. South American Drug Smugglers are sending Drugs to Europe via Africa. Photo / AP Seized Cocaine is torched in Panama City. South American Drug Smugglers are sending Drugs to Europe via Africa. Photo / AP NEW YORK - United States prosecutors in a series of Court Cases say they are beginning to unravel the latest development in Drug Smuggling: South American gangs that are buying old planes, filling them with Cocaine and flying them more than 5000km across...