Bulgaria, Greece agree to link pipelines for delivery of Caspian gas
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Bulgaria and Greece agreed on the construction of a pipeline that will allow Bulgaria to import natural gas from the Caspian Sea region, energy officials said Tuesday.


Spain hunts for gold treasure in sea
The Inca and Aztec loot is believed to be in heavily laden vessels which hit the bottom of the sea in bad weather as they returned to Cadiz from South America

Yarrr! Thar be an opportunity for more pirates!

Speaking of pirates...

Somali pirates hijack Indian cargo ship with 15 aboard

Somali pirates seize Indian ship, attack tanker
Somali pirates have captured a dhow with an Indian crew of 11 and used it to launch a failed attack on a super-tanker in the Gulf of Aden, a Kenya-based watchdog said Monday.

Siemens, Munich Re Start Developing Sahara Project
Siemens AG, Munich Re, and 10 more companies agreed to draw up blueprints for a project to harness power from the Sahara Desert sun to bring extra electricity to European homes.

Sudan criticizes Obama for calling Darfur genocide

Nigerian rebels say attack Chevron oil pipeline

Nigerian rebels say they attacked oil tanker dock

Israeli woman held hostage in Nigeria for a week

Nigerian rebels declare 60-day ceasefire

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Unblocking Panama canal's bottleneck


Mexico gunmen attack police bases
Gunmen have launched a string of attacks on federal police bases in Mexico, killing five people.

At least six cities were hit - all in the western Michoacan state, a stronghold of Mexico's drug cartels.

Three police officers and two soldiers are reported to have been killed when the attackers, armed with grenades and assault rifles, opened fire.

In one incident, in the state capital Morelia, 40 gunmen arrived in a convoy of vehicles to carry out the raid


At least 12 bodies found along remote Mexican highway
Twelve to 15 bodies showing signs of torture were found on the side of a remote highway in the Mexican state of Michoacan, the state attorney general's office told CNN en Español.


Brazil's New King of Food
Born of a merger, Brasil Foods will be an international powerhouse -- and a way to play the country's consumer economy.


Zelaya Calls for Uprising in Honduras
Respect my authoritayyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!