December 15, 2006 | VivirLatino

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Lethal injection of Latino tortuous, not instantaneous

12:49 H — Jennifer

Death by lethal injection is supposed to be one of most "painless" methods of execution of prisoners condemned to this fate. But this apparently was not the case in the execution of Ángel Nieves Díaz, a Latino prisoner in Florida.... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Florida - Justice

Castro close to death, says U.S.

12:35 H — Jennifer

The U.S. government is claiming that Cuban leader Fidel Castro is extremely ill and near death, reports Reuters:Everything we see indicates it will not be much longer ... months, not years," Negroponte told The Washington Post.As speculation swirls around what... Read more »

Topics: Cuba - Politics

Pinochet's First Choice Wasn't the Fire Pit

12:16 H — Maegan la Mala

The Chilean dictator formally known as Augusto Pinochet orginally didn't want to be cremated since it went against his "Christian" beliefs. He decided to go for cremation instead of a memorial for himself because of concerns of his tomb being... Read more »

Topics: Chile - Politics

Hugo Chavez's Win in Venezuela Official

09:32 H — Maegan la Mala

For those of you hoping that Hugo Chavez's reelection in the Venezuelan presidential election would be called into question because of fraud or irregularities, you better stop holding your breath.Preliminary reports of the recent Venezuelan elections, supported in new information... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Politics - Venezuela