On a cloudy day in early spring, a rhythmic chant rose up in St Peter's Square from crowds of mourners at Pope John Paul II's funeral.
The governments of Spain and Britain and a private U.S. salvage company are disputing billions of dollars in a treasure believed to be aboard the HMS Sussex, which has been resting off the coast of Gibraltar for 311 years.
Bolivia took another step towards a federal system government by calling the first election for governors of the Andean nation's nine provinces, which are scheduled for August 12.
The attempt to rule out from next year' Mexican presidential race front-runner Mexico City Mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has created one of the most serious political storms in recent years.
Cuban President Fidel Castro says he does not give a damn about the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and whether it criticizes or not civil liberties in the island he has ruled since 1959.