Venezuela President Hugo Chavez is considering naming an ambassador to the United States, signaling a shift in the historically tense relations between the two nations — one that the Obama administration welcomed. “It is possible we will begin evaluating the designation of an ambassador in the United States,” Chavez said in a statement Saturday after the meeting of leaders and representatives from 34 countries at the the fifth Summit of the Americas.
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U.S. boycotts racism conference, says it ‘singles out’ Israel
The United States is boycotting a U.N. conference on racism next week over a document that "singles out" Israel in its criticism and conflicts with the nation’s "commitment to unfettered free speech," the U.S.
At least 20 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing
A suicide bomber in Pakistan rammed his vehicle into a security forces convoy on Saturday, killing at least 20 people and wounding 15 others, police said.
Pirates hijack Italian tugboat in Gulf of Aden
An Italian tugboat sent a distress call to a NATO ship Saturday before it was hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the tug’s owner told CNN.
Suicide bomber kills 9 in Iraq
A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest killed at least nine people and injured 31 others Saturday in Iraq’s interior, officials said.
Gunman kills 1, wounds 3 at Dutch cafe
A man with a pistol killed one person and wounded three others at a cafe in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Saturday morning, a police spokesman said.
In act of defiance, Fiji’s PM sworn in
The president of Fiji on Saturday defied a court ruling that had declared the Pacific nation’s military government illegal, swearing in as prime minister a man in direct opposition to the ruling, the state-run Web site said.
3 police officers shot in Pittsburgh
Three police officers were shot in Pittsburgh on Saturday, as they responded to a domestic call, Allegheny County police said.
Boeing 737 lands safely after emergency landing in Moscow
A Boeing 737 with 69 people aboard landed safely Saturday after making an emergency landing at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport, an airport spokeswoman and Russia’s Interfax news agency said.
Suspected U.S. attack kills 12 in Pakistan
A suspected U.S. missile strike killed at least 12 people in a tribal region in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday morning, local political and military sources said.