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Hugo Chavez accuses U.S of being behind the unrest in Ecuador

Venezuela President Hugo Chavez accused the U.S of being behind the unrest in Ecuador, he made the allegation after emerging from a meeting of The Union of South American Nations today. The Union of South American Nations convened an emergency meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to discuss the situation. Presidents of many South American nations -- including Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Bolivia's Evo Morales and Colombia's Juan Manuel Santos -- were in attendance. "The Yankee extreme right is trying right now, through arms and violence, to retake control of the continent," Chavez said. Earlier Thursday U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a statement expressing support for Correa. "The United States deplores violence and lawlessness, and we express our full support for President Rafael Correa, and the institutions of democratic government in that country," she said. The group of South American leaders Friday condemned an "attempted coup...

Ecuador declares state of emergency after huge chaos by police

Ecuador was forced to declare a state of emergency on Thursday afternoon and the President of the country narrowly escaped after what President Rafael Correa called a "coup attempt" by police and soldiers angered by a new austerity measures ending bonuses and other benefits for civil servants, according to news reports from the South American nation. Look at the incidents occurred on Thursday night in Ecuador's Capital Quito Police officers occupied the National Assembly and troops seized the main airport in the capital, Quito. Protesting security forces occupied several barracks and set up road blocks across the country, demanding the government abandon the austerity measures, passed yesterday by Congress. Members of Correa's left-wing party said they would block efforts to shrink the government, and he is considering disbanding Congress and ruling by decree until new elections can be held, the BBC reports. Correa, who had knee surgery last week and is us...

Dream comes to reality by Gabrielle Gress

One may think it as a dream! But now it is reality to Gabrielle Gress,a courageous and youngest teen of the world who showed his charismatic tactics and controlling ability to the world on September 14 this year. At the age of 14, Winter Haven girl has already started setting flight records, not just in her town but all over the world. Gabrielle Gress became the world's youngest person to ever fly a multiple aircraft in the same day after she flew two airplanes and one helicopter solo at an airport outside Toronto, Canada during her birthday last Sept. 14. “The record I broke is being the youngest person to solo aircraft, (fly) an airplane and helicopter,” Gress said. She beat the previous age record by three months. Gress, already an accomplished pilot, trains every day or even twice a day at times at the Winter Haven Airport. She had to taxi out her plane, take off, fly a designated pattern in the sky then land and taxi back in, she said. Gabrielle...

Records and achievements of Indian cricket in last 10 years

The major records and achievements added by the Indian cricket team in the last one decade, 2000-2010, are to mention as the win of first World Twenty20 Championship in 2007, Runners up in World Cup 2003, ICC Champions Trophy in 2002 and the most recent win of Asia Cup Tournament 2010 defeating Sri Lanka as their fifth tile of the tournament. Indian Cricket Team before the final match of Asia Cup Cricket Tournament  held in Sri Lanka from  15–24 June 2010 Cheerful Indian team after winning first twenty20 champions trophy in 2007 held in South Africa The Indian team also became runners up in ICC Champions Trophy in 2000, and runners up in  Asia Cup Tournament in 2004 and 2008. Before this, the Indian team grabbed  World Cup final championship in 1983 which was the first and highest  achievement of the Indian Cricket and they could not touch the point second time in its cricket history. The Indian Team won the 3rd Cricket World Cup and their first...