Liam Dutton
From Cuba to the UK in a week – journey of a weather system
At the moment, all eyes are on the Gulf of Mexico, where a cluster of thunderstorms is being monitored by the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
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Guantanamo’s first commander urges US to close camp
Major General Michael Lehnert tells Channel 4 News he believes it is time Barack Obama makes good on his promise to end the detention of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay.
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US swimmer’s historic Cuba-Florida crossing
Diana Nyad becomes the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida unaided by a shark cage. The 64-year-old endurance swimmer tells a crowd of well-wishers: “You are never too old to chase your dreams.”
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Panama asks UN to advise on North Korean arms ship
Panama asks the United Nations to advise it what to do about the North Korean ship caught smuggling arms from Cuba – and says two more containers have been found.
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Panama seizes ‘military cargo’ from N Korea ship
Panama’s President Ricardo Martinelli says “undeclared military cargo” has been seized from a North Korean-flagged ship coming from Cuba as it approached the Panama canal.
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Liam Dutton
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Obama: I will shut Guantanamo detention centre
With a hunger strike and one hundred inmates refusing food, President Obama renews his intention to shut down the Guantanamo detention centre declaring he does not want people to die.
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Matt Frei
Dead or alive? What is the truth about Hugo Chavez?
Chavez won’t be coming back home to attend his own inauguration on Thursday. The star guest is absent at his own party and the government has delayed his swearing-in.
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Veneuzela should ‘come clean’ on Chavez health
The opposition in Veneuzela wants the government to disclose the true state of Hugo Chavez’s health. Due to be sworn in as president in a week, he’s not been seen in public for a month.
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Hurricane Sandy from the International Space Station
The International Space Station captured hurricane Sandy from space on Thursday. It shows the swirling cloud around the category two storm over the Caribbean. Video courtesy of NASA.
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Hurricane Sandy hits the Caribbean with flash floods
Hurricane Sandy is currently lashing the Caribbean with torrential rain, damaging winds and flash floods that have left one person dead in Jamaica.
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Tropical storm Sandy threatens Caribbean with flash floods
Tropical storm Sandy is likely to become a hurricane before hitting Jamaica on Wednesday. Damaging winds and 5-10 inches of rain could cause flash floods. Video courtesy of Naval Research Lab.
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Team GB’s Yamile Aldama – a force of nature
Triple jumper Yamile Aldama will represent Great Britain at London 2012, and could even captain the athletics team. But as Keme Nzerem reports, the Cuba-born athlete has lived a life unlike any other.
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Guantanamo Bay remains open 10 years on
Amnesty International calls on the US government to end indefinite detentions in Guantanamo, as the prison reaches its 10th anniversary.
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Conflict in 2012 – the likely hotspots
Defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones assesses where conflicts are most likely to erupt over the next 12 months.
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No survivors reported in Cuba plane crash
A plane carrying 68 people has crashed in Cuba, with no initial reports of survivors.
