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Speculation about the health and whereabouts of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is running wild two weeks after he underwent surgery in Cuba.

The Americans have a tough task ahead of them.

ARGENTINA -- Blogger Patricio Tarantino says that when Pottermore first emerged last week, he thought it would be something amazing and that it would change the Harry Potter fandom. Not so much.

Brazilian legend Pele has taken a subtle dig at Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi, claiming the Argentine should overhaul his total goal-scoring record if he is to be considered the greatest ever.

The new tax will charge food manufactures for making Hungarians unhealthy. The fee applies to a cornucopia of junk foods.

Despite Tottenham making it clear in no uncertain terms that their creative midfielder, Luka Modric, is not for sale, Chelsea will attempt a second bid, by using Michael Essien in a cash-plus-player deal, at bringing the Croatian to the Bridge.

The Chilean volcano ash plume has returned to Chile forcing Chilean officials to cancel domestic flights for the first time.

Many parts of the world witnessed total Lunar Eclipse on June 15, 2011, which is said to be the darkest and longest of the century, until a similar eclipse occurs again in next century in the year 2141.

Both Qantas and Virgin Australia canceled flights that were scheduled for Thursday to New Zealand and (until early morning) to the western Australian city of Perth as the ash cloud from Chile’s Puyehue volcano continued to spread and strand thousands more travelers.

Why does Mother Nature always has the last say in your travel plans?

The U.S. Open begins on Thursday.

The Puyehue volcano, which lies on the border between Chile and Argentina, continued to spew ash over the Andes and Patagonia regions of South America on Tuesday, grounding flights across the Southern Hemisphere.

The ash clouds from Chile’s Puyehue volcano are causing travel chaos across the Southern Hemisphere from South America to Australia and New Zealand, stranding thousands of passengers.

From South America to Oceania to Africa, here's everything you need to know about the 2011 Ski Season in the Southern Hemisphere!

The volcanic ash cloud from Chile’s Puyehue volcano left thousands of travelers stranded and hundreds of flights backlogged over the past two days in Australia and New Zealand as strong winds carried the ash more than halfway across the world.

Qantas Airways Ltd has cancelled all the flights in and out of Melbourne from Sunday evening due to a volcanic eruption in southern Chile.

NASA launched a satellite featuring an brand-new instrument which will be able to measure the saltiness of Earth's oceans.

NASA launches an instrument which will be able to measure salt in the ocean.

As the ash cloud moves away from Buenos Aires, some flights into and out of the Argentinian capital resume this afternoon.

Residents of Buenos Aires woke up on Thursday to a thin dusting of ash coating their cars and lining their streets while volcanic ash closed the city's main airports for a second day.

The Nilahue River in southern Chile overflowed on Thursday after it was blocked by volcanic ash and mounting debris. The area around the Nilahu river has been evacuated as a result.