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Kevin Widemond, a 23-year-old American guard, died of a heart attack during a Portuguese basketball tournament.
A Lisbon hospital says it has discharged the 97-year-old mother of U.S. Senator John McCain after a weeklong stay following a fall.
Portugal's cycling federation has suspended a Spanish doctor for 10 years after finding him guilty of providing illegal substances to riders in the country's biggest doping case.
A Catholic Church official in Portugal says that comments by Nobel literature laureate Jose Saramago about the Bible are "offensive."
Cristiano Ronaldo believes he will recover from an ankle injury in time for Portugal's World Cup qualifier against Hungary this weekend.
Socialist leader Jose Socrates, set for another four years as Portugal's prime minister after elections Sunday, has antagonized many — even inside his own party — with his determination to reform and modernize Portugal.
Pope Benedict XVI will visit the Fatima shrine in Portugal next year, the Portuguese president's office announced Thursday.
The mother of missing British girl Madeleine McCann said Wednesday she has gained fresh hope for her daughter from the discovery of American Jaycee Dugard, who was found in California 18 years after being kidnapped.
The center-left Socialist Party is staying in government for four more years after winning elections Sunday but its reduced parliamentary majority may handicap its efforts to lead Portugal out of an economic crisis.
The Helen Keller International nonprofit organization has won a $1.4 million prize from a Portuguese foundation for its work in preventing blindness in the developing world, the foundation said Friday.
Two Syrians previously held at Guantanamo Bay have arrived in Portugal as free men, the government said Saturday.
Justice Department officials said Friday that two Syrians held at Guantanamo Bay have been sent to Portugal.
A landslide at a Portuguese seaside resort killed five people and injured at least four Friday, officials said.
Portugal has agreed to take two Syrian detainees from Guantanamo on humanitarian grounds, the government said Friday — becoming the third EU nation to accept inmates from the U.S. military prison.
Portugal's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld the country's ban on gay marriage, rejecting a challenge by two lesbians who are seeking to wed.
A fugitive murderer spent 16 years hiding in caves around his home village in northern Portugal before he was recaptured looking "like Robinson Crusoe," police said Thursday.
There are no guarantees that negotiators from pro- and anti-whaling nations will settle their dispute within a 12-month deadline they have set themselves, the new head of the International Whaling Commission said Friday.
Portugal will take in two or three Guantanamo detainees once they are released by the U.S. detention center, the foreign minister said.
Portuguese police say they have captured more than 7.7 tons (7 metric tonnes) of hashish from Morocco with an estimated street value of more than euro70 million (US$91 million).
When archaeologists on a dig in southern Portugal last year flipped over a heavy chunk of slate and saw writing not used for more than 2,500 years, they were elated.
Portugal's central bank predicted Tuesday the country's economy will enter recession in 2009 for the third time in six years.
A Portuguese woman who lived to see five of her great-great grandchildren born and was believed to have been the world's oldest person died on Friday at the age of 115, officials said.
Portugal's finance minister has warned his country's banks he may take away credit guarantees worth euro20 billion ($28 billion) if they don't resume normal lending.
An offer by Portugal to take in detainees released from Guantanamo Bay will bring the U.S. closer to its goal of closing the offshore military prison, an American diplomat said Thursday.
European Union countries should offer to take in any detainees released from the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo, Portugal's foreign minister said in a letter published Thursday.
Tropical Storm Grace Off Europe Coast!That's right, that's a storm (named by the NHC, our government agency that issues official hurricane forecasts) off the coast of Europe, heading towards the U.K.
Portugal accuses 10 of fraud in submarines casePortuguese prosecutors have accused three Germans and seven Portuguese of fraud related to the purchase of two German submarines by Portugal in 2003, the prosecutor's office said on Friday.
"'The 13th Day' is the best film ever made about Fatima..."... writes Steven Greydanus, "— the most beautiful and effective, as well as one of the most historically accurate. Sister Lucia's memories are imbued with an aura of reverie and contemplation by striking visuals, an effective score and a stark, simple narrative.
Portugal PM in 'censorship' rowPortugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates is embroiled in a row after a national TV channel shelved a programme dealing with alleged government corruption.
A month ahead of parliamentary elections, TVI, a private owned Portuguese TV Channel, has decided to suspend its weekly news program "Jornal Nacional".
Portugal's drug policy: Treating, not punishingStudies conducted in Portugal from 2001 on suggest that decriminalisation of drug use and possession has benefits and no harmful side-effects. Decriminalisation shall not be confused with depenalisation or legalisation.
Despite Congress' bipartisan effort to keep Guantanamo open, progress is being made. But what about Bagram?Despite Congress' massive bipartisan effort to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open by refusing to resettle any of the detainees who were determined not to be dangerous in the United States, the Obama administration has managed to find other countries to take them.
Hackers Divert Anti-Piracy Website to Torrent SitesLast week, the Portuguese Ministry of Culture decided to shut down or block 28 file-sharing sites. The original complaint came from local anti-piracy outfit MAPiNET.
Russian crew ship 'disappears'A cargo ship with a Russian crew has disappeared off the coast of Portugal in the Atlantic Ocean, the Russian maritime journal Sovfracht reports.
Portugal to take in two Syrians from GuantanamoPortugal will accept two Syrian nationals for resettlement from the U.S. detention camp of Guantanamo Bay in Cuba on a special visa, the foreign ministry said on Friday, lauding the forthcoming closure of the camp.
Caveman arrested after 16 years on the runAn escaped prisoner who had been hiding out in caves and living mainly off fruit has been finally recaptured in northern Portugal after 16 years on the run.
Significant minority wants Portugal to be part of SpainA recent poll shows over 30 percent Spaniards and about 40 percent Portuguese are in favour of forming a federation between the two nations.
What can Portugal's decriminalisation experience teach us?One of the issues that I feel strongly about and have blogged about numerous times before is how the debate surrounding drugs in this country is often very reactionary and not based on evidence.
Nanotechnology Research: Spain and Portugal go big on thinking smallThe leaders of Spain and Portugal have inaugurated a joint scientific research facility they hope will become a world leader in technology on a miniscule scale.
UN Backs Drug Decriminalization In World Drug ReportIn an about face, the United Nations on Wednesday lavishly praised drug decriminalization in its annual report on the state of global drug policy.
BBC NEWS | Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent | Lisbon's light-touch drugs policyIn 2001, the Portugese government decriminalised recreational drugs including heroin and cocaine in an attempt to reduce the number of hard drug users in the country. Eight years later, Claudia Hammond visited Lisbon to see whether the change in the law had been effective.
A photo essay, scanned from color prints, circa 1997 by MalamuteMan The scan quality is rather poor... this essay is more about composition than image quality. Las Puertas De La Luna De Miel
Center-right parties defeat leftists in most of the EU Parliament electionsThe vote marks a painful defeat for Europe's left, whose poor showing opened the door for far-right anti-immigrant and eurosceptic parties to seize the moment and gain support for their hardline message.
Shakira Makes Education Her Mission Last October, on the plane from Miami to San Salvador, Shakira stared into her MacBook, pondering.
Report: Portuguese Authorities Investigating $50 Billion Scam On JP Morgan ChaseA Portuguese website reports that authorities are investigating an attempted transfer of 50 billion dollars (36.6 billion euros) from JP Morgan Chase in what might where result would be the biggest fraud ever, rivaling the Ponzi scheme of Bernard Madoff. According to the webste, …
Giant trilobites had complex social livesThe discovery of giant trilobites in northern Portugal reveals the once ubiquitous marine creature mated en masse and used its numbers for protection, say European researchers.
Drugs in Portugal: Did Decriminalization Work? - TIMETo address Portugal's drug problem, jail time was replaced with the offer of therapy.
5 Years After: Portugal's Drug Decriminalization Policy Shows Positive Results: Scientific AmericanIn the face of a growing number of deaths and cases of HIV linked to drug abuse, the Portuguese government in 2001 tried a new tack to get a handle on the problem—it decriminalized the use and possession of heroin, cocaine, marijuana, LSD and other illicit street drugs.
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