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Spirits maker Bacardi Limited has appointed Silvia Lagnado chief marketing officer and president of Bacardi Global Brands.

HOUSTON - Federal officials have asked authorities in Houston to watch for a member of a Somali terror group who may be coming to Texas through Mexico.

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. - It didn't take a national vote to convince an Illinois hometown crowd that Lee DeWyze was the new "American Idol." Hours before the paint store clerk prevailed over Crystal Bowersox in the singing contest's ninth season, thousands of fans gathered in front of a giant television screen in a park in Mount Prospect to cheer on the 24-year-old DeWyze.

NEVADA - Hindu statesman Rajan Zed attended the reception in celebration of "Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month" at the invitation of US President Barack Obama in White House in Washington DC on May 24.

JERUSALEM - Israel indicted two prominent activists from its Arab minority on Thursday for allegedly assisting the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.