Day two of bank stand-off

Day two of bank stand-off

The incident at Banco Provincial in Altagracia de Orituco began early on Monday. A handful of hostage-takers seized around 30 employees and customers, including a pregnant woman and several young children, early on Monday after a botched robbery.

Race Rundown: Make or Break in Florida

Race Rundown: Make or Break in Florida

It's a critical day for Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee in Florida. The voters of the Sunshine State could also determine the GOP frontrunner, in this all important primary. The AP's Ron Fournier breaks it down in the Race Rundown.

Greying Chinese hip-hoppers

Greying Chinese hip-hoppers

One hip-hop dance troupe has become all the hype in Beijing, appearing on national television shows and city dance floors. The difference is that these dancers are retired women, most of them in their 60s, who are now grooving to a younger beat.

Today in History for Tuesday, January 29th

Today in History for Tuesday, January 29th

President George W. Bush delivers 'Axis of Evil' speech; A bomb rocks an abortion clinic in Birmingham, Alabama; Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" is first published; Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth, are named to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Chile: Fireworks light the sky in Santiago

Chile: Fireworks light the sky in Santiago

The fifteenth annual "Santiago a Mil" festival started on January 2 and brought 35 shows and theater performances to the city, but nothing compared to the finale.

Chile: World's largest swimming pool

Chile: World's largest swimming pool

Already drawing the crowds in the South American resort of San Alfonso del Mar in Chile, this artificial lagoon and swimming pool is eight hectares in size and contains an incredible 250,000 cubic meters of water - Equivalent in size to an incredible 6,000 standard domestic pools.

Acknowledged by Guinness World Records as being the world’s largest swimming pool, the lagoon trounces all other record holders in the category, including the Orthlieb pool in Casablanca, Morocco, itself a huge 150 meters by 100 meters – the San Alfonso pool is 1km in length.

The revolutionary clear water artificial lagoons, transparent to a depth of 35 meters and unprecedented in design and construction methods, are the brainchild of Crystal Lagoons founder, biochemist and Chilean businessman Fernando Fischmann.