31 min ago | Manawatu Evening Standard
Argentines protest govt's handling of farmers
PROTESTS: Thousands of Argentines have taken to the streets to protest against the government's handling of a tense three-month standoff with farmers over export taxes.
5 hrs ago | CNN
Prison agrees to inmates' demand for more sex
Paraguayan officials have put down a prison riot by agreeing to inmates' demands for more sex.
9 hrs ago | International Herald Tribune
Chavez says US is using Hezbollah accusations to bring him before an international court
CARACAS, Venezuela : President Hugo Chavez says that the United States is trying to bring him before an international court.
14 hrs ago | International Herald Tribune
Rush to exploit new offshore oil hampered by shortage of drilling ships
As President George W. Bush considers repealing a ban on drilling off most of the coast of the United States, a shortage of ships used for such drilling promises to impede any rapid turnaround in oil ...
19 hrs ago | Fox News
U.S. Freezes Assets of Two Venezuelans
The U.S. Treasury said Wednesday it had moved to freeze the assets of two Venezuelans it accused of supporting Hezbollah, including a Venezuelan government diplomatic official.
Yesterday | Daily Express
President condemns Brazil killings
A Brazilian judge ordered the army to pull out of a Rio de Janeiro slum where 11 soldiers are accused of involvement in the killings of three young men.
Friday | Today's Zaman
Turksat 3A, new satellite, in orbit
Turkey's new generation communication satellite, the Turksat 3A, was launched shortly before 1 a.m. from the Kourou base in French Guiana on Friday.
Friday | International Herald Tribune
Argentines fill streets to demand government negotiate end to farmers strike
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina : Thousands of Argentines poured into the streets Monday, banging pots and honking car horns to demand the government resume talks to end a 100-day farmers strike that has blocked grain ...
Friday | The Associated Press | Posted by The Associated Press
Paraguay's new president expected to be moderate
Paraguayan President-elect Fernando Lugo was all smiles as he and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez embraced, talked of a revolution for the poor and pledged to build a united Latin America.
But as the former Roman Catholic priest ended a three-nation tour Thursday that also included visits to Venezuela's leftist allies in Bolivia and Ecuador, political analysts predicted he will take a less radical approach to governing.
'He sees himself on the side of the progressive forces that want to change the relationship between Latin American countries and the United States,' said Fred Rossen, an analyst at the New York-based North American Congress on Latin America.
Thursday | Tuscola County Advertiser
Thousands of teachers, students march in Chile
Students and teachers clashed with police in Chile on Wednesday to protest an education bill they say doesn't go far enough to bring equal access to schooling for the poor even with a government flush with ...
Thursday | Bloggings
Rumors of another FARC leader killed
Rumors floated around Colombia yesterday that another member of the FARC secretariat, possibly Ivan Marquez or Timochenko, was killed in battle along the Venezuelan border.
Thursday Jun 19 | Xinhuanet
Brazilian president calls for closer relations with Japan
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday his country wants closer relations with Japan in various fields especially in the economic sphere.
Thursday Jun 19 | The Washington Post
Coca Cultivation Rises In Colombia, U.N. Says
A worker uproots a coca plant as part of a manual eradication effort of fields in northwest Colombia.
Thursday Jun 19 | SanLuisObispo.com
Argentine president rebuffs farmers
In this picture released by Government Palace, Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, right, and her husband, former president Nestor Kirchner, wave to supporters after she delivered a speech at ...
Wednesday Jun 18 | International Herald Tribune
Venezuela posts National Guard troops on buses to deter rampant crime
CARACAS, Venezuela : Venezuela's government started posting National Guard troops on buses Wednesday to try to prevent violent crime.
Wednesday Jun 18 | Reuters
VIDEO: Volcanic storm after calm
Two new columns of smoke erupted from the Chaiten volcano in Chile, breaking a calm that had held since late May.
Wednesday Jun 18 | Chicago Tribune
Brazilian cop denies torturing journalists
A police officer accused of heading a paramilitary militia has denied any part in the kidnapping and torture of two journalists.
Wednesday Jun 18 | The Washington Post
Brazil soldiers accused in gang killings
By MICHAEL ASTOR The Associated Press Monday, June 16, 2008; 8:44 PM RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Eleven Brazilian soldiers were arrested after allegedly turning over three shantytown residents to a drug gang that ...
Wednesday Jun 18 | Earthlink
NYC cop helps bring down feared Colombian drug lord
Final 0 at 0 Bobby Abreu struck out swinging. Runners on first and second with two outs and Alex Rodriguez due up.
Tuesday Jun 17 | Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Paraguay drops same-sex wedding charges
AP Photo: Jorge Saenz Jesus Alejandro Martinez, left, kisses Blanca Estigarribia after being released by the police in Asuncion, Monday, June 16, 2008.
Monday Jun 16 | Hotels
SuperClubs Premieres New ROOMS Resort in Negril
The best deal in Negril swings open its doors on July 15, with the premiere of ROOMS on the beach, Negril.
Monday Jun 16 | People's Daily
Uruguay to host first South American Beach Games in 2009
Uruguay will host in the summer of 2009 the first South American Beach Games, which will include various sports on the sand and sea, authorities said Friday.
Monday Jun 16 | International Herald Tribune
Brazil slaps millions in environmental fines on steel companies
BRASILIA, Brazil : Brazil is imposing US$250 million in fines on steel companies caught using charcoal made from illegally logged forests, the environment minister said Thursday.
Sunday Jun 15 | Inside Costa Rica
Ecuadorian Police Seize 165 kg Of Cocaine
Ecuadorian Antinarcotics Police have seized 165 kg of cocaine and 65,000 U.S. dollars in fake notes at the Jose Joaquin de Olmeda airport in the western coast city of Guayaquil, Antinarcotics chief Freddy ...
Sunday Jun 15 | HendersonvilleNews.com
Paraguay's Lugo names Cabinet chief
Paraguay's President-elect and former Bishop Fernando Lugo announces the names of his cabinet at a press conference in Asuncion, Friday, June 13, 2008.
Sunday Jun 15 | Inter Press Service
VENEZUELA: Co-operatives Turn Idle Landed Estates Green
BARINAS, Venezuela, Jun 14 - "As far as you can see, there was not one litre of milk produced, not even an ear of corn," says Jose Tapia Coiran, turning with his arms outstretched, pointing to the horizon of ...
Sunday Jun 15 | PR-inside.com
Brazil IPO for oil company OGX raises US$3.9 billion
A Brazilian oil company that has yet to drill a well raised 5.87 billion Brazilian reals in an initial stock offering, the company said Thursday.
Sunday Jun 15 | 102.9 CKDS-FM
One of Brazil's best-known samba singers has died. Jose Bispo Clementino dos Santos, a pillar of Rio's most traditional samba school who went by the stage name of Jamelao, was 95.
Saturday Jun 14 | Athens Banner-Herald
Argentina cracks down on farm blockade
Argentine police in riot gear broke up a farmers' highway blockade Saturday, briefly arresting 19 demonstrators including a prominent leader of a three-month protest against an increase in grain export taxes.
Saturday Jun 14 | International Herald Tribune
Chavez's former wife seeks mayorship in western Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela : Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's estranged ex-wife will seek the mayorship of her hometown in November regional elections.
Saturday Jun 14 | Kpic.com
Review: 'Incredible Hulk' has blockbuster green sheen
Ed Norton brings a quiet, self-reflective vulnerability to the role of genetically-mutated scientist Bruce Banner in Louis Leterrier's cinematic reworking of the The Incredible Hulk.
Saturday Jun 14 | International Herald Tribune
Brazilian mining giant Vale says it wants to float $14 billion worth of shares
SAO PAULO, Brazil : Brazilian mining company Vale said Thursday that it has requested permission to issue US$14 billion in shares to raise cash for acquisitions and growth.
Saturday Jun 14 | The Oregonian
Ecuador police link plot to militias
Two Colombians arrested in an alleged plot against President Rafael Correa claimed to have links to Colombian paramilitaries and said they were offered US$1.5 million to kill Ecuador's leader, according to ...
Friday Jun 13 | Reuters
Colombia's Uribe says FARC reaches out on hostages
BOGOTA - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Thursday offered not to extradite a FARC guerrilla in exchange for the release of hostages after a rebel contact reached out to authorities about a ...
Friday Jun 13 | Sun-Bulletin
Chile volcano eruption regains strength
The six-week eruption of a volcano in southern Chile has regained strength with bursts of thick gas, seismic rumblings and the emergence of two new craters.
Friday Jun 13 | Reuters UK
British and Turkish satellites put into orbit
An Ariane-5 rocket put a British military satellite and a Turkish telecommunications satellite into orbit on Thursday, European space officials said.
Friday Jun 13 | FoxNews.com
French First Lady's Lyrics Have Colombian Leaders Furious
French first lady Carla Bruni's new song has left Colombia's leaders furious. In one of the songs on her new album, the ex-model and wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, mentions "Colombian white". "You ...
Friday Jun 13 | CNN
Ecuadoran president downplays alleged plot
Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa downplayed news that authorities arrested four people in an alleged plot to attack him.
Thursday Jun 12 | Reuters UK
Colombia says hurt by French first lady's new song
Colombia's government on Thursday criticized as "hurtful" a new song from French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's new album for a reference one song makes to Colombian cocaine.
Thursday Jun 12 | International Herald Tribune
Brazil's Japanese celebrate centennial
MOGI DAS CRUZES, Brazil : "Inu ga wan wan." Miyabi Endo, a gregarious 8-year-old, carefully sounds out "the dog barks" in Japanese in a modest concrete schoolhouse amid the small farms that skirt Sao Paulo.
Thursday Jun 12 | KXTV
Chilean Leader Promotes Social Programs to Sacramento Audience
The president of Chile told California business leaders that investing in social programs makes her country more economically competitive.
Thursday Jun 12 | Daily India
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain will visit Colombia for one day in early July, a Colombian newspaper said.
Thursday Jun 12 | Boston.com
Ecuador: Dodd offered to probe FARC raid
A top Ecuadorean official said Wednesday that U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd offered to investigate whether Colombia used a U.S. plane to raid a guerrilla encampment in Ecuador's jungle -- but a spokesman for Dodd denied ...
Wednesday Jun 11 | International Business Times
Dead and oil-soaked penguins continue to wash ashore near Uruguay's capital a week after fuel spilled during a boat collision.
Wednesday Jun 11 | KARE-TV Minneapolis
Plane missing for 4 days found crashed in southern Chile, with survivors
A single-engine plane missing for four days in southern Chile was found Wednesday with nine survivors among the 10 people aboard, authorities reported.
Wednesday Jun 11 | East Bay Business Times
President Michelle Bachelet of Chile to speak at Berkeley on energy pact
East Bay Business Times - by Steven E.F. Brown San Francisco Business Times Chile's president, Michelle Bachelet, is slated to speak at UC-Berkeley 's International House on Thursday night about an ...
Wednesday Jun 11 | Houston Chronicle
Petrobras says it aims to increase refining capacity
Petroleobras, Brazil's state-owned oil company, said it may become the world's third- biggest oil refiner with a plan to build two new plants.
Wednesday Jun 11 | The River/97.3 WRVV
TotA3 La Momposina exemplifies the living tradition of Colombian folk music, having carefully studied and performed her native song and dance for several decades.
Tuesday Jun 10 | Victoria Advocate
Chavez backtracks on spy law, rebels
Photo Credit: AP Photo Opponents of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez protest in Caracas, June 7, 2008, after a Venezuelan top anti-corruption official unveiled a blacklist that could bar key opposition ...
Tuesday Jun 10 | San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Frank Girardot: It's been the year of the gun in Baldwin Park
A homicide epidemic claimed the lives of three Baldwin Park High School students in the 2007-08 school year.
Tuesday Jun 10 | News.com.au
Colombian army spots US hostages
COLOMBIA'S army has located three US nationals in the hands of Marxist FARC rebels, but has not attempted a rescue, Defence Minister Juan Manuel Santos said today.
Tuesday Jun 10 | CKNW News Talk 980
Harper defends new trade pact with Colombia and widens deal with Chile
Prime Minister Stephen Harper defended Canada's decision to sign a free trade pact with Colombia as the fulfillment of an international priority for his Conservative government.
Monday Jun 9 | International Herald Tribune
Spain, like U.S., grapples with immigration
MADRID : With the United States riven by calls to legalize millions of illegal immigrants, Americans might consider the possible effects by looking at southern Europe, where illegal immigration abounds and so ...
Monday Jun 9 | RIA Novosti
Over 60 dead penguins washed ashore in Uruguay
Over 60 dead oil-covered Magellanic penguins have been found along the Uruguayan coast near the Argentine border following a recent oil spill, Uruguay's Espectador radio said on Monday.
Monday Jun 9 | Art Knowledge News
Museo Nacional de Colombia presents Carlos Rojas ~ A Visit to his Worlds
The Museo Nacional de Colombia and the Casas Reigner Gallery present the exhibition titled Carlos Rojas: A Visit to his Worlds, on view through July 20, 2008.
Monday Jun 9 | Mail & Guardian
Obama could set earthquake under electoral map
The Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has a compelling personal and political biography.
Monday Jun 9 | International Herald Tribune
Gang led by Guyana's No. 1 fugitive escapes raid; 1 suspect killed, documents seized
GEORGETOWN, Guyana : A heavily armed gang suspected of killing 23 people in two village massacres drove back a security assault at its hideout in dense Amazonian jungle, Guyanese police said Sunday.
Sunday Jun 8 | The Straits Times
Dozens of dead, oil-covered penguins appear on Uruguayan beaches
AT least 60 dead penguins washed up on Uruguay's coast on Sunday in an incident that an environmentalist linked to a fuel spill following a boat crash near Montevideo's port days ago.
Sunday Jun 8 | The Associated Press | Posted by The Associated Press
Chavez urges FARC to end armed struggle
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urged Colombian rebels on Sunday to lay down their weapons, unilaterally free dozens of hostages and put an end to a decades-long armed struggle against Colombia's government.
Chavez sent the uncharacteristically strong message to the leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, saying their ongoing efforts to overthrow Colombia's democratically elected government were unjustified.
'The guerrilla war is history,' said Chavez, speaking during his weekly television and radio program, 'Hello President.'
Sunday Jun 8 | Huliq.com
From imitators to innovators in health-related products
Brazil is in the midst of a transition from imitator to innovator in health-related products , according to the most comprehensive analysis to date of barriers and opportunities facing that country's health ...
Sunday Jun 8 | South Atlantic Remote Territories Med...
Ottawa Convention : de-Mining : Extension Request by Uk
Falklands : OTTAWA CONVENTION : DE-MINING : EXTENSION REQUEST BY UK Submitted by Falkland Islands News Network 05.06.2008 The British Government has, as provided for by the Ottawa Convention, sought a 10-year ...
Saturday Jun 7 | Inside Costa Rica
Brazilian Government announces New Anti-Deforestation Measures
Brazil's newly-appointed Environment Minister Carlos Minc announced a series of measures to fight illegal deforestation in the Amazon region, local media reported on Wednesday.
Saturday Jun 7 | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Venezuelans protest banned candidates
By CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER - Associated Press Writer -- Howard Yanes An opponent of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez holds up a leaflet depicting Chavez, left, and the country's top anti-corruption official, ...
Saturday Jun 7 | The Age
Food Peru can't swallow Chile's potato claim.
The Irish hungered after it, Dan Quayle couldn't spell it, Russian cooks swear by it and China is its biggest producer - and now the potato is at the root of an Andean war of words over where exactly it ...
Saturday Jun 7 | KCRA.com
Angela Marquez should be pleased, considering the long line of customers at her paint store in the central Venezuelan city of La Victoria, an hour west of the capital of Caracas.
Friday Jun 6 | Tuscola County Advertiser
Venezuela says troops kill Colombian "subversive"
Venezuelan troops killed a Colombian "subversive" in a border gun battle, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Saturday, an incident that could fuel new tensions between the two countries.
Friday Jun 6 | Reuters | Posted by Reuters
Colombia, Ecuador restore ties under Carter deal
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Colombia and Ecuador have agreed to renew low-level diplomatic relations under a deal brokered by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, the Atlanta-based Carter Center said on Friday.
The relations will be restored at the level of charges d'affaires, according to the center. Ecuador severed ties with Colombia following a cross-border raid by Colombia's army against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia guerrillas in March.
Colombia accused neighboring Ecuador of harboring Colombian rebels, a charge Ecuador has denied.
Friday Jun 6 | The West Australian
Gay soldier's arrest grips Brazil
A Brazilian soldier who publicly flaunted his homosexuality was being detained by military police today after his dramatic arrest on live television, reports said.
Friday Jun 6 | Variety
Warner uses Madonna for hard cell
Warner Music Intl. has inked a deal with cell phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson to include content from Madonna's album "Hard Candy" as an incentive for consumers in 27 countries to buy certain models of phones ...
Friday Jun 6 | The Miami Herald
Brain exports are Chile's big bet for future
That's how I felt earlier this week when, in an interview with Chilean Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley, I learned about Chile's recent decision to create a $6 billion fund to send 6,500 Chilean students a ...
Thursday Jun 5 | Reuters Video
VIDEO: Chile volcano destroys town
Chile volcano leaves Chaiten town destroyed and abandoned after a series of volcano eruptions.
Thursday Jun 5 | FoodNavigator
Trans fats harm may pass from mother to infant in breast milk: study
The potentially damaging effects of trans fats may also be passed from a mother to her child during breast feeding, suggests a new study that heaps more misery on the enfant terrible of the food industry.
Thursday Jun 5 | Fox News
Fitch Upgrades Petrobras To 'BBB'
Fitch Ratings on Wednesday upgraded Petroleo Brasileiro SA's foreign currency issuer default rating to BBB from BBB-. Fitch also raised Petrobras' local currency issuer default rating to BBB+ from BBB.
Thursday Jun 5 | XtraMSN Real Estate
Book traces Paulo Coelho's rise from rebel to bestseller
During the course of his life, Paulo Coelho spent time in a mental institution, wrote several popular songs and became one of world's best-selling authors with novels like "The Alchemist." But according to ...
Thursday Jun 5 | Federal Bureau of Investigation
Violent Colombian Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 45 Years
MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JULIO CESAR LOPEZPENA, a/k/a "Julito," a/k/a "Ojitos," a high-ranking member of the notorious Norte Valle ...
Wednesday Jun 4 | Palestine Chronicle
Is Washington Planning to 'Checkmate' Chavez?
So says Heinz Dieterich Steffan - German sociologist, economist, political analyst and Hugo Chavez consultant who claims he coined the phrase "21st century socialism" in the mid-1990s. He currently teaches at ...
Wednesday Jun 4 | The Miami Herald
Fuel oil spills from ships near Uruguay
Officials say they are fighting a 13-mile-long fuel-oil spill caused by the collision of two ships just outside the harbor of Uruguay's capital.
Wednesday Jun 4 | Inter Press Service
POLITICS: U.S. Praises Colombia at OAS Meet
MEDELLIN, Colombia, Jun 3 - Stressing U.S. commitment to the Colombian government's controversial efforts to rid the country of "narcoterrorists", which have included briefly invading a neighbouring country to ...
Wednesday Jun 4 | Boston.com
Volcanic ash causes Chile to cancel some flights
Ash from the Chaiten volcano that has been erupting in Chile for nearly a month led the country's flagship airline LAN to cancel flights to a string of small airports on Wednesday.
Wednesday Jun 4 | KRVN-AM Lexington
Argentine farmers relaunch road blockades, suspend grain exports
Argentine farm groups suspended grain exports and relaunched road blockades nationwide Wednesday, trying to overturn export taxes that have sparked waves of protests.
Tuesday Jun 3 | Earth Times
Fitch Affirms ENAP's Foreign Currency IDR at 'A'; Outlook Positive
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Empresa Nacional del Petroleo as follows: --Foreign currency IDR at 'A' --National long-term rating at 'AAA ' --US$290 million senior unsecured notes due 2012 at 'A'; --US$150 million ...
Tuesday Jun 3 | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Venezuelan intelligence law draws protests
Venezuelans may be forced to spy on their neighbors or risk prison terms under President Hugo Chavez's new intelligence decree, raising fears of a Cuba-style system that could be used to stifle dissent.
Tuesday Jun 3 | India eNews
Bolivia nationalizes fuel transport company
From correspondents in Americas, 02:00 AM IST The Bolivian government Monday nationalized the fuel transport company Transredes, a subsidiary of British firm Ashmore and the Anglo-Dutch company Shell.
Tuesday Jun 3 | The Boston Globe
Ch vez overhauls intelligence rule
President Hugo Chávez has used his decree powers to carry out a major overhaul of this country's intelligence agencies, provoking a fierce backlash from human rights groups and legal scholars who say the ...
Tuesday Jun 3 | People's Daily Online
Colombia, Venezuela keen to improve bilateral ties
Colombian Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro agreed Mondayto rebuild mutual trust and improve bilateral ties between the two neighbors, which have been rather tense ...
Monday Jun 2 | WSVN-TV Miami Beach
Brazil: Journalists investigating Rio slum militias say they were tortured by alleged police
Two Brazilian journalists investigating paramilitaries in this city's sprawling slums say they were kidnapped and tortured by armed men who identified themselves as police, their newspaper reported Sunday.
Monday Jun 2 | Fort Mill Times
Chavez party picks candidates in primary
A television talk show host, a former mayor of Caracas and President Hugo Chavez's older brother are among the winners of the ruling party's primary.
Monday Jun 2 | Xinhuanet
Organization of American States
The Organization of American States is holding its 38th general assembly on June 1-3 in Medellin, Colombia, with the participation of 94 government officials, representatives from 34 member states and some ...
Monday Jun 2 | RedOrbit
Brazil Swears in New Environmental Head
Brazil sworn in a new environmental minister Tuesday following the resignation of the previous minister over concerns about Amazon deforestation.
Monday Jun 2 | Scientific American
Technical hitch scrubs Ariane rocket launch
A technical hitch scrubbed the launch of an Ariane rocket carrying a British military satellite and a Turkish telecoms satellite hours before its scheduled blastoff, the Arianespace rocket launch company said ...
Sunday Jun 1 | Miami New Times
Hipsters might resist this assertion; after all, they've been onto Brazil since at least 2002, when Fernando Meirelles released Cidade de Deus , the Southern Hemisphere's answer to The Godfather .
Sunday Jun 1 | The Washington Post
UN: Killings by Brazil police unchecked
By BRADLEY BROOKS The Associated Press Sunday, June 1, 2008; 8:06 PM SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Thousands of killings by Brazilian police are going largely unpunished because of public approval for a perceived ...
Sunday Jun 1 | The News
Death toll rises to 11 in Colombia quake, aftershocks reported
BOGOTA: The Red Cross said on Sunday the death toll from a powerful earthquake in central Colombia has risen to 11, as aftershocks shook the region.
Sunday Jun 1 | Inter Press Service
COLOMBIA: Hostage-Prisoner Swap a Mirage
"It is painful to die without seeing my son free," said 62-year-old Pedro Manuel Perez eight days before he died of leukaemia.
Sunday Jun 1 | Inter Press Service
PERU: Upbeat Poverty Stats Questioned
The Peruvian government has announced that poverty fell by 5.2 percent in a year and forecasts that by 2015, less than 10 percent of the population will be below the poverty line.