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LatAm presidents call for drug debate at UN
The leaders of three Latin American nations hit hard by drug trafficking called on the membership of the United Nations on Wednesday to promote a ...
Uruguay lawmakers vote to legalize abortion
Legislators have voted in Uruguay by a razor-thin margin to legalize abortion. In Latin America, where the majority of people are Catholic, no country ...
Brazil judge orders arrest of Google president
A Brazilian judge ordered the arrest of the head of Google's operations in Brazil for failure to remove YouTube videos that attacked a mayoral ...
Venezuela poll: Chavez leading rival by 10 points
President Hugo Chavez held a 10-point lead over rival Henrique Capriles in one of the final polls ahead of Venezuela's Oct. 7 election, but the survey ...
WikiLeaks' Assange to address UN on asylum bid
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to address a meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly via a videolink from his hideout at ...
Argentine leader challenges critics in US
President Cristina Fernandez is on a US tour this week with a message for critics on Wall Street and in Washington who say Argentina is headed for ...
Argentina gives opposition media Dec. 7 deadline
Argentina's government on Saturday gave one of its leading media critics, Grupo Clarin, a deadline to sell off most of its broadcast stations, saying ...
Chavez's record: an oil bonanza squandered?
On the streets of Caracas, vast slums blanket the hillsides while squatters hang laundry in the windows of abandoned buildings. Trash-strewn alleys ...
Argentines enjoy nearly the most paid holidays
Oh, how lovely it is this weekend to be Argentine — able to take a mini-vacation to the mountains or the sea, or simply relax at home for three days, ...
Venezuela, China sign deal to develop gold mine
Chinese and Venezuelan officials signed an agreement Friday to jointly develop one of the world's largest gold mines. The agreement to develop Las ...
Rio employees accused of stealing London documents
In an embarrassing episode for the host of the next Summer Olympics, 10 employees of Rio de Janeiro's 2016 committee have been fired after being ...
Venezuela: Drug lord changed look with surgeries
One of Colombia's most-wanted drug lords changed his appearance through repeated plastic surgeries before he was captured in Venezuela while making ...
Mexico's President- elect wants to modernize Pemex
Mexico's president-elect says the private sector must be allowed to help modernize his country's state-owned oil company to increase productivity and ...
Chavez, challenger aim for youth, women voters
Presidential candidate Henrique Capriles is mobbed at rallies by ecstatic women who press close to touch him and leave scratches on his arms and neck.
Chile's Pacific paradise endangered by goats, cats
It's still a natural paradise far out in the Pacific, with thick jungles and stunningly steep and verdant slopes climbing out of the sea. But much of ...
Yellow Pages group Hibu's shares slide on warning
Hibu PLC, the publisher of the Yellow Pages directories, loses a third of its market value after it warned that restructuring could leave investors ...
Norwegian king's sister dies in Brazil at age 82
Norway's royal palace says King Harald's sister, Princess Ragnhild, has died. She was 82. The palace says Ragnhild died Sunday at her home in Rio de ...
Rebels step up attacks on Colombia energy targets
The port town of Tumaco on Colombia's Pacific coast went dark for more than a week in early August after guerrillas toppled three electricity towers ...
No Chavez running mate in Venezuela despite cancer
When he takes the stage at campaign rallies, Hugo Chavez stands alone. Under Venezuela's election system, presidential hopefuls don't choose running ...
Critics say Argentina leader wants another term
President Cristina Fernandez is being coy about whether she wants to stay in power after her constitutional term ends. The possibility of "Cristina ...
2 arrested in Colombia after swallowing dollars
Colombian police on Friday said they had arrested two men at an airport in Medellin after discovering they were smuggling $80,000 in cash hidden in ...
Brazil: Cemetery of African slaves honored
Wearing full-skirted white dresses and turbans, the religious leaders chanted blessings and sprinkled water on the concrete floor of a modest house ...
Ecuador's free-press watchdog under assault
Not all journalists are created equal in the eyes of Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa. To the leftist leader, Australian-born Julian Assange is a ...
Jailing made Colombian relive kidnapping trauma
Sigifredo Lopez personally paid the cost of Colombia's bloody civil war when he was kidnapped by rebels along with 11 other legislators, held captive ...
Rock throwing erupts at Venezuela campaign event
Violence erupted at an opposition campaign event Wednesday as supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez blocked a road and a campaign truck was ...