http://www.mail.com/int/locations/2078-south-america.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/locations/2078-south-america.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2099504-death-toll-turkish-balloon-crash-reaches-3.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials say another Brazilian tourist has died of injuries sustained after a hot air balloon crashed to the ground, raising the number of tourists killed to 3. The balloon collided with another balloon mid-air and crashed during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey's Cappadocia region on Monday. The governor's o... Tue, 21 May 2013 11:08:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2099504-death-toll-turkish-balloon-crash-reaches-3.html 2013-05-21T11:08:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2097586-large-earthquake-strikes-coast-chile.html SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but Chilean officials said it was not felt on land and discarded the possibility that it might unleash a tsunami. The quake was recorded at 5:49 a.m. local time (EDT; 0949 GMT) Monday, at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles),... Mon, 20 May 2013 13:16:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2097586-large-earthquake-strikes-coast-chile.html 2013-05-20T13:16:11Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2095160-chiles-tullo-leads-madeira-3rd-round.html SANTO ANTONIO DA SERRA, Portugal (AP) — Mark Tullo of Chile shot a 4-under 68 Saturday to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Madeira Islands Open. Tullo birdied four of his last eight holes on the Clube de Golf do Santo da Serra course for a 12-under total of 204. Overnight leader Craig Lee of Scotland and American Peter Uihlein were tied f... Sat, 18 May 2013 19:46:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2095160-chiles-tullo-leads-madeira-3rd-round.html 2013-05-18T19:46:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2093012-argentine-dictator-videla-dies-prison-age-87.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power over Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow citizens in a dirty war to eliminate so-called "subversives," died quietly in his sleep Friday while serving life in prison for crimes against humanity. He was 87. Federal Prison Serv... Fri, 17 May 2013 20:40:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2093012-argentine-dictator-videla-dies-prison-age-87.html 2013-05-17T20:40:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2093284-venezuelas-military-enters-high-crime-slums.html PETARE, Venezuela (AP) — Stern-looking soldiers clutching assault rifles wave down the beat-up Chevy Caprice entering this sprawling slum on the outskirts of Caracas. Flashlights in his face, the driver steps out and places his hands on the roof while the soldiers frisk him for drugs and weapons. He's clean, and a hand gesture from the commanding officer ... Fri, 17 May 2013 20:10:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2093284-venezuelas-military-enters-high-crime-slums.html 2013-05-17T20:10:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2082480-correction-honduras-death-squads-story.html TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — In a story May 13 about suspects disappearing or dying after being in the custody of the Honduran National Police, The Associated Press misquoted U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield as suggesting that the Honduran armed forces have engaged in vigilantism. In fact, Brownfield was speaking of the danger of communities carrying out ... Fri, 17 May 2013 19:03:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2082480-correction-honduras-death-squads-story.html 2013-05-17T19:03:23Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2093610-homesick-pope-vatican-opens-argentine-gaucho.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — If Pope Francis is feeling a bit homesick these days, he need only go downstairs to St. Peter's Square. The Vatican on Friday opened an exhibit on Argentine gauchos, the legendary horsemen of the pampas — a show that's been years in the works and coincidentally opened under the first Argentine pope. Officials weren't sure when Francis ... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:06:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2093610-homesick-pope-vatican-opens-argentine-gaucho.html 2013-05-17T18:06:10Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090186-germany-includes-4-newcomers-squad-us-tour.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Coach Joachim Loew has called up four newcomers for Germany's friendlies against Ecuador and the United States, with the stars of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund absent because of their Champions League final. Real Madrid's Mesut Oezil and Sami Khedira also will miss the trip because the Spanish season won't be over. A total ... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:09:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090186-germany-includes-4-newcomers-squad-us-tour.html 2013-05-16T14:09:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090128-nasri-gourcuff-uruguay-brazil-matches.html PARIS (AP) — France coach Didier Deschamps recalled midfielders Yoann Gourcuff and Samir Nasri on Thursday for two friendly matches against Uruguay and Brazil next month. FC Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala and Saint-Etienne midfielder Josuha Guilavogui were among the surprise selections as Deschamps uses the matches to test out younger players. But Patric... Thu, 16 May 2013 13:47:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2090128-nasri-gourcuff-uruguay-brazil-matches.html 2013-05-16T13:47:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2084644-uran-wins-1st-mountain-leg-nibali-giro-lead.html ALTOPIANO DEL MONTASIO, Italy (AP) — Colombian rider Rigoberto Uran won the first big mountain stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, and Vincenzo Nibali held onto the overall lead after the 10th leg. Pre-race favorite Bradley Wiggins dropped further behind on the steep, uphill finish, while defending champion Ryder Hesjedal dropped out of contention on t... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:31:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2084644-uran-wins-1st-mountain-leg-nibali-giro-lead.html 2013-05-14T18:31:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2081340-carlos-jackal-ex-enigma-mired-court.html PARIS (AP) — Carlos the Jackal, the flamboyant terrorist and self-proclaimed revolutionary who was once one of the Cold War's most wanted men, is appealing his life sentence for orchestrating bombings in France two decades ago. Carlos, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, is serving two life sentences in France for a triple murder in 1975 and for the bombings in 1982 an... Mon, 13 May 2013 13:27:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2081340-carlos-jackal-ex-enigma-mired-court.html 2013-05-13T13:27:09Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2080748-project-to-track-megacities-carbon-footprints.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that waft skyward. Halfway around the globe, similar contraptions atop the Eiffel Tower and elsewhere around Paris keep watch on emissions from smokestacks and automobile tai... Mon, 13 May 2013 04:47:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2080748-project-to-track-megacities-carbon-footprints.html 2013-05-13T04:47:09Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2080866-venezuelas-carlos-jackal-seeks-repatriation.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A lawyer representing the convicted terrorist known as "Carlos the Jackal" is urging Venezuela's government to demand that France return her Venezuelan-born client to his homeland. Attorney Isabelle Coutant-Peyre says Venezuela should press for the repatriation of Illich Ramirez Sanchez on the grounds that he was illegally detain... Mon, 13 May 2013 00:54:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2080866-venezuelas-carlos-jackal-seeks-repatriation.html 2013-05-13T00:54:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2080114-psg-wins-1st-french-league-title-1994.html PARIS (AP) — David Beckham and Zlatan Ibrahimovic kept possession in the corner of the pitch, playing down the clock as they closed in on winning the league title in a fourth different country. For Paris Saint-Germain, it was to be its first in 19 years. After spending more than 250 million euros ($329 million) on players by its cash-rich Qatari owners, P... Sun, 12 May 2013 23:01:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2080114-psg-wins-1st-french-league-title-1994.html 2013-05-12T23:01:57Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2079922-pope-francis-church-hundreds-saints.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic Church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first canonization ceremony Sunday in a packed St. Peter's Square. The "Martyrs of Otranto" were 813 Italians who were slain in the southern Italian city in 1480 for de... Sun, 12 May 2013 13:15:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2079922-pope-francis-church-hundreds-saints.html 2013-05-12T13:15:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2079932-saints-canonized-pope-francis.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has made hundreds of new saints at his first canonization ceremony in St. Peter's Square. Here is a look at the people receiving the Catholic Church's highest honor: ANTONIO PEZZULLA AND 812 FELLOW MARTYRS In 1480, some 20,000 Turkish troops overran the citadel of Otranto in what is n... Sun, 12 May 2013 12:58:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2079932-saints-canonized-pope-francis.html 2013-05-12T12:58:38Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2079228-eu-to-help-guyana-fight-flooding-problem.html GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The European Union is funding a study to help the South American country of Guyana control flooding. The EU said in a statement Saturday that it will help Guyana review its sea defense system, since most of the country's population and infrastructure are on a narrow coastal belt that is already below sea level and floods often. ... Sat, 11 May 2013 19:03:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2079228-eu-to-help-guyana-fight-flooding-problem.html 2013-05-11T19:03:36Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2079142-nz-sole-team-to-london-sevens-day-1-unbeaten.html LONDON (AP) — World series champion New Zealand was the only team to finish the first day unbeaten in the rugby London Sevens at Twickenham on Saturday. The Kiwis, who clinched their 11th series in 14 seasons last weekend in the Glasgow Sevens, easily beat Canada and Wales in their pool but found themselves 17-0 down at halftime to Kenya. They won 31-17, ... Sat, 11 May 2013 18:19:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2079142-nz-sole-team-to-london-sevens-day-1-unbeaten.html 2013-05-11T18:19:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2076930-post-attack-top-reporter-worries-cover-blown.html BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — His exclusives have triggered some of Colombia's biggest scandals, leading to the dismissals, arrests and prosecutions of dozens of crooked, sometimes murderous public officials. Yet in this age of social media saturation and in-your-face journalistic ego, Ricardo Calderon continues to shun the limelight. To the public, this old-fa... Fri, 10 May 2013 16:05:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2076930-post-attack-top-reporter-worries-cover-blown.html 2013-05-10T16:05:53Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2075292-uruguay-general-28-years-prisoners-murder.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Uruguay has convicted an active general for dictatorship-era human rights violations for the first time. Gen. Miguel Dalmao was sentenced to 28 years in prison for the death of a communist professor. The general's defense lawyer told The Associated Press on Thursday that he has already appealed Wednesday's verdict, saying th... Thu, 09 May 2013 21:48:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2075292-uruguay-general-28-years-prisoners-murder.html 2013-05-09T21:48:52Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2074566-bach-cites-ethics-issue-with-havelange-stadium.html LONDON (AP) — Brazil must abide by the IOC's "zero tolerance" ethics policy in deciding whether to keep disgraced former FIFA president Joao Havelange's name on the Olympic stadium in Rio, a top IOC official said on Thursday. Havelange resigned as honorary president of football's governing body last month, shortly before the release of a FIFA ethics repor... Thu, 09 May 2013 19:53:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2074566-bach-cites-ethics-issue-with-havelange-stadium.html 2013-05-09T19:53:19Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2074530-venezuelan-politics-personal-divide-families.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A portrait of Hugo Chavez stared down from a black metal frame as Jose Pastano sipped coffee after dinner with his sons in the slum house he shares with 17 relatives on the western edge of the capital. Leaning forward in his chair, the retired bus mechanic chided his children for backing Venezuela's opposition, calling them ungra... Thu, 09 May 2013 17:42:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2074530-venezuelan-politics-personal-divide-families.html 2013-05-09T17:42:29Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2071908-brazilian-woman-survives-harpoon-shooting.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A 28-year-old woman miraculously survived after her husband accidentally shot her in the mouth with a harpoon, Brazilian officials said Wednesday. The Rio de Janeiro State Health Department said in a statement that the woman's husband was cleaning his spear gun when it went off, firing a harpoon that hit her cervical spine. Elisangel... Wed, 08 May 2013 22:22:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2071908-brazilian-woman-survives-harpoon-shooting.html 2013-05-08T22:22:49Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2071726-wood-to-lead-england-tour-to-samerica-june.html LONDON (AP) — Already minus 10 British and Irish Lions, England will tackle the Barbarians and tour South America also without captain Chris Robshaw, and backs Danny Care, Toby Flood, Brad Barritt and Chris Ashton. All five are being rested by coach Stuart Lancaster, but he said on Wednesday they will be available as injury replacements for the Lions tour... Wed, 08 May 2013 16:47:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2071726-wood-to-lead-england-tour-to-samerica-june.html 2013-05-08T16:47:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2068946-diplomats-brazil-wins-race-wto-director.html GENEVA (AP) — The World Trade Organization has settled on Roberto Azevedo of Brazil, a well-known diplomat and consummate insider in Geneva circles, to serve as its director-general for the next four years, officials said Tuesday. Azevedo won by positioning himself as someone who could turn around — even heal — the organization as it struggles for relevan... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:19:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2068946-diplomats-brazil-wins-race-wto-director.html 2013-05-07T20:19:46Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2068146-pope-to-visit-rio-slum-july-world-youth-day.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will visit one of Rio de Janeiro's favelas, or slums, during his weeklong visit to Brazil for World Youth Day, his first foreign trip as pontiff. The Vatican on Tuesday released Francis' itinerary for the July 22-29 trip to the world's largest Roman Catholic country. It includes a meeting with prisoners and a visit to a Ri... Tue, 07 May 2013 11:02:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2068146-pope-to-visit-rio-slum-july-world-youth-day.html 2013-05-07T11:02:04Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2065912-bp-to-exit-brazils-polvo-oil-field.html LONDON (AP) — Oil company BP says it is selling its majority stake in Brazil's Polvo oil field for $135 million in cash to HRT Oil & Gas. BP gained its 60 percent stake in Polvo from Devon Energy in 2011 as part of a purchase in ten exploration and production blocks. Maersk owns the other 40 percent and the field, located approximately 100 kilometers (60 ... Mon, 06 May 2013 13:40:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2065912-bp-to-exit-brazils-polvo-oil-field.html 2013-05-06T13:40:12Z