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Oct 27 2009
A blunt-talking former guerrilla fell just short of a first-round victory in Uruguay’s presidential election, according to results Monday, and his conservative opponents have united in hopes of leaping past him in a Nov. 29 runoff. Jose...
Oct 24 2009
At least five inmates have burned to death in a fire at a prison in north-eastern Brazil, officials say. They said about 40 other prisoners were injured at the jail in the coastal town of Joao Pessoa.
Aug 19 2009
Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Felipe Calderon from Mexico called for a strategic alliance between the two countries based on free trade and cooperation between state energy companies Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and...
Aug 8 2009
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez told his ambassador to return to Colombia amid a diplomatic dispute over U.S. bases in Colombia and alleged Venezuelan support for guerrillas in the country. “There’s work to do,” Chavez said on state television...
May 30 2009
But in Latin America, there’s some light in the art world: affordable art is selling well. The Buenos Aires International Art Fair — known as ArteBA — took place this week and attracted more than 130,000 visitors during its five-day...
Apr 30 2008
Brazilian football star Ronaldo has been caught up in a sex scandal with three cross-dressing prostitutes. Having dropped off his girlfriend at her house in Rio de Janeiro on Monday night, the 2002 World Cup winner picked up three prostitutes.
Apr 12 2008
A Brazilian Senate panel ordered Google on Wednesday to give it access to 3,261 profiles containing suspected pedophile material on a highly popular social-networking website.