| Argentina's `robbery of the century' upstaged by new heist Argentine police are investigating a spectacular assault on a Buenos Aires bank amid the trial of those accused of pulling off the 2006 heist dubbed the 'robbery of the... | |
| Brazilian firm announces oil find in Colombia Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras has said that it discovered oil at a block in eastern... |
| Brazil's economy contracts after 17 years The Brazilian economy contracted for the first time in 17 years in 2009, falling by 0.2 per cent, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said... |
| Brazil Leader Talks Mideast Peace, How To Be Friends With Both Israel And Iran SAO PAULO, Brazil - President Lula of Brazil, who in October will conclude his second term in office (and his last permitted by the state's constitution), is the most popular head of state in the... |
| Us Report Criticizes Corruption In Colombia 2009 Human Rights Report found that "significant" human rights abuses and impunity for corruption still persist in Colombia. The report acknowledges the Colombian government's efforts to combat... |
| Colombians Repatriated From Quake-hit Chile Colombia on Thursday repatriated 56 of its citizens who have been stranded in Chile since the country's devastating earthquake on February 27. The Colombian air force collected the stranded... |
| Bolivia Is “area Of Alert” As Cases Of Dengue Fever Rise On March 11th, Bolivia’s Ministry of Public Health declared that 2,020 suspected cases of dengue fever have been reported thus far in 2010, elevating Bolivia’s epidemiological status to an... |
| Happy Robinho Keen To Stay In Brazil With Santos Manchester City striker Robinho has reiterated his desire to extend his loan stay at Santos and hopes talks have already been initiated with the Premier League... |
| <font Color="#996633" Face="times New Roman,times,times Newroman">brazil Aes Eletropaulo 4q Net Profit Down 1.1% To Brl525.6 Million</font> The company attributed the reduction of its net profit in the period to an increase of its operational expenses. Eletropaulo's operational expenses... |
| Peru Pursues Free Trade Two recent events highlight the importance the administration of Peruvian President Alan Garcia gives to negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs): On Feb. 28, after lengthy negotiations, Peru and the... |
| Ambassador Resigns, Colonel Fired Over Narco-wedding Scandal Coronel Juan Carlos Castañeda, resigned Thursday and the army fired Colonel Rodrigo Martinez Silva, after a tape of them celebrating at the wedding of a suspected drug trafficker more than five... |
| Bafana To Play Extra Match In Brazil Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has included another practice match to the team's training camp in Brazil. South Africa will face local club Boavista on March 15 at the Granja Comary,... |
| Arrest Of Eta Suspect Sparks Questions About Alleged Venezuela Link Madrid - Portuguese airport police have detained a suspected member of the militant Basque separatist group ETA who was trying to take a flight to Venezuela, Spanish and Portuguese media Friday... |
| Brazil's President To Visit Middle East Next Week Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will pay an official visit to Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan, to discuss the Middle East peace process, the Iranian issue and trade... |
| Colombia To Eradicate 13,000 Hectares Of Coca Colombia has launched a campaign to eradicate more than 13,000 hectares of coca in the northwestern region of Nudo de Paramillo, the government said on Thursday.The aim of the project is to get rid... |
| Argentina's 'robbery Of The Century' Upstaged By New Heist Buenos Aires, March 12 : Argentine police are investigating a spectacular assault on a Buenos Aires bank amid the trial of those accused of pulling off the 2006 heist dubbed the 'robbery of the... |
| European Parliament Highly Critical Of Cuba The European Parliament voted Thursday to condemn Cuba by a crushing margin over a hunger striker's death, and Spain's ruling Socialists later hinted they might trim back their bid to improve... |
| Argentina's `robbery Of The Century' Upstaged By New Heist /EFE) Argentine police are investigating a spectacular assault on a Buenos Aires bank amid the trial of those accused of pulling off the 2006 heist dubbed the 'robbery of the century'. The... |
| Brazilian Firm Announces Oil Find In Colombia /EFE) Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras has said that it discovered oil at a block in eastern Colombia. In a statement issued Thursday, Petrobras said the find was made at the... |
| Brazil Boosts 2010 Growth Forecast Brasilia, March 12 : The Brazilian government has raised its projection for economic growth this year from 5.2 percent to more than 5.7... |
| Brazil Orders Recall Of Fiat Model Fiat ’s Brazilian subsidiary is set to announce a recall of tens of thousands of its Stilo model after eight people died in at least 30 accidents motorists claim were caused by faulty rear wheels... |
| Cordoba Says She Will Sue Arias For Slander Senator Piedad Cordoba announced on Thursday that she will sue conservative presidential pre-candidate Andres Arias for calling her the "political ideologist" of the country's largest rebel group... |
| Asia Stocks Are More Attractive Than Brazil’s, Clsa’s Wood Says March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks are more attractive than those in Brazil amid a “pause” in the emerging-markets rally, CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets... |
| Venezuela-bound Eta Suspect Held In Portugal Portuguese police have arrested a suspected member of the Basque separatist group ETA in Lisbon as he tried to board a flight to the Venezuelan capital Caracas, Spanish media reported Friday. ... |
| Brazil Poised To Grow At Least 5.5% A surge in consumer demand and a strong recovery in investment suggest that Brazil’s economy is on course to grow at least 5.5 per cent this year, according to data released on Thursday by the... |
| Us Officials: Corruption Still Threatens Border Security del.icio.us U.S. federal officials say corruption among some law enforcement officers is jeopardizing anti-drug and security patrols along the U.S.-Mexico border. Officials say drug dealers have... |
| Brazil Confident Of Strong Growth A surge in consumer demand and a strong recovery in investment suggest Brazil's economy is on course to grow at least 5.5 per cent this year, according to data released yesterday by its national... |
| Latin American Markets: Brazil Stocks Slip As China Rate Concerns Crop Up LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Equities in Brazil slipped Thursday, with shares of some resource-related stocks weighed by worries that the country's biggest trading partner, China, is set to raise... |
| Belarusian President Lukashenko To Visit Venezuela Next Week MEXICO, March 12 (RIA Novosti) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will pay an official visit to Venezuela on March 16-17, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro said on Friday. The... |
| Brazil's Economy Contracts After 17 Years Rio de Janeiro, March 11 : The Brazilian economy contracted for the first time in 17 years in 2009, falling by 0.2 per cent, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said... |
| Bp Buys Into Offshore Brazil With $7bn Devon Energy Deal BP is finally joining the rush for Brazil's deepwater oil reserves with a $7bn (£4.7bn) deal with Devon Energy to buy assets in Brazil, Azerbaijan and the Gulf of Mexico. Although the deal... |
| Cocaine Gas Tank Explodes In Cochabamba A large cloud of cocaine was sent up over a gas station on March 11th, in Cochabamb on the Avenida Petrolera when a white car that was attempting to re-fill its gas tank suddenly exploded. Before... |
| Kidnapped Aid Workers Freed In Haiti Port-au-Prince - Two foreign aid workers with Doctors Without Borders in earthquake-hit Haiti were kidnapped and held for nearly a week before being freed early on Thursday, the international medical... |
| “god Is Bolivarian” And Will Bring Rain To Venezuela’s Power Stations, Says Chavez Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez faces a major power shortage that could severely damage the country’s economy and plunge his popularity, but he is confident sufficient rainfall is on the way... |
| Un Report Condemns Human Rights Situation In Colombia The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a report highly critical of the situation in Colombia, which betrays the insecurity of human rights defenders and their stigmatization, including... |
| Vargas Llosa's Real "aunt Julia" Dies In Bolivia LA PAZ (Reuters) - The Bolivian woman who inspired Mario Vargas Llosa's 1977 novel "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter," and married Peru's best-known writer when he was 19, has died at age... |
| Brazil's Economy Contracts For First Time In 17 Years - Summary Rio de Janeiro - The Brazilian economy contracted for the first time in 17 years in 2009, falling by 0.2 per cent, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said Thursday. It was the... |
| Chevron May Proceed With Arbitration Over Ecuador March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Chevron Corp., the second-largest U.S. oil company, may proceed with an arbitration stemming from a court fight over an environmental cleanup in Ecuador that might cost as... |
| Santa Cruz Civic Committee Charges Government Of Illegal Detention Politics The Civic Committee of Santa Cruz today accused the national executive branch of detaining Eduardo Paz, president of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of Santa Cruz, for political... |
| Fans Riot At Metallica Gig In Colombia download Flash from the Adobe download website. The police, who were expecting crowd trouble, had deployed 1,500 officers, four tanks and several police trucks to manage the event. Some... |
| Human Rights Committee Praises Steps Taken By Argentina To Break With Legacy Of Dictatorship, Protect Rights, Concluding Consideration Of Fifth Report Argentina had made steady strides in breaking with its legacy of military dictatorship, but the repression of those dark years continued to reverberate in ways that could forestall reform efforts,... |
| Secretary-general Appoints Major General Luiz Guilherme Paul Cruz Of Brazil Force Commander Of Minustah UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Major General Luiz Guilherme Paul Cruz of Brazil as Force Commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti... |
| Antares Exercises Option To Acquire 100% Interest In Haquira Cu-mo-au Project, Peru ) is pleased to announce it has exercised its option to acquire a 100% interest in the Haquira Cu-Mo-Au project in southern Peru by completing payments totaling US$15 million to Minera Phelps Dodge... |
| Seven Suspects Die In Police Raid In Rio De Janeiro Slum Rio de Janeiro - At least seven people died Thursday during an anti-drug raid by Rio de Janeiro's police on Brazil's largest slum. According to Rio authorities, all those killed were criminals who... |
| Obama: We Will Move Forward With Colombia Fta U.S. President Barack Obama said his nation plans to "strengthen relations with key partners" and will seek to "move forwards" the U.S.'s free trade agreement (FTA) with Colombia,... |
| Govt And Icrc To Sign Farc Hostage Release Protocol The Colombian government and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will sign the protocol for the release of FARC hostages of Pablo Emilio Moncayo and Josue Daniel Calvo, within the... |
