 Water level on Amazon lowest in 40 yearsThe Peruvian Amazon has suffered a major dry spell with the Amazon River's water levels dropping... | |
| Trapped Chilean miners form micro-society underground to keep sane The 33 Chilean miners trapped in the San Jose mine have reportedly formed a micro-society to overcome boredom and keep themselves sane as they prepare to shift 4,000 tons of rock to aid their... |
| Trapped miners get dirty jokes to lift their spirit! Messages that are being sent down to the trapped miners in Chile include a 'dirty joke of the... |
| Trapped Chile miner writes poem on his experience Victor Zamorano, one of 33 miners trapped 700 metres underground in northern Chile, sent a poem Friday to officials working to rescue... |
| 12 die in bus accident in Mexico At least 12 people died Friday when a bus crashed with a truck at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southeastern Mexico, the authorities... |
| Mexican congressmen killed in plane crash Two members of Mexico's Congress were among six people killed when their private plane crashed near a popular Mexican Pacific beach resort, officials... |
| Mexico: Soldiers kill 30 in troubled border state Mexican soldiers killed at least 30 suspected cartel members in two shootouts near the U.S. border in a region that has become one of biggest battlegrounds in the country's drug war, authorities said... |
| BP says cost of Gulf of Mexico spill hits $8B LONDON — BP says it has so far spent $8 billion responding to the disastrous oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The company said Friday that the total included $399 million paid to settle... |
| Mexican drug kingpin gets 27 years in Ariz. prison TUCSON, Ariz. — A Mexican man who prosecutors say headed a major drug-smuggling ring that shipped tons of marijuana into the U.S. was sentenced Friday to 27 years in prison and ordered to... |
| Chile miners advised to exercise Scientists from the US space agency Nasa have advised the trapped Chilean miners to regulate their day and night sleep patterns. A team of four visiting experts said the men should boost their... |
| 25 dead in clash between Mexican troops and drug gang A clash between the army and gang members at a ranch near Mexico's northern city of Monterrey left at least 25 gang members dead, the military unit involved in the firefight said. Two soldiers... |
| Chile miners soon to 'see' loved ones over video link The 33 Chilean miners trapped underground longer than anyone on record will soon be able to see and talk to loved ones through a video link, Health Minister Jaime Manalich said Thursday. The... |
| Mexican police detain finance operator of drug-trafficking chief The Mexican federal police Friday captured Mauro Gonzalez, alias "El Coyote," the finance operator of drug lord Edgar Valdes, authorities said.El Coyote was captured during an operation in... |
| Mexico evacuates people in southeast for flooding The Mexican authorities began on Friday evacuating people in southeastern states of Tabasco and Vereacurz due to flooding after pouring rains over the last few days.According to Tabasco Governor... |
| U.S. regulators launch probe into new rig fire in Gulf of Mexico The U.S. Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said Friday it had started a probe into the cause of Thursday's rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico.The oil rig, owned by Houston-based... |
| Threefold drilling effort to reach trapped Chile miners COPIAPO, Chile : Three drilling machines will try to dig out 33 miners trapped for a month underground, the engineer in charge of the rescue operation said Friday, as work at the main shaft resumed.... |
| Carlos Castilla Martinez joins Grupo ASSA as new Vice President and General Manager in Mexico Grupo ASSA, a Consulting and Outsourcing company that helps clients with their Business Process Transformation through Information Technology, has selected Carlos Castilla Martinez as Vice President... |
| Mexico arrests 6 in deadly Cancun bar blaze Judicial police and Mexican army present to the press the six suspects late, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2010. The men allegedly participated in an Aug. 31 attack with gasoline bombs inside a bar where six... |
| Gates says Pakistani military cooperation increasing NATO -led forces and the Pakistani military to eliminate insurgent sanctuaries. Visiting Afghanistan, the Defense secretary says he and Karzai have agreed on the need for stepped up collaboration... |
| Mexican mayor killed in plane crash Oaxaca, Mexico - At least six people, including two Mexican federal lawmakers and a governor, were killed when their small plane crashed in southern Mexico on Friday, the attorney general's office... |
| Brazil's GDP growth to top 7% this year: officials Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said Friday the country's gross domestic product (GDP) would grow at least seven percent this year, the highest in 24 years if achieved.In a separate... |
| Migrant survivors tell tale of Mexican massacre HONDURAS: A Honduran who survived the massacre of 72 migrants in Mexico helped untie the only other survivor - a wounded Ecuadorean - and the two fled together. In an interview with El Heraldo... |
| Fidel returns to talk where he first stirred fellow students 60 years ago Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, wearing his green military cap and clothing like the commandant of old, made his first speech before the Cuban public since falling ill in 2006, warning of the... |
| Official: Honduran helped massacre survivor flee TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A Honduran who survived the massacre of 72 migrants in Mexico helped untie the only other survivor — a wounded Ecuadorean — and the two fled together, an official... |
| Capgemini taps into Brazil IT market Capgemini has placed a bet on Latin America, announcing on Thursday a deal to buy a majority stake in CPM Braxis, Brazil’s largest information technology services... |
| [09/03] Mexico arrests 6 in deadly Cancun bar blaze CANCUN, Mexico (AP) - Mexican police have arrested six suspects in a bar fire that killed eight in the resort city of Cancun. Quintana Roo state Attorney General Francisco Alor says the suspects told... |
| BP: Blowout preventer that failed to stop Gulf of Mexico oil leak removed from well NEW ORLEANS - BP PLC said the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from spewing into the Gulf of Mexico was removed from the company's well on Friday afternoon. The process of raising it to... |
| Malaria cases increase in Dominican Republic Santo Domingo.– The increase in malaria cases could be linked to the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, Dominican health authorities said Friday.According to Deputy Health Minister Jose Rodriguez... |
| Politicians killed in Mexican plane crash Two congressmen, a mayor-elect and a local political party chairman were among those who died in a plane crash in Huatulco, Oaxaca, a statement from Mexican President Felipe Calderon's office... |
| Mexicans: U.S. cartoonist went too far The sketch created by political cartoonist Daryl Cagle depicts the green, white, and red Mexican flag with a bullet-riddled eagle sprawled in the center of the emblem. Mexico's coat of arms includes... |
| Latin America & Caribbean The drilling of a shaft to reach 33 trapped miners in Chile has been suspended temporarily. Engineers called a halt to the rescue operation after they detected a fault in the rock. The walls of the... |
| El Salvador moves against criminal gangs As violence escalates, lawmakers pass a bill that would criminalize membership in gangs. Activists say the measure will not deter the gangs, and urge addressing root causes and... |
| U.S. may drastically boost funding to aid Mexico's war on drug gangs Obama administration is considering a substantial spending increase on the Mexican drug war, the latest sign of its growing concern about the rampant violence incited by narcotics cartels... |
| Powerful quake hits New Zealand New Zealand's South Island early Saturday and caused widespread damage, but no deaths and only two serious injuries were reported. Looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said. ... |
| London Stone shrouded in mystery and myths Reporting from London — It isn't much to look at: a gray lump of rock behind an ugly metal grill, attached to an even uglier building. You have to crouch down to see it, and its admittedly... |
