Bloomberg
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 00:00
Dilma Rousseff, the chosen successor of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, may beat her rival presidential candidate Jose Serra in the first round of the October election, according to a poll released today.
Monday, August 23, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia's biggest guerrilla group wants the Union of South American Nations to mediate in its half-century armed conflict with the government.
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 00:00
The U.S. is sticking by its nomination of Larry Palmer to be the next ambassador to Venezuela after President Hugo Chavez said he wouldn't be welcome in the country.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 00:00
The statement didn't say whether the government would seek to ratify the accord in congress, though it "reiterated the fundamental importance" of several decades of U.S. support.
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 00:00
Castro, a communist who governed Cuba for more than 49 years, wrote in an article published in Cuban state media that the two had met on several occasions
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 00:00
The army and police have tightened checkpoints within Bogota and on roadways entering the city
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 00:00
The two countries will form joint committees to work on any lingering issues, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said yesterday after meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart.
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 00:00
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that the U.S. nominee for ambassador to the South American nation isn't welcome after Larry Palmer criticized the government and said the armed forces have low morale.
Friday, August 6, 2010 - 00:00
Lula travels today to Caracas and Bogota in a bid to ease tensions over accusations Chavez, 56, is harboring Marxist rebels from Colombia.
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 00:00
The high-speed rail link China Railway Construction Corp. is building in Saudi Arabia doesn't just connect the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. It shows how Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America are holding the world economy together.