Reuters
Friday, October 2, 2009 - 00:00
The New York Philharmonic has put off plans to perform in Cuba for the first time this month because the U.S. government has not allowed its sponsors to travel to the communist-led island.
Friday, October 2, 2009 - 00:00
Cuban exiles, who had previously opposed a concert last month in Havana by Colombian singer Juanes, ended up mostly backing the event after Juanes spoke out in favor of uniting Cubans, a new poll showed.
Friday, October 2, 2009 - 00:00
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn is confident that the fund will resume a "normal" relationship with Argentina soon, he said on Friday.
Friday, October 2, 2009 - 00:00
A freak tornado and floods last month may be a harbinger of a troubled future for Brazilian farmers, who worry that climate change could severely disrupt production in one of the world's breadbaskets.
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 00:00
The three-day protest erupted into violence on Wednesday, in the first serious confrontation between tribal leaders and Correa since he took office in 2007.
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 00:00
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday for wiretapping opponents and paying bribes to lawmakers and publishers during his rule from 1990 to 2000.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 00:00
Brazil's government is facing growing criticism at home over its handling of the Honduran crisis as senior lawmakers accuse it of allowing the ousted president to use its embassy as a political platform.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 00:00
Honduran police on Wednesday began evicting supporters of toppled President Manuel Zelaya from government office buildings where they had holed up for three months to protest his ouster in a military coup.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 00:00
Leftist Bolivian President Evo Morales is likely to win reelection and gain control of both chambers of Congress in December, according to an opinion poll published on Tuesday.
Friday, September 25, 2009 - 00:00
The two governments issued a joint statement on Thursday saying that Colombia agrees to launch no more attacks on Ecuadorean territory and that Ecuador will not tolerate the presence of irregular armed groups