Associated Press
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 00:00
A Brazilian judge sentenced a gunman to 27 years in prison for killing American nun and rain forest defender Dorothy Stang in a retrial Monday,
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 00:00
Thousands of university students scuffled with police and government supporters during a protest Tuesday against constitutional reforms that would let President Hugo Chavez run for re-election indefinitely.
Monday, October 22, 2007 - 00:00
"Desde septiembre detectamos informacion sobre amenazas contra el periodista Giovanni Alvarez de la emisora comunitaria La Nueva, por esa razon y tras estudiar el nivel de riesgo, se le puso seguridad 24 horas"
Friday, October 19, 2007 - 00:00
Residents of Bolivia's wealthiest province marched by the thousands Friday to the country's busiest airport, heeding their governor's call to retake it from troops sent in by President Evo Morales.
Friday, October 19, 2007 - 00:00
The first trial involving alleged torture at Argentina's most notorious clandestine military prison began Thursday with a former coast guard officer possibly facing life in prison.
Friday, October 19, 2007 - 00:00
Hundreds of police agents swooped in on drug gangs in two Rio de Janeiro shantytowns, setting off gunbattles that killed 12 people, including an officer and a 4-year-old boy
Monday, October 15, 2007 - 00:00
Fidel Castro made his first live appearance on Cuban airwaves since falling ill 14 months ago, sounding lucid and in good humor as he exchanged praise and jokes Sunday with the Venezuelan president
Sunday, October 14, 2007 - 00:00
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered a probe of whether the judge who indicted former dictator Augusto Pinochet's relatives broke internal rules by criticizing Chile's judiciary while in the United States
Sunday, October 14, 2007 - 00:00
The movie was produced by Venezuela's new state film studio, and at a premiere screening Thursday night, Chavez called it an effort to counter Hollywood's global domination
Sunday, October 14, 2007 - 00:00
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met for more than four hours Saturday with ailing leader Fidel Castro