Rio to preserve African slaves' burial ground 2005-12-29 05:19:44
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's capital city, is planning to preserve a historic African slave burial site as a rare window into Brazil's colonial past - and one of the darkest pages of its history.Full Story...
Brazil hostages released after prison drama 2005-12-29 02:03:59
A four-day uprising at a prison in Brazil's remote Amazon jungle has ended after authorities met the demands of the inmates who had held 207 people captive.Full Story...
Woman fights lonely battle in Haiti elections 2005-12-27 06:39:07
Judie Roy believes that the face of poverty in Haiti is female, which is why she's fighting to spur change in a country dominated by men.Full Story...
Brazil rocked by bomb explosion 2005-12-24 02:58:21
A homemade bomb exploded on a street crowded with Christmas shoppers in Brazil's largest city Sao Paulo, injuring 12 people, authorities said.Full Story...
Chavez praises Fox after insult 2005-12-22 01:34:43
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has backed out of a war of words with his Mexican counterpart Vicente Fox.Full Story...
Morales pledges to control coca production 2005-12-21 01:10:13
The future president of Bolivia Evo Morales has vowed to keep controls on coca, but says he will study expanding the area where it can be legally grown.Full Story...
Morales claims victory in Bolivian election 2005-12-19 01:19:29
Bolivian presidential election front-runner Evo Morales, who vowed to be a "nightmare for the US", has claimed victory in national elections.Full Story...
'My party is a nightmare for the US' 2005-12-16 00:13:52
A leftist lawmaker and strident critic of the United States, who is leading Bolivia's presidential race, has closed his campaign by saying his movement is "a nightmare for the United States".Full Story...
Callgirl's tale of tricks a bestseller 2005-12-14 03:05:17
Raquel Pacheco, or better known to her former clients in São Paulo as Bruna the Surfer Girl, has written a book which is part diary, part blog and even offers how-to tips for readers looking to spice up their sex lives.Full Story...
Anti-Chavez union boss jailed in Venezuela 2005-12-14 02:24:03
A Venezuelan labour leader who organised a strike against President Hugo Chavez three years ago has been sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison after a trial critics said amounted to political persecution.Full Story...
Colombia offers concession to rebels 2005-12-14 02:16:12
President Alvaro Uribe has offered to withdraw troops from a small mountain town in order to negotiate with Marxist rebels for the freedom of more than 60 hostages.Full Story...
Police dogs get their own graveyard 2005-12-13 03:39:11
Police dogs who die in the line of fire in the Mexican city of Chihuahua will reportedly be buried in their own cemetery.Full Story...
Socialist Bachelet faces runoff after poll 2005-12-12 00:06:09
Socialist Michelle Bachelet, who aims to be Chile's first woman president, will face a united right wing in a runoff after failing to win more than 50 percent of the vote in an election.Full Story...
Woman from Ecuador is world's oldest person 2005-12-09 12:33:05
At 116, Maria Esther Capovilla is in good health and can walk without a stick. And she says that in her day, women merely touched the rim of a wine glass with their lips, they never drank...Full Story...
Colombia and ELN rebels to open peace talks 2005-12-06 07:48:07
President Alvaro Uribe's government and a commander of Colombia's second biggest rebel group will hold their first talks aimed at ending the group's decades-old war on the state.Full Story...
Chavez allies claim victory in Venezuela 2005-12-06 00:36:21
The final result has yet to be announced but three main parties supporting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez claim they have secured complete control of congress in a National Assembly election wracked by opposition poll disputes and low voter turnout.Full Story...
Chavez claims US plot before Venezuela vote 2005-12-02 01:36:14
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez have accused US President George Bush of trying to destabilise his government by engineering an opposition boycott of the December legislative vote.Full Story...
Kidnappers free 11 Haitian schoolchildren 2005-12-02 00:52:15
Gunmen commandeered a school bus and kidnapped 11 children in Haiti before releasing them unharmed after receiving a small ransom, police have said.Full Story...
Fujimori family accused of R30m theft in Peru 2005-12-01 12:19:40
The family of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori has allegedly robbed the state coffers of at least R30,1-million, according to an official probe.Full Story...
Shocking spate of violence in Rio 2005-12-01 22:55:48
A mother, her baby and three other people were burnt alive in Rio de Janeiro when gangsters torched the bus in which they were travelling.Full Story...
Former aide to Lula ousted from parliament 2005-12-01 01:41:56
Brazil's lower house has voted to oust Jose Dirceu from Congress, the former cabinet chief for President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, after allegations he organised a vote-buying scheme.Full Story...
Honduras poll still too close to call 2005-11-30 02:54:43
Partial results suggest that the presidential race is too close to call, despite an earlier declaration by the nation's top electoral official that opposition candidate Manuel Zelaya had won.Full Story...
Honduras party leaders dispute polls 2005-11-28 22:58:23
Right-wing opposition leader Manuel Zelaya is claiming victory in the Honduras presidential election, despite President Ricardo Maduro declaring that the election result is too close to call.Full Story...
Tropical Storm Delta heads for Canary Islands 2005-11-28 00:10:24
Tropical Storm Delta, the 25th named storm of the busy hurricane season, has intensified to near hurricane-strength in the Atlantic Ocean and is threatening to hit Spain's Canary Islands in north-west Africa.Full Story...
Opposition set for surprise Honduras poll win 2005-11-27 23:31:00
Hondurans appear to have confounded expectations by electing a new president who wants to fight rampant gang violence with more police rather than bringing back the death penalty.Full Story...
Pinochet, under arrest, cancels birthday bash 2005-11-25 10:24:47
Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has cancelled his 90th birthday celebrations, citing health concerns after he was charged and arrested for crimes ranging from human rights violations to multimillion-dollar tax fraud.Full Story...
Delta storm nears hurricane strength 2005-11-25 02:07:43
Tropical Storm Delta, the 25th named storm of a busy hurricane season, has strengthened to within the strength of a hurricane in the mid-Atlantic but remainsfar from land, according to American meteorologists.Full Story...
Court approves Pinochet's provisional release 2005-11-24 10:30:55
The Santiago Court of Appeals has approved the provisional release of ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet one day after he was placed under house arrest on fraud charges.Full Story...
Lula sinks to new low in popularity poll 2005-11-23 02:16:57
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva could lose the 2006 election because of a corruption scandal that has cut his popularity to a record low, a survey has shown.Full Story...
Many feared dead as Gamma strikes Honduras 2005-11-21 23:53:23
Tropical Storm Gamma has left at least 32 people dead in its wake across Honduras, and many more are feared to have died in mudslides.Full Story...
Venezuela and Argentina boost trade relations 2005-11-22 01:29:29
Venezuela and Argentina have bolstered their ties with energy and commerce deals that will benefit both South American nations. Magdalena Morales reports...Full Story...
Honduras feels the wrath of Gamma 2005-11-20 23:22:07
Tropical Storm Gamma has lashed Central America, killing 14 people and causing mudslides and raging rivers in Honduras.Full Story...
Colombian senator killed in chopper crash 2005-11-21 02:27:30
A Colombian senator and a congressman have been killed in a helicopter accident in the mountains near Bogota, according to state police.Full Story...
Tropical storm gamma lashes Honduras 2005-11-20 03:54:16
The most active Atlantic hurricane season on record has turned deadly again after Tropical Storm Gamma flooded parts of northern Honduras in the Caribbean - killing nine peopleFull Story...
Lula gives Palocci his vote of confidence 2005-11-18 08:27:00
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says that Finance Minister Antonio Palocci - who is fighting corruption allegations - will remain in office.Full Story...
CIA says Castro is ill 2005-11-17 03:09:37
The CIA is claiming that Cuban President Fidel Castro is suffering from Parkinson's disease - but Castro has dismissed the reports as the work of his enemies who wish to see him dead.Full Story...
Aristide will remain in SA for now 2005-11-15 09:38:52
The South African government has not received any requests from Haitian diplomats for the extradition of former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, according to foreign affairs officials in Pretoria.Full Story...
Tyson in the dock over assault 2005-11-12 07:29:35
Former boxing heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has appeared in a Brazilian court after he was accused of assaulting a cameraman in a Sao Paulo night club.Full Story...
Menagerie mounts search for mate for Modesto 2005-11-12 07:33:30
Keepers at a small zoo in Mexico have a problem: they have a giraffe who needs a mate, and nothing to offer him but a few ducks - or possibly the garden shed.Full Story...
Chavez takes aim at Fox after summit 2005-11-10 00:22:50
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has branded Mexican President Vicente Fox as the "puppy dog" of United States imperialism for backing Washington's trade policies at the recent Summit of the Americas in Argentina.Full Story...
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