| 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... |
| Trapped Chilean miners' wives, mistresses in tug of war over compensation Wives and mistresses of the 33 Chilean miners trapped in the San Jose mine are reportedly engaged in a tug of war over compensation announced by the... |
| Mistresses, wives of trapped miners clash over cash Mistresses and wives of 33 miners trapped inside a mine in Chile have clashed over compensation claims and some of the miners may face difficult questions when they make it to the... |
| Two Mexican congressmen die in plane crash OAXACA, Mexico (Reuters) - Two members of Mexico's Congress were among six people killed on Friday when their private plane crashed near a popular Mexican Pacific beach resort, officials... |
| Two shootouts, 30 dead in Mexico’s biggest cartel massacre A Mexican soldier stands before a dead drug trafficker in the town of General Trevino, Nuevo Leon State, bordering the United State on September 2,... |
| Haiti: UN mission launches projects to provide jobs and cut violence The United Nations peacekeeping force in Haiti has unveiled three drainage and canal rehabilitation projects that it hopes will boost employment and reduce violence in troubled neighbourhoods of a... |
| Venezuela introduces Cuba-like food card Presented by President Hugo Chávez as an instrument to make shopping for groceries easier, the ``Good Life Card'' is making various segments of the population wary because they see it as a... |
| PORTUGAL: Prominent Figures Sentenced in Child Sex Ring Scandal LISBON, Sep 3, 2010 (IPS) - A trial that dragged on for six years amidst public outrage ended Friday in Portugal with the unexpected sentencing of prominent personalities, found guilty in a child sex... |
| Are US gun shops and drug users responsible for Mexico's violent drug cartels? Mexican drug lords exist to feed the US drug market. And they get their guns through the US weapons market. We give the bad guys their money by buying their drugs; we sell them the guns that enable... |
| Mexican drug kingpin gets 27 years in Ariz. prison 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 forfeit $4 million to the... |
| Official: Honduran helped massacre survivor flee 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 said... |
| At least four dead in fresh Mexico clash At least four people have been killed in a clash between soldiers and suspected drug gang members in northeastern Mexico. The clash occured early Friday near the town of Benito Juarez, a day after... |
| NASA advises Chile on trapped, isolated miners Dr. Michael Duncan, NASA's deputy chief medical officer, left, accompanied by others experts, speaks during a press conference outside San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010.... |
| Mexican border battle: soldiers kill 25 suspected drug cartel members Japan's dolphin fishermen prepare for hunt SOLDIERS HAVE killed 25 suspected cartel members in a raid and gun battle near the US border that has seen a surge in drug gang violence.A reconnaissance... |
| Latin American Markets: Petrobras climbs as share offering launches LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Shares of Petroleo Brasileiro SA were among the top advancers in the Brazilian equity market Friday after the oil giant launched what's poised to be the largest offering... |
| Migrant massacre shakes Central America Mexico , a route traveled by thousands of Salvadorans before her. Two weeks later she was dead. Yedmi was among the 72 Central and South American migrants found slain in northern Mexico's... |
| Five police officers, three soldiers dead in Colombia The three soldiers were killed Thursday in two clashes with alleged members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the provinces of Norte de Santander, on the border with... |
| Real Estate Auction: 27 Rocky Mountain Parcels in Northern New Mexico; 15 to Sell Absolute – Regardless of Price DENVER - (Business Wire) AJ Karas Auctioneers has announced a recreational land auction to be held Friday, September 17 at 1:07 PM. Twenty-seven parcels from 5 to 395 acres in size will be auctioned,... |
| 2 lawmakers among 6 dead in Mexico plane crash OAXACA, Mexico — A plane crash in southern Mexico has killed all six people on board, including two federal legislators and two mayors-elect. Oaxaca state Public Safety Secretary Javier... |
| State report urges Mexico to improve human rights The Obama administration is withholding $26 million in aid to Mexico, recommending that the government give more power to its human rights commission and crack down on abusive... |
| 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... |
| Duke Energy's Brazil Unit Seeks To Expand Beyond Hydro Power Duke Energy Corp.'s (DUK) Brazilian unit said Friday it is seeking authorization to change its company statute in order to expand beyond hydroelectric power... |
| [09/03] 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 said... |
| Dozens killed in Mexico violence At least 30 suspected cartel members have been killed in two separate shootouts in northern Mexico, local media have reported. The first incident occurred in the state of Tamaulipas, when at least... |
| Plane crash kills two Mexican lawmakers Two Mexican federal lawmakers and at least three other people died when their small plane crashed in southern Mexico, police and political officials say.The plane crashed near the Pacific beach... |
| Cosmic Log: Why the N.Z. quake is no Haiti 7.0 quake hit New Zealand , and early indications are that it caused relatively few serious casualties. Why the difference? The main reasons don't have to do so much with the earthquakes... |
| Fla. law banning Cuba travel, research upheld MIAMI -- A federal appellate court has upheld a Florida law that prohibits funding for academic and research travel to nations that are considered "sponsors of terrorism."The 11th Circuit Court of... |
| LATIN AMERICA: Ties with China Based on Commodity Exports, Manufactured Imports SANTIAGO, Sep 3, 2010 (IPS) - Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean will grow again this year, driven largely by demand from China. But the high proportion of commodities may increase... |
| One ton of cocaine seized in Colombia Bogota - Colombian police seized a little over 1 ton of cocaine hidden in two trucks, officials said Friday.Police said the drugs were hidden in the fake bottom of the trucks, which were stopped at a... |
| Latin American exports forecast to jump by 21 percent in 2010 Latin American exports are expected to increase 21.4 percent in 2010, after falling 22.6 percent last year, in a sign of strong regional recovery driven chiefly by raw materials sales to China, ECLAC... |
| Mexico soldiers kill 25 in troubled border state MONTERREY, Mexico- A military aircraft flying over Ciudad Mier in Tamaulipas state spotted several gunmen in front of a building, according to a statement from Mexico's Defense... |
| BBC Caribbean News in Brief With the Caribbean still reeling from the effects of the global financial crisis, more attention is being placed on the development of small and medium... |
| Mexican Drug Kingpin Gets 27 Years In Ariz. Prison TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) ― A Mexican man who prosecutors call the leader of a group that smuggled tons of marijuana into the U.S. has been sentenced to 27 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $4... |
