Latin America

Venezuela: Colombian Presidential Candidate Detained
November 20, 2009 2222 GMT
Venezuelan troops arrested and released Colombian Liberal Party (PLC) presidential candidate and... [more]
Nicaragua: Navy Captures Boat Carrying Drugs
November 20, 2009 2159 GMT
Nicaragua's navy said Nov. 20 that it seized 2 tons of cocaine and arrested five Hondurans on a... [more]
Honduras: General Disarmament Ordered Before Election
November 20, 2009 2037 GMT
The de facto government of Honduras has called for a "general disarmament" of Honduran citizens... [more]
Colombia: Venezuela's Actions Will Not Provoke Armed Conflict - Silva
November 20, 2009 2035 GMT
Venezuela's aggressive rhetoric and its blowing up of two cross-border footbridges will not... [more]
Venezuela: Caracas Takes Control Of 4 Banks
November 20, 2009 1810 GMT
The Venezuelan government took control of four small banks, Bloomberg reported Nov. 20. The... [more]
Bolivia: Morales and Ahmadinejad Meeting Planned
November 20, 2009 1727 GMT
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will travel to La Paz on Nov. 24 to meet with Bolivian... [more]
Honduras: Interim President May Take Leave For Vote
November 20, 2009 0703 GMT
Honduras' interim President Roberto Micheletti may step aside prior to the Nov. 29 election and... [more]
Venezuela: Army Blew Up Bridges Allegedly Used For Illegal Activity
November 19, 2009 2335 GMT
Venezuelan soldiers blew up two foot bridges stretching across the Venezuelan-Colombian border... [more]
Colombia, Venezuela: Two Bridges Destroyed
November 19, 2009 1933 GMT
Uniformed men destroyed with dynamite two bridges near Ragonvalia, Colombia, Reuters reported... [more]
Argentina: Import Barriers Put On Chinese Rims
November 19, 2009 1821 GMT
The government of Argentina has put import barriers on 152.4- and 444.5-millimeter steel rims... [more]
Argentina, Brazil: Governments To Hold New Meetings
November 18, 2009 2238 GMT
Argentina and Brazil will hold a new round of presidential and ministerial meetings, El Dia... [more]
Colombia: Ecuadorian Defense Minister To Visit
November 18, 2009 2034 GMT
Ecuadorian Defense Minister Javier Ponce will arrive in Colombia Nov. 18 to meet with Colombian... [more]
Honduras: Brazil, Argentina Will Not Recognize Elections Unless Zelaya Is Reinstated
November 18, 2009 2007 GMT
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de... [more]
Nicaragua: Hundreds Of Students Protest, Attack Legislature
November 18, 2009 0720 GMT
Hundreds of students lobbed homemade bombs at the Nicaraguan Congress in Managua to protest... [more]
South Korea: FTA Talks With Colombia Set For December
November 18, 2009 0700 GMT
Trade representatives from South Korea and Colombia agreed to launch free trade agreement (FTA)... [more]
India: Prime Minister To Visit Switzerland, Washington
November 17, 2009 2220 GMT
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will begin a nine-day tour to Switzerland, the United States... [more]
Honduras: Congress To Vote On Zelaya's Possible Return Dec. 2
November 17, 2009 2054 GMT
The Honduran Congress has decided to vote on ousted President Manuel Zelaya's potential return to... [more]
Honduras: Micheletti To Resign Nov. 20 - Zelaya
November 17, 2009 1835 GMT
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Nov. 17 that interim leader Roberto Micheletti would... [more]
Mexico: 2010 Budget Bill Passes
November 17, 2009 1619 GMT
Mexico's lower house of Congress voted in favor of the 2010 budget Nov. 17, resulting in a 0.75... [more]
Argentina: Fernandez Travels To Brazil
November 17, 2009 1322 GMT
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner travels Nov. 17 to Brasilia for a Nov. 18... [more]
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