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Victims of Colombia's far-right militias fear the surprise extradition of 14 paramilitary warlords may keep them from learning their loved ones' fates and receiving reparations. But many Colombians worry that a narrow U.S. focus on drug crimes will enable the warlords and their politician allies...
Environment minister steps down in Brazil Marina Silva was often in conflict with Amazon rain forest developers RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Environment Minister Marina Silva resigned Tuesday, ending an often stormy six-year term that put her in conflict with developers in the Amazon rain forest....
Ecuador is willing to allow the use of its territory for any release of hostages held by Colombia's main rebel group, President Rafael Correa said Tuesday. Correa, speaking in Paris following a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, offered his "unconditional" assistance in France's bid...
Blacks will outnumber whites in Brazil this year for the first time since slavery was abolished, but the income gap between the two groups may take another 50 years to bridge, according to a government study released Tuesday. The government's Applied Institute of Economic Research said Brazil,...
Cannes - Following is the list of the 22 films in the competition for the Cannes film fest's top award, the Palme d'Or: 24 City, China, Jia Zhangke Adoration, Canada, Atom Egoyan Blindness, Brazil, Fernando Meirelles Changeling, US, Clint Eastwood Che (The Argentine, Guerrilla,) Spain, Steven...
News Type: Other — Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 6:44 PM EDT Hard-hitting Brazilian film "Blindness" gets the Cannes film festival under way on Wednesday, kicking off 12 hectic days of movies, publicity and late-night revelry in the Riviera resort. Directed by Brazil's Fernando Meirelles, of "City...
Local officials face tough assignment in the budgeting BY SCOTT BLAKE • and WAYNE T. PRICE • May 14, 2008 Local officials will be under intense pressure the next few weeks to pony up economic development money for Embraer to proceed with building its U.S. headquarters for Embraer Executive Jets...
Brazil (MNN) -- The people of a tribe on the Amazon River can now listen to a recording of the New Testament, thanks to Faith Comes By Hearing. An audio player called the "Proclaimer" was designed by FCBH to reach oral cultures, where knowledge is shared through the spoken word. Oral cultures...
Venezuela announced plans Tuesday to ship oil to Portugal in exchange for food products and other goods that have been running short in the South American country. Venezuela, Latin America's largest oil producer, will send as many as 30,000 barrels of crude a day to Portugal by late 2008,...
The Children of the Left By Geoffrey C. Lambert, Major General (Ret.), US Army From the 1960’s through the 1980’s, those of us in the US Army Special Forces, along with our interagency partners, successfully stunted communist-sponsored insurgencies throughout Latin America. One of our prouder...
