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Spain's King Tells Venezuela's Chavez to 'Shut Up'
Sunday, November 11, 2007 8:10:00 PM
SANTIAGO Spain's King Juan Carlos told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday to "shut up" during closing speeches by leaders from the Latin world and brought the Ibero-American summit to an ...   Full Story
 

At Least 2 Shot in Venezuela After Anti-Chavez March
Thursday, November 08, 2007 8:31:00 PM
At least two people were shot at a Venezuelan university on Wednesday after a large student protest against President Hugo Chavez's drive to expand his powers, authorities said.   Full Story
 

Brazil Busts Death Squads After Wave of Killings
Tuesday, November 06, 2007 8:04:00 PM
Police in northeastern Brazil arrested 34 people, including policemen, lawyers and merchants, on Tuesday on charges of participating in death squads believed to have killed hundreds of people.   Full Story
 

Venezuela Congress OKs Lifting Chavez Term Limits
Saturday, November 03, 2007 9:20:00 PM
Congress passed President Hugo Chavez's proposal to scrap presidential term limits Friday in a package of constitutional changes that Venezuelans are likely to approve in a referendum next month.   Full Story
 

Rio Police Accused of Executions Ahead of UN Probe
Friday, November 02, 2007 8:37:00 PM
RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro security authorities tried Friday to discredit a top-level report accusing police of summary executions, just as a U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings was ...   Full Story
 

Peru to Deploy Extra Police to Quell Drug Violence
Friday, November 02, 2007 8:22:00 PM
Peru will send 100 police to quell drug violence in a coca-growing region and track down suspected guerrillas who killed a police chief in a grenade attack, the interior minister said Friday.   Full Story
 

Argentine Athletes Support the Human Rights Torch Relay
Thursday, November 01, 2007 9:53:00 PM
Epoch Times reporters in Argentina interviewed Elvira Menduburu, a competitive transplant athlete. They discuss the Transplant Olympics, forced organ harvesting in China, and the Human Rights T ...   Full Story
 

Argentina's First Lady Cruises to Election Victory
Monday, October 29, 2007 8:42:00 AM
BUENOS AIRES-Argentine first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner rode an economic boom and her husband's popularity to victory in a presidential election Sunday to become the country's first e ...   Full Story
 

Argentines Seen Voting for Continued Prosperity
Sunday, October 28, 2007 8:30:00 PM
Argentines vote for a new president Sunday with first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner poised to succeed her husband in a rare democratic handover between spouses.   Full Story
 

Angry Protesters Take Over Bolivian Airport
Friday, October 19, 2007 10:00:00 PM
Thousands of protesters stormed Bolivia's busiest airport on Friday as rightist opposition groups fought the government of President Evo Morales for control of the country's main air hub.    Full Story
 

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