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Venezuelan Capital, 11 States Hit by Power Failure
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 8:19:00 PM
CARACAS—A major power outage hit almost half of Venezuela including the capital Caracas on Tuesday, prompting emergency officials to call for calm as the blackout caused traffic chaos on a hot afterno ...   Full Story
 

Chile Halts Teniente Copper Mine Again Due to Strike
Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:07:00 PM
SANTIAGO—Chilean copper giant Codelco on Thursday suspended operations at its Teniente division again, citing injuries caused by striking subcontractors who threw rocks at buses transporting permanent ...   Full Story
 

U.N. Says Darfur Death Toll May Be 300,000; Sudan Denies
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:00:00 PM
As many as 300,000 people may have died in the five-year conflict in Darfur, a dramatic increase over earlier estimates of 200,000, a top U.N. official said on Tuesday.   Full Story
 

Uribe's Cousin Seeks Asylum Amid Colombia Probe
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:08:00 PM
BOGOTA—Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's cousin sought asylum in Costa Rica on Tuesday after prosecutors ordered him arrested for suspected ties to paramilitary squads in a deepening scandal for ...   Full Story
 

Colombia's Uribe Hit by Another Political Scandal
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:25:00 AM
BOGOTA—A former member of Colombia's Congress says she was offered illegal favors by the government to support an amendment that allowed President Alvaro Uribe to stand for re-election in 2006, a ...   Full Story
 

Chile Copper Strike Shuts Third Codelco Division
Monday, April 21, 2008 8:04:00 PM
SANTIAGO—Chile state copper company Codelco kept two divisions closed for a sixth day on Monday and suspended work at a third division amid another violent flare-up in a subcontractor strike that is d ...   Full Story
 

Smoke Cloud Engulfs Argentine Capital for 5th Day
Sunday, April 20, 2008 8:09:00 PM
A thick cloud of smoke covered Buenos Aires for a fifth day on Saturday, the fallout from field burning by ranchers that has forced the closure of highways, flight delays and traffic congestion.   Full Story
 

Ex-Bishop Takes on Ruling Party in Paraguay Vote
Thursday, April 17, 2008 8:12:00 PM
A former Roman Catholic bishop could end more than 60 years of one-party rule in Paraguay's presidential election on Sunday and join the growing ranks of leftist leaders in Latin America.   Full Story
 

Codelco Strike Enters Day 2; Salvador, Andina Shut
Thursday, April 17, 2008 8:04:00 AM
SANTIAGO—Chilean subcontract miners clashed with police for a second day on Thursday, keeping world No. 1 copper producer Codelco's Salvador and Andina divisions paralyzed, and helping drive the p ...   Full Story
 

Peru Jails Military Officers for Student Massacre
Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:07:00 AM
A Peruvian court sentenced four former military officers to up to 35 years in jail for killing nine students and their professor because they were suspected of collaborating with left-wing guerrillas.   Full Story
 

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