Home Subscribe Print Edition Advertise National Editions Other Languages
Features

Advertisement

World News - Breaking News, Current Events

South America

Ecuadorean Mountain Farmers Defy Spewing Volcano
Saturday, January 12, 2008 9:25:00 PM
PINGUE, Ecuador—Undeterred by ash and fiery rock spewing from Ecuador's "throat of fire" volcano and predictions of greater activity, peasant farmers worked their corn and potato plots on the moun ...   Full Story
 

Colombia Rebels Free Two Hostages From Jungle
Thursday, January 10, 2008 8:22:00 PM
Marxist rebels freed two women hostages held for years in Colombia's jungle in a Venezuelan-brokered deal Thursday, raising hopes for dozens of other captives languishing in secret camps.   Full Story
 

Brazil Military Downplays Role in Condor Killings
Friday, January 04, 2008 8:12:00 PM
BRASILIA—Brazil's military played only a small role in a secret pact among Latin American military regimes to hunt down opponents and it would not have deported suspects had it known they would be ...   Full Story
 

Aircraft Crashes With up to 18 People off Venezuela
Friday, January 04, 2008 8:06:00 PM
A plane carrying up to 18 people, including a group of eight Italians, crashed into the sea close to a group of Venezuelan islands Friday after reporting engine trouble, officials said.   Full Story
 

Plane Carrying up to 18 People Lost off Venezuela
Friday, January 04, 2008 8:09:00 AM
A plane vanished off the coast of Venezuela on Friday carrying up to 18 people, including eight Italians and an American, rescue officials and the Italian government said.   Full Story
 

Chile Rescues 54 People After Volcano Eruption
Thursday, January 03, 2008 8:02:00 AM
Rescue workers evacuated 54 tourists and staff from a Chilean wilderness park on Wednesday after one of the country's largest volcanoes erupted, spewing ash and molten lava.   Full Story
 

Colombian Hostage Mission on Hold
Saturday, December 29, 2007 9:48:00 PM
A Venezuelan helicopter mission to rescue three hostages held for years by Colombian rebels in jungle camps was delayed again on Saturday because guerrilla leaders have not given the final go-ahead.   Full Story
 

Picasso Stolen From Museum With No Alarm
Friday, December 21, 2007 8:34:00 PM
SAO PAULO—Thieves who stole a valuable Picasso painting from a Brazilian art museum this week apparently didn't have to work very hard. On Friday, officials admitted there wasn't much of a sec ...   Full Story
 

Picasso Stolen From Brazilian Museum
Thursday, December 20, 2007 8:21:00 PM
Thieves broke into Sao Paulo's leading art museum before dawn Thursday and stole two oil paintings, including one by Pablo Picasso that could be worth some $50 million.   Full Story
 

Prosecutors Link Fujimori to Death Squad
Thursday, December 13, 2007 8:10:00 AM
LIMA—Prosecutors presented evidence on Wednesday to link former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori to a military death squad, trying to build their case a day after he was convicted on a burglary cha ...   Full Story
 

< Previous |  Archive Pages: 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   | Next >


Advertisement