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Ecuador Assembly Votes to Temporarily Close Congress
Friday, November 30, 2007 8:10:00 PM
MONTECRISTI, Ecuador—Ecuador's constitutional assembly voted Thursday to close the opposition-led Congress until voters decide on a new charter assembly members will draft to advance President Raf ...   Full Story
 

Venezuela Recalls Colombia Envoy Over Hostage Spat
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 8:25:00 PM
CARACAS—Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez recalled his ambassador from Colombia Tuesday, escalating a dispute over Bogota's suspension of the leftist leader's role in talks to free hostage ...   Full Story
 

Chavez in Tight Venezuela Referendum Fight, Poll Shows
Monday, November 26, 2007 8:45:00 PM
CARACAS—President Hugo Chavez faces his first ballot box defeat with Venezuelans increasingly turning against a constitutional overhaul that would scrap term limits for his presidency, a new poll show ...   Full Story
 

Chavez Sees No Reconciliation With Colombia's Uribe
Monday, November 26, 2007 8:15:00 PM
CARACAS—Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Monday he saw no reconciliation with Colombia's Alvaro Uribe after the two leaders exchanged barbs over Chavez's suspended role in talks to free r ...   Full Story
 

Chile Hit by 5.7 Magnitude Quake, USGS Reports
Friday, November 23, 2007 9:33:00 PM
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake rattled northern Chile, which has been rocked by a series of aftershocks over the last 10 days, the U.S. Geological Survey said Saturday.   Full Story
 

Crime Ring Run by Jailed Drug Lord Smashed, Brazil Says
Thursday, November 22, 2007 8:33:00 PM
RIO DE JANEIRO—Police on Thursday arrested the newlywed wife of Brazil's most notorious drug baron and 10 others on suspicion of being members of a crime ring he ran from his cell in a new maximum ...   Full Story
 

Three Dead as Colombian Governor Escapes Bomb Attack
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 8:08:00 PM
BOGOTA—A provincial Colombian governor escaped unharmed but a soldier was killed when guerrillas detonated a bomb outside the politician's residence in Cauca late on Monday in a rare urban attack, ...   Full Story
 

Chileans Begin Earthquake Cleanup
Saturday, November 17, 2007 8:37:00 PM
Many in Tocopilla thought the world was ending on Wednesday when a powerful earthquake jolted the seaside city. Now they realize their problems were just beginning.   Full Story
 

Big Earthquakes Hit Chile
Thursday, November 15, 2007 8:04:00 PM
A powerful earthquake hit mineral-rich northern Chile on Wednesday, killing at least two people, injuring more than 100 and halting output at some of the world's largest copper mines.   Full Story
 

Second Quake, 5.7 Magnitude, Hits Northern Chile
Wednesday, November 14, 2007 8:03:00 AM
A strong 5.7 magnitude quake hit Northern Chile Wednesday, just two hours after a powerful 7.7 hit the same area, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.   Full Story
 

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