Carlos Araujo

Argentines are flocking to see "The Iron Lady", intrigued not just by the tale of the nation's arch-nemesis Margaret Thatcher but also her uncanny incarnation as played by Meryl Streep.

Military records allege Brazil's president-elect once guarded guerrilla weapons. Military records indicate that President-elect Dilma Rousseff once oversaw a cache of weapons and ammunition for militants who opposed Brazil's 1964-1985 military regime, a major newspaper reported Saturday.

Former guerrilla Rousseff is elected as Brazil's next president, to succeed popular Silva. A former Marxist guerrilla who was tortured and imprisoned during Brazil's long dictatorship was elected Sunday as president of Latin America's biggest nation, a country in the midst of an economic and political rise.

JUIZ DE FORA, Brazil (Reuters) - Here's some advice for anyone who meets Dilma Rousseff (aka "Stella.")

Brazil's top presidential candidate offers more of the same _ and voters love it. To understand why Brazilian presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff is so popular despite being virtually unknown a few months back, you need only to enter the Paraisopolis slum.