Latin America
Taiwan president stops over in Guam
Mar 21, 2010 19:16 EDT
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Sunday left for the US territory of Guam for a stopover on his way to six Asia-Pacific allies in a week-long visit that may irk China.
Colombian rebels kidnap five oil contractors
Mar 20, 2010 18:46 EDT
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian FARC guerrillas kidnapped five local oil contractors near a U.S.-operated oilfield, whisking them into a mountainous area close to Venezuela with troops in pursuit, officials said on Saturday.
Gunmen block roads in Mexico's drug-plagued north
Mar 19, 2010 22:06 EDT
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Armed men likely linked to drug gangs blocked highways with trucks and buses in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey on Friday in an apparent attempt to hamper army operations near the U.S. border.
'A dad like any other,' son says of drug lord Escobar
Mar 19, 2010 21:56 EDT
Pablo Escobar may have been the world's top drug lord and blamed for 15,000 murders, but to his son, he was "a dad like any other" who read stories and sang him to sleep.
Sanin wins Colombian conservative candidacy
Mar 19, 2010 21:44 EDT
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's former foreign minister Noemi Sanin won the country's Conservative Party candidacy for May's presidential election in a decision that risks splitting President Alvaro Uribe's political coalition.
Gunmen block roads in Mexico's drug-plagued north
Mar 19, 2010 20:05 EDT
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Armed men likely linked to drug gangs blocked highways with trucks and buses in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey on Friday in an apparent attempt to hamper army operations near the U.S. border.
Gunmen block roads in Mexico's drug-plagued north
Mar 19, 2010 20:05 EDT
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Armed men likely linked to drug gangs blocked highways with trucks and buses in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey on Friday in an apparent attempt to hamper army operations near the U.S. border.
World's slums grow despite rapid economy growth: U.N.
Mar 19, 2010 16:34 EDT
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Almost a quarter of a billion people moved out of slum conditions in the past decade, driven by rapid economic growth in emerging giants India and China, but the number of people living in them continues to rise, the United Nations housing agency said on Friday.
Inter-American Development Bank seeks capital boost
Mar 19, 2010 15:51 EDT
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) sought a boost in capital for increased lending to Latin America and the Caribbean as its annual meeting opened on Friday in Mexico.
Brazil surgical robot fixes heart in Latin America first
Mar 19, 2010 13:32 EDT
Brazilian surgeons used a multi-armed robot to repair a hole in a woman's heart in the first operation of its kind in Latin America, they told AFP Friday.
Japanese fish dealers welcome tuna ban rejection
Mar 19, 2010 08:43 EDT
Japanese fish dealers welcome rejection of tuna trade ban, but urge that quotas be enforced. Japanese fish dealers on Friday welcomed the rejection of a proposed trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna ? a prized ingredient of sushi ? while urging that existing quotas be more strictly enforced to protect the species from overfishing.
Uruguay is wine world's rising star
Mar 19, 2010 02:10 EDT
Argentina has its Malbec. Chile has its Carmenere. Now Uruguay, not to be out-muscled by its more famous wine-producing neighbors, is taking the world of viticulture by storm, with its distinctive Tannat wines.
Obama administration says near deal on Haiti debt
Mar 18, 2010 19:59 EDT
Administration officials say agreement near to cancel Haiti's $477M debt to IADB. The Obama administration says it is near an agreement with other nations to cancel the $447 million that Haiti owes to the Inter-American Development Bank.
Export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna rejected
Mar 18, 2010 17:03 EDT
Proposed export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna defeated at UN wildlife meeting. Fishing nations won a victory over environmentalists Thursday when a U.S.-backed proposal to ban export of the Atlantic bluefin tuna was overwhelmingly rejected at a U.N. wildlife meeting.
Salt Lake City hosts 4 genealogy meetings in April
Mar 18, 2010 14:59 EDT
Family history buffs to descend on Salt Lake City in late April for 4 genealogy conferences. Even after almost 30 years of research, Jan Alpert still gets goose bumps when she discovers a new branch on her family tree.
BA, Iberia 'to approve merger on March 25'
Mar 18, 2010 06:23 EDT
The boards of British Airways and Iberia will approve a merger of the two airlines on March 25, the Spanish newspaper Expansion reported on Thursday, citing sources close to the companies.
BA, Iberia to approve merger on March 25: report
Mar 18, 2010 06:11 EDT
The boards of British Airways and Iberia will approve a merger of the two airlines on March 25, the Spanish newspaper Expansion reported on Thursday, citing sources close to the companies.
Antonio Banderas appointed UN Goodwill Ambassador
Mar 17, 2010 19:58 EDT
US appoints Spanish actor Antonio Banderas as Goodwill Ambassador for anti-poverty fight. Spanish actor Antonio Banderas has been named a U.N. Goodwill Ambassador for the fight against poverty, the United Nations Development Program announced Wednesday.
Cuba forcibly removes 30 women in Havana protest
Mar 17, 2010 16:02 EDT
Police forcibly took some 30 women off the streets Wednesday as they marched in a protest led by the mother of a political prisoner who died in a hunger strike, an AFP journalist witnessed.
Wachovia pays $160 million to settle drug money probe
Mar 17, 2010 15:21 EDT
MIAMI (Reuters) - The Wachovia Bank unit of Wells Fargo & Co has agreed to pay $160 million to settle U.S. allegations that it laundered Mexican drug money.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
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| Area | 21,069,501 km² |
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| Population | 569 million[1] |
| Demonym | Latin American, American |
| Countries | 20 |
| Dependencies | 10 |
| Languages | Spanish, Portuguese, French |
| Time Zones | UTC-2  BrazilUTC-5  ColombiaUTC-8  Mexico |
| Largest cities | 1. Mexico City 2. São Paulo 3. Buenos Aires 4. Rio de Janeiro 5. Lima 6. Bogotá 7. Santiago 8. Belo Horizonte 9. Caracas 10. Guadalajara |
