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Chile bus crash kills 12 American tourists
Mar 22 2006 11:51PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - A bus carrying cruise ship tourists plunged off a highway in northern Chile and tumbled 300 feet down a mountainside Wednesday, killing 12 Americans, U.S. and Chilean officials said.
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American jailed in deadly Bolivia bombings
Mar 22 2006 9:54PM (CT)
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - An American man and his Uruguayan girlfriend were arrested Wednesday after bombs severely damaged two low-budget hotels in Bolivia's capital, killing two people and injuring at least seven.
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U.S. ambassador stranded by Chavez rally
Mar 22 2006 9:45PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - A raucus rally supporting leftist President Hugo Chavez stranded the U.S. ambassador and his delegation inside a social club for more than two hours Wednesday, officials said.
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Aruba reportedly has witness in teen case
Mar 22 2006 8:15PM (CT)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Aruban police reportedly have a new witness in the disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway and plan to conduct another search for her body on the Dutch Caribbean island.
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Chile bus crash kills 11, most from U.S.
Mar 22 2006 7:59PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - A bus carrying cruise ship tourists plunged 300 feet down a mountain ravine in northern Chile, killing 11 people, most believed to be U.S. citizens, officials said.
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Ecuador mobilizing to curb Indian protests
Mar 22 2006 5:53PM (CT)
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Thousands of police and soldiers were deployed to clear blocked highways Wednesday after the government declared a state of emergency in four provinces to curb Indian protests against a proposed free-trade deal with Washington.
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Venezuela's Chavez inspires fierce loyalty
Mar 22 2006 3:04PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - His portraits hang in homes across Venezuela. Loyal "Chavistas" cheer him on during folksy speeches that last up to seven hours and end up in print for sale on street corners. Admirers often say he embodies the spirit of Simon Bolivar, South America's 19th century independence hero.
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Basque militant group lays down weapons
Mar 22 2006 2:55PM (CT)
VITORIA, Spain (AP) - The Basque militant group ETA ended a decades-long campaign of terror, announcing a permanent cease-fire Wednesday that closes the door on one of Western Europe's last armed separatist movements.
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Rice optimistic about Iran diplomacy
Mar 22 2006 2:11PM (CT)
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed confidence Wednesday that Russia and China would eventually resolve their differences with the United States and its European allies on how to pressure Iran to stop enriching uranium.
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Chavez's followers see him as their savior
Mar 22 2006 1:18PM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - His portraits hang in homes across Venezuela. Loyal "Chavistas" cheer him on during folksy speeches that last up to seven hours and end up in print for sale on street corners. Admirers often say he embodies the spirit of Simon Bolivar, South America's 19th century independence hero.
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Chavez says U.S. already has lost in Iraq
Mar 22 2006 11:50AM (CT)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday that U.S. troops have been routed by a strong resistance movement in Iraq, but haven't pulled out because officials in Washington won't acknowledge defeat.
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Leftists redefine Latin American politics
Mar 22 2006 11:33AM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - These aren't the hide-in-the-hills leftists of yesteryear, ready to take up arms against the oppressor. A new wave of Latin American leaders _ variously labeled leftist, populist, nationalist or socialist _ is redefining politics in a region where U.S.-backed, right-wing dictatorships spent decades crushing their mostly leftist opponents and supporting corporate interests amid fears of inroads by the Soviet Union and its Cuban proxy.
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Peru waterfall one of world's highest
Mar 22 2006 11:22AM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - A German explorer says he's found one of the world's highest waterfalls in Peru's isolated northern jungle. Stefan Ziemendorff on Monday led a local television camera crew to the falls, which he says he found in 2002 in the Department of Amazonas, about 400 miles north of the capital, Lima.
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