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Colombia, Venezuela debate trade issues
Nov 24 2005 11:37PM (CT)
PARAGUANA, Venezuela (AP) - The leaders of Colombia and Venezuela debated differences over a U.S.-backed free-trade plan Thursday, avoiding the acrimony the issue aroused during a recent hemisphere-wide summit.
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Tropical Storm Delta growing stronger
Nov 24 2005 10:46PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Delta neared hurricane strength Thursday in the central Atlantic, continuing a record-breaking hurricane season.
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Bus crash kills 16 people in Peru
Nov 24 2005 10:26PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Sixteen people were killed when a passenger bus plunged into a river Thursday, authorities said.
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Trade supporters demonstrate in Costa Rica
Nov 24 2005 10:07PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - Thousands of supporters of a free trade pact for Central America marched through Costa Rica's capital on Thursday, an unusual event in a region better known for protests against the pact.
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Brazil to crown Miss Penitentiary
Nov 24 2005 9:12PM (CT)
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Like beauty pageant contestants everywhere, Caroline Goncalves hoped a victory could launch her modeling career. But she'd be satisfied if it helps shave some time off her prison sentence.
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Peruvian lawmakers vote to cut hefty bonus
Nov 24 2005 8:58PM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peruvian lawmakers voted to trim a hefty year-end bonus Thursday, bowing to public outrage in one of Latin America's poorest countries.
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Colombian troops capture rebel leader
Nov 24 2005 8:24PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Soldiers captured a senior guerrilla commander suspected of carrying out more than a dozen kidnappings and other terrorist attacks over the past two decades, the military said Thursday.
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Violence ebbing ahead of Haiti elections
Nov 24 2005 8:02PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The United Nations on Thursday said it was prepared to provide security for voters in presidential elections scheduled for next month, noting that violence has ebbed across much of the country.
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Brits give new drink laws cautious cheers
Nov 24 2005 7:01PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Like some other Londoners, Chantal Faraut celebrated late Thursday night with a few drinks in one of the many pubs no longer forced to close at 11 p.m.
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Pinochet indicted on human rights charges
Nov 24 2005 5:57PM (CT)
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Former Chilean dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet was indicted on human rights charges Thursday and placed under house arrest, hours after he made bail on unrelated corruption charges filed only a day earlier.
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Colombian volcano spews ashes on town
Nov 24 2005 5:48PM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A volcano erupted Thursday in southwestern Colombia, spewing smoke and ash, and raising fears for the safety of nearby villagers, officials said.
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Mexico limiting access to meth ingredients
Nov 24 2005 4:57PM (CT)
MEXICO CITY (AP) - The cardboard boxes were stacked neatly from floor to ceiling, many with white importation stickers still attached. Federal agents found more than 13,000 anti-flu tablets inside them and arrested a teenager arriving in a pickup with nearly 1,000 more.
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Group, Jean align to help poor in Haiti
Nov 24 2005 2:59PM (CT)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - U.N. peacekeepers venture into Cite Soleil with automatic weapons and armored personnel carriers. Haitian police, fearful of well-armed gangs, avoid the dusty streets of the seaside slum altogether.
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Colombia's Uribe to meet with Hugo Chavez
Nov 24 2005 4:21AM (CT)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will try to help bridge differences in Latin America on Thursday when he meets Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, whose anti-U.S. rhetoric and campaign to torpedo a U.S.-backed free trade proposal have divided the region.
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Peru assigns police to protect tourists
Nov 24 2005 12:07AM (CT)
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Police will begin patrolling Peru's famed Inca Trail following the recent armed robbery of 13 tourists, officials said Wednesday.
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