Should Lori Berenson Go Back to Peru?

Many Peruvians think the U.S. citizen jailed for aiding Marxist insurgents won't finish her sentence.

Sigdo Koppers Sees 2012 Financing for Peru Petrochemical Plant

Sigdo Koppers SA aims to secure bank financing by the end of next year for an $800 million ammonium plant in Peru as part of the country’s goal of becoming South America’s largest petrochemicals producer after Brazil.

Peru Mine Opponents Plan Two-Day Demonstration

Peru Mine Opponents Plan Two-Day Demonstration

Argentina adopts wide definition of terrorism

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina enacted a law on Wednesday providing a wide definition of terrorism that critics fear will allow the state to jail people for up to 15 years for activities as diverse as marching in protests or pulling money out of banks. The law, approved by Congress last week, seeks to punish anyone who "terrorizes" the population, leaving the definition of the term open. ...

Venezuela’s Chavez: did US give Latin American leaders cancer?

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speculated on Wednesday that the United States might have developed a way to give Latin American leaders cancer, after Argentina's Cristina Fernandez joined the list of presidents diagnosed with the disease.

Argentina toughens curbs on news media

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has brought in new legislation that makes it harder for the country's news media to criticize her administration, critics said.

Venezuela’s Chavez poses question: Could US have technology to cause cancer?

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is questioning the rash of cancer cases among Latin American leaders and asking if somehow the U.S. might have a way to induce the illness

Snakes on a plane (almost) in Argentina

Authorities in Argentina caught a man trying to board a plane with almost 250 poisonous snakes and endangered reptiles.

Venezuela’s Chavez: did U.S. give Latin American leaders cancer?

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speculated on Wednesday that the United States might have developed a way to give Latin American leaders cancer, after Argentina's Cristina Fernandez joined the list of presidents diagnosed with the disease.

Venezuela ‘highest murder rate’

Venezuela experienced a record number of murders this year - 53 a day on average - the highest in South America, a campaign group says.