Hugo Chavez, Venezuela President, Returns Home After Cancer Treatment In Cuba

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home Friday after 11 days of cancer treatment in Cuba, saying his latest round of radiation therapy was successful.

Chavez home in Venezuela after 'success' in Havana cancer radiation treatment

AFP/Getty ImagesVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks upon his arrival in Venezuela. HAVANA -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home from Havana late Friday, declaring success in his fight against cancer after he received what was supposed to be his last session of radiation therapy. "I have to tell you...

UK demands Argentina apologize for Falklands ad

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain demanded an apology from Argentina on Friday, accusing it of exploiting the upcoming Olympic Games for political purposes by broadcasting a "tasteless and insulting" TV advert that reasserted its claim to the disputed Falkland Islands. The offending advert shows an Argentine hockey player training in the Falklands - the contested archipelago in the South Atlantic which ...

Newmont could abandon Peru gold mine

The president of Newmont Mining Corp. said Friday that the U.S. company could halt investment in a major gold mining project in Peru's north if modifications sought by the government significantly affect its profitability.

Peru's Buenaventura 1Q Net Income $207.5 Million Vs $224.8 Million

Peruvian mining company Compania de Minas Buenaventura SAA (BVN, BUENAVC1.VL) said Friday first-quarter net income totaled $207.5 million, or 82 cents a share, down from $224.8 million, or 88 cents a share, in the same quarter a year earlier.

Peru’s doctors strike in demand for higher pay

About 15,000 Peruvian doctors employed by the health ministry went on strike Friday, demanding salary increases and secure government funding, the Medical Federation announced.

Peru's President: Minas Conga Improvements Must Be Carried Out

President Ollanta Humala said Friday that Minera Yanacocha will have to carry out a series of measures to improve the stalled Minas Conga copper and gold project before it can proceed.

Spain fuels biodiesel retaliation against Argentina

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain retaliated against Argentina on Friday for seizing control of a Spanish-owned energy firm with a measure that could curtail imports of biodiesel from the Latin American country. The Spanish industry ministry will approve a biodiesel plan later on Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria said after a weekly cabinet meeting

Argentina seeks Petrobras collaboration in YPF

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Argentine Planning Minister Julio De Vido approached Brazil and its state-run oil company Petrobras on Friday to invite greater investment and collaboration with oil company YPF, which the government announced this week it would seize. Brazilian Energy Minister Lobao responded after the meetings that Petrobras' investments in its southern neighbor would remain at roughly ...

Peru's army prepares for "all-out" assault on rebels

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's army is preparing one of its largest offensives in two decades against Shining Path rebels, officials said on Friday, hoping to quash remnants of the group that embarrassed the government over the weekend. To avoid civilian casualties, the military was evacuating hundreds of indigenous people from villages in a treacherous bundle of serpentine jungle valleys known as the ...