Repsol sues Argentina over YPF takeover

Spanish oil giant Repsol said Wednesday it had filed a class action lawsuit in a New York court against Argentina after the country nationalised the company's local unit YPF.

Peru says 5,000 birds, nearly 900 dolphins dead

The Peruvian government said Wednesday that 5,000 birds, mostly pelicans, and nearly 900 dolphins have died off the country's northern coast, possibly due to rising temperatures in Pacific waters.

Argentina aims to provide 'dignified deaths' for terminally ill and brain-dead patients

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Terminally ill patients and their families would have more power to decide how they die in Argentina under a "dignified death" law being debated Wednesday in the Senate.

Argentina risks British ire with Falklands advert

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina has risked stirring up political controversy with Britain ahead of the London Olympics by broadcasting a video of an athlete training on the disputed Falkland Islands which it describes as "Argentine soil".

"De Peru for Peru", awarded with the Gran "Sol de Iberoamerica" at the Ibero-American Festival of Advertising

MIAMI, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday May 2, the national campaign "Marca Peru" (Peru Brand) was recognized with a total of seven awards during the Ibero-American Festival of Advertising ...

Venezuela's Chavez returns home

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that he is returning home after cancer treatment in Cuba.

Gold Fields Sees $1.2 Billion Investment In Peru Project

South Africa's Gold Fields Ltd. (GFI) said Wednesday that its majority-owned Chucapaca gold project in southern Peru is expected to require investments of $1.2 billion.

Accused drug dealer says paid off fugitive Venezuela judge

CARACAS (Reuters) - An accused Venezuelan drug lord wanted by the United States said on Wednesday he made monthly payments to a former judge who recently embarrassed President Hugo Chavez with accusations of widespread manipulation in the OPEC nation's justice system. The statement by Walid Makled, considered a major trafficker who is now on trial in Venezuela, is likely to fuel criticism by ...

Chile: Pinochet’s Will to Be Opened

Chilean officials will open the last will and testament of Gen. Augusto Pinochet on Wednesday, a crucial step in determining just how large his fortune was.

Peru rebel leader mocks Humala's army after ambush

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's first major hostage-taking in a decade was a ruse to lure soldiers into a remote jungle valley and kill them in ambushes, said the Shining Path rebel who led the kidnappings of 36 gas workers.