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Chavez celebrates 20th anniversary of coup attempt
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez celebrated the 20th anniversary of the failed coup attempt that launched his political career on Saturday, presiding over a military parade while fighter jets and helicopters roared overhead.
Mexican aid lags for starving Tarahumara Indians
It's been months since Maria Luisa Gonzalez and her husband have been able to harvest anything from their drought-parched land or catch fish in a lake that's become little more than a muddy puddle.

Argentines seek peaceful resolution in Falklands
London's tabloids and British leaders are depicting Argentina as dangerous and belligerent 30 years after its invasion of the Falkland Islands. Argentines say Britain should consider its own history of waging war around the gl...

US tourist dies while diving in Cayman Islands
Police in the Cayman Islands say a 47-year-old U.S. tourist has died while scuba diving off popular North West Point in Grand Cayman.
5 norteno musicians, 4 others killed in Mexico
Mexican authorities say a masked man opened fire against a band playing popular norteno music in a Chihuahua city dance hall, killing five musicians, four customers and injuring 10 others.
Fidel Castro presents 2-volume memoir
Fidel Castro spent six hours presenting a two-volume memoir to an audience at a Havana convention center, state media said Saturday. It was a rare appearance for the retired and increasingly reclusive former Cuban leader.

Murders spike during police strike in Brazil
The murder rate in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia has soared during a state police strike that has entered its fourth day.
Dr. Grant Stevens to Speak at American-Brazilian Aesthetic Meeting
Dr. Grant Stevens, a Los Angeles plastic surgeon, will speak about breast enhancement at the Fourth American-Brazilian Aesthetic Meeting in Florianopolis, Brazil, in February.
A Turbulent Twenty Years for Venezuelan Democracy
Humberto Márquez
Twenty years ago, a military rebellion led by Venezuelan president - then lieutenant-colonel - Hugo Chávez ushered in an enduring era of turmoil for the country's democracy, with abrupt changes in its institutions and a clim...
Check Out Y-3's Mysterious New Campaign Inspired By Brasilia, Brazil
We're super intrigued by Y-3' s new Spring/Summer collection inspired by the city of Brasilia .
Peru frees Chilean arrested outside air base
Peruvian police have freed one of two Chileans arrested this week on suspicion of espionage.
Cuba's Raul Castro visits Venezuela's Chavez
Cuban President Raul Castro flew to Caracas on Friday to attend a meeting with other allies of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, who was at the airport for the arrival.

Mexico former ruling party fights drug link report
Mexico's former ruling party has filed a complaint accusing federal prosecutors of leaking information tying three of the party's former governors to a drug money-laundering investigation.
Colombia rebel undergoes tests at Caracas hospital
A Colombian rebel commander who has been detained in Venezuela since May was taken to a military hospital because of health problems, Venezuelan authorities said Friday.
Brazil's Olympic idea to erect Jesus statue meets ridiculein London
LONDON: Memo to Brazil: That idea of putting up a giant Jesus statue in a London park is not going over well.
Chile glacier robbery: 5 tons taken for ice cubes
Police in Chile say they've stopped cold a scheme to steal ice from a disappearing glacier.
Extension denied in Guantanamo Sept. 11 trial
A Pentagon legal official refused Friday to extend an important deadline for defense lawyers for the five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attack, a decision that means their highly anticipated arraignment may n...
Kelly Brook pours her curves into swimwear she purchased at a beach vendor in Brazil
She may design a swimwear range for New look but Kelly Brook chose not to wear one of her own bikinis on holiday recently.
Olympics, World Cup preparation bring evictions
Like most Brazilians, Evandro dos Santos' devotion to soccer borders on the religious. Even when he wasn't watching a game, he loved hearing the roar of the crowd in nearby Maracana stadium — this nation's temple to the sport.
