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Tremors as Volcano Spews Ash in Chilean Patagonia
Friday, May 02, 2008 8:07:00 AM
A volcano in southern Chile spewed ash before dawn on Friday, triggering tremors 12 miles (20 km) away and prompting evacuations, officials said.   Full Story
 

Bolivia Takes Over Four Energy Companies
Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:17:00 PM
Bolivia took controlling stakes in four energy companies on Thursday, one in an agreement with Spanish oil company Repsol and others through state decrees.   Full Story
 

Argentine Farmers Cautious Over Last-Ditch Talks
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 8:33:00 PM
Argentine farm leaders were cautious on Wednesday before starting talks with the government aimed at averting a fresh strike by the key agricultural sector as a deadline for negotiations draws near.    Full Story
 

Colombian Opposition Calls for Uribe Bribery Probe
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 10:00:00 PM
BOGOTA—Colombian President Alvaro Uribe should be investigated for bribery, an opposition party said Tuesday, as a former Congress member testified that the government offered her illegal favors in ex ...   Full Story
 

Venezuelan Capital, 11 States Hit by Power Failure
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 8:19:00 PM
CARACAS—A major power outage hit almost half of Venezuela including the capital Caracas on Tuesday, prompting emergency officials to call for calm as the blackout caused traffic chaos on a hot afterno ...   Full Story
 

Chile Halts Teniente Copper Mine Again Due to Strike
Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:07:00 PM
SANTIAGO—Chilean copper giant Codelco on Thursday suspended operations at its Teniente division again, citing injuries caused by striking subcontractors who threw rocks at buses transporting permanent ...   Full Story
 

U.N. Says Darfur Death Toll May Be 300,000; Sudan Denies
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:00:00 PM
As many as 300,000 people may have died in the five-year conflict in Darfur, a dramatic increase over earlier estimates of 200,000, a top U.N. official said on Tuesday.   Full Story
 

Uribe's Cousin Seeks Asylum Amid Colombia Probe
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:08:00 PM
BOGOTA—Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's cousin sought asylum in Costa Rica on Tuesday after prosecutors ordered him arrested for suspected ties to paramilitary squads in a deepening scandal for ...   Full Story
 

Colombia's Uribe Hit by Another Political Scandal
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:25:00 AM
BOGOTA—A former member of Colombia's Congress says she was offered illegal favors by the government to support an amendment that allowed President Alvaro Uribe to stand for re-election in 2006, a ...   Full Story
 

Chile Copper Strike Shuts Third Codelco Division
Monday, April 21, 2008 8:04:00 PM
SANTIAGO—Chile state copper company Codelco kept two divisions closed for a sixth day on Monday and suspended work at a third division amid another violent flare-up in a subcontractor strike that is d ...   Full Story
 

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