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It has taken more than 30 years, but the government of Guyana has erected a memorial plaque at the site of the Jonestown cult massacre, a dark episode the South American country had long sought to downplay.
A Venezuelan commander contends Colombia wrongly detained four of his soldiers last week along the border separating the South American nations.
ESPN secured the South American broadcast rights to the 2010 and 2012 Olympics on Thursday in a deal worth about $10 million.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva defended Brazil's friendly relations with Iran on Wednesday, saying such ties are necessary to build lasting peace in the Middle East.
Venezuela and Russia say they are working on a series of agreements for Moscow to provide the South American country with technology for the development of industries ranging from robotics to biochemistry.
President Hugo Chavez on Sunday ordered Venezuela's military to prepare for a possible armed conflict with Colombia, saying his country's soldiers should be ready if the United States attempts to provoke a war between the South American neighbors.
Recent arson attacks and shootings in this violence-wracked South American nation are the work of a mastermind living in the United States, Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo alleged.
America Movil SA, Latin America's largest phone service provider, reported a 50.6 percent increase in third quarter profits Monday, citing "incipient economic recovery" in several South American countries.
Ghana held on with 10 men to beat Brazil in a penalty-kick shootout Friday, becoming the first African team to win the Under-20 World Cup and ending a decade of South American dominance.
The families of two Americans killed in the crash of an Air France flight off the coast of South America in June filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming the airline and the plane's various manufacturers knew the aircraft had defective parts that could have caused the accident.
Let the Olympic Carnival begin. And the crying, too.
Venezuela's science and technology minister said his country is working with Russia to detect deposits of uranium but withdrew an earlier denial that the country was also working with Iran.
Hugo Chavez made diplomatic inroads in Africa on Sunday at a summit of South American and African leaders where he offered Venezuela's help in oil projects, mining and financial assistance.
Marelisa Gibson, a 20-year-old brunette, has been crowned Miss Venezuela and will represent the beauty-obsessed South American country at next year's Miss Universe pageant.
An Argentine-born pilot for a low-cost airline was arrested during a stopover in a Spanish airport on suspicion of piloting planes that carried hundreds of dissidents to their deaths during his country's 1976-1983 "dirty war," authorities said Wednesday.
Spanish tenor Placido Domingo thrilled several hundred Venezuelans on Tuesday by showcasing his soaring voice during a free concert and heaping praise on the founder of the South American country's famed youth orchestras.
The leader of Brazil and Guyana met Monday to inaugurate a border bridge that is expected to boost trade between the giant South American country and the Caribbean.
President Evo Morales says Bolivia has decided to buy a presidential plane from Russia after Moscow offered to set up an aircraft maintenance center in the South American nation.
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is still recovering from the swine flu, and now his defense minister is showing some symptoms of the illness, officials said Monday.
President Alvaro Uribe has the swine flu and officials have contacted other South American governments whose leaders attended a summit last week with the Colombian leader, authorities said Sunday.
President Alvaro Uribe has the swine flu and officials are contacting other South American governments whose leaders attended a summit last week with the Colombian leader, authorities said Sunday.
South American presidents wrangled for hours Friday over a pending deal to expand the U.S. troop presence in Colombia, closing their meeting with a statement that foreign troops should not be allowed to threaten any of the region's nations.
Landlocked Bolivia's effort to regain the Pacific coastline it lost in a war with Chile more than a century ago will come up again Friday on the sidelines of the South American presidents' summit.
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez has raised the stakes for Friday's meeting of South American presidents by threatening to break relations with Colombia over plans to give U.S. troops a 10-year lease on its bases.
Brazil's leader is urging President Barack Obama to meet with South American nations and discuss the growing U.S. military presence in Colombia.
Chavez and Gaddafi urge redefining of "terrorism"Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi have joined forces to urge the world to redefine "terrorism".
Obama opposes excluding Russia from G8WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama opposes excluding Russia from the Group of Eight industrial nations, as suggested by Republican rival John McCain, saying Moscow's cooperation was needed in the fight against...
Who put the Aryan in Paraguaryan? Extreme MulticulturalismNueva Germania - Paraguay's holdout German colony"Fischer's forebears came to Paraguay more than a century ago at the cajoling of Elisabeth Nietzsche, the sister of the philosopher, and her husband, Bernhard Förster.
Ecuador to Rejoin OPEC at Summit Meeting in Riyadh Next Month Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said his country will rejoin the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries at the producer group's November summit in Saudi Arabia.
Global Melting, Big Thaw - National Geographic MagazineFrom Greenland to Antarctica, the world is losing its ice faster than anyone thought possible. Can humans slow the melting?
The Class Struggle Will No Longer Be Offshored: Who will make our shirts when China is rich? Liberal thinkers deride Marx because the anticipated transition to socialism in developed capitalist countries failed to happen. One response should be that the system under which we live is not just capitalist, but imperialist as well.
Morales says elites resent Indian power | WORLD | NEWS | tvnz.co.nzBolivian President Evo Morales says wealthy elites are trying to block his leftist reforms because they do not like having an Indian leading the South American country. Less than two years since becoming Bolivia's first indigenous leader, Morales is facing fierce opposition …
Russia selling new sniper rifles to VenezuelaMOSCOW: A proposed contract between Russia and Venezuela that could transfer thousands of sniper rifles to Venezuela has raised concern in the United States about the potential use or regional distribution of the weapons by the socialist-inspired government of President Hugo Chá …
EU lukewarm toward US idea on Venezuela cocaineEU diplomats are lukewarm on US calls for Europe to get Venezuela to curb its cocaine exports, saying the EU has no special relationship with Caracas and no joint customs programme in place.
Situation grim for Inter, 2006's biggest sensationAre the world champions a one-hit wonder? Sport Club Internacional was the story of 2006, surprising everyone by winning the Copa Libertadores for the club's first-ever major international title.
Amazing Video of Killer Whales hunting SealsOff Argentina and the Crozet Islands, Orcas feed on South American sea lion and elephant seal pups in shallow water; even beaching themselves temporarily.
SOS Emergency Aid for flood victims in BoliviaSOS Children's Villages is all set to begin its emergency relief efforts for children and families affected by the worst floods to hit Bolivia in 25 years.
Williams enters rehab on birthdayPop singer Robbie Williams has been admitted into a rehab clinic in the US on his 33rd birthday, to be treated for a dependency on prescription drugs.
Ecuadorian Presidential Cabinet Filled with WomenWith the election of new Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, Ecuador has 7 out of 17 positions in the Ecuadorian cabinet filled by woman.
South America's Wine HarvestWhile the grapevines in the Napa Valley are deep in hibernation from the winter's cold, grapes in the southern hemisphere are in full bloom.
More Venezuelans seeking U.S. asylumThe latest figures show a surge of Venezuelans moving to the United States either through asylum, permanent residence or other visas. The number of Venezuelans who got green cards in 2005 - almost 11,000 U.S. permanent residents - was more than double those in 2000.
GM Watch brings you… THE WORST OF 2006 - PART 2Sadly, the second part of 2006 turned out to be even worse than the first when it came to the aggressive and deceptive push behind GMOs. The final couple of months were so bad, in fact, that they require a section all to themselves, still to come - PART 3!
Chavez and Iran unveil anti-US fundIn my view it was only a matter of time before someone gave the Wall Street- FED- World Bank Cartel a run for their money.
Rat arrives to GalapagosThe permission for large cruise ships to sail into the Galapagos archipelago may be causing more alien species than ever before to be arriving to the Galapagos.
Multilateral Banks Pose Problem for Latin America, Correa Says Multi-Lateral banks, such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, prefer debt servicing rather than social development.
Amazon river 'shifted direction' millions of years ago"The world's largest river, the Amazon, once flowed from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific - the opposite of its present direction, a study shows.
Bank of America Allowed $3 Billion in Money LaunderingDue to lax operations South American money launderers were able to illegally move $3 billion through a single Midtown Manhattan Bank of America Corp. (BAC) branch.
MiddleEastern man Carrying Large Quantity Of Explosives Arrested In ArgentinaLast week, (mid August 2006) a very serious event transpired at the Buenos Aires international airport which the local mainstream press did not however bring to the attention of the public. Today, Red Kalki, relying on reliable sources, brings this matter into the open.
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