South America News

A Spanish judge has ordered the widow of Augusto Pinochet, his former lawyer and two bankers to post a $77 million (euro51 million) bond while he probes allegations they laundered money for the late Chilean dictator while he was in...

Formula One driver Felipe Massa beat Michael Schumacher in a charity karting race on his weekend return to competition four months after a life-threatening accident. The Brazilian edged his former Ferrari teammate in Sunday�s final race of the �International Challenge...

While the government will maintain the control of the Canarias and BanPro banks, as "they had been severely compromised," the Venezuelan Finance Minister Ali Rodriguez announced on Monday that the government will liquidate Bolivar Banco and Banco Confederado.

President-elect Jose Mujica retreated to his flower farm and shunned the spotlight on Monday, saying that dumping more talk on Uruguayans after a speech-filled campaign "would be like raining on what is already wet." Congratulations poured in from across Latin...

Honduras' president-elect is not worried that many countries do not recognize his election. Washington supports Porfirio Lobo, and that's what matters most to this Central American nation. Lobo, 61, lit up in public appearances Monday with his trademark toothy grin...

The duo hit the beach yesterday afternoon, with Emma in a black bikini for their dip in the ocean. She's been quite the devoted student since beginning her freshman year in August, with only a few trips away during their...

Updated on Monday, November 30, 2009, 09:44 IST Montevideo: Jose Mujica, a leftist former rebel, was declared the winner of a presidential runoff vote in Uruguay after his opponent ex-president Luis Lacalle conceded defeat. The co-founder of the radical leftist...

The No Doubt frontwoman and her Bush rocker hubby dutifully tended to their young sons, Kingston and Zuma, loading them into a double stroller before heading into the terminal entrance. The family flight comes shortly after Gwen announced on her...

An Argentine judge has overturned a ruling that would have allowed the first gay marriage in Latin America. The official court Web site says national judge Marta Gomez Alsina ordered the wedding blocked until the issue can be resolved by...

A cruise ship based out of Miami temporarily lost power while returning home from a Southern Caribbean cruise, a Norwegian Cruise Line spokeswoman said. NCL spokeswoman Anne-Marie Matthews said the Norwegian Dawn lost power 95 miles off the coast of...