BUENOS AIRES - Simmering tensions over the Falklands Islands came into the open with Argentina saying it will lodge a formal protest with the United Nations over Britain's 'militarisation' of the...

Argentine oil company YPF, a unit of Spain's Repsol-YPF, announced Wednesday that its investments in the South American country rose last year by 50 percent to a record 13.3 billion pesos ($3.06...

Selena Gomez, who battled through illness to stage her show in Argentina on Tuesday, was forced to run off stage to blow her nose throughout her set.

The 19-year-old singer began feeling unwell...

Argentina 's decision to make a formal complaint to the United Nations over Britain's alleged "militarisation" of the Falkland Islands. In an escalating war of words over the...

Montevideo, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) President Jose Mujica criticized on Wednesday local attitudes he described as chauvinistic when it comes to efforts made by the Uruguayan government to solve...

Havana, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Colombian Foreign Minister, Maria Angela Holguin, on Wednesday ratified her country´s support to Cuba in the fight against U.S. economic, trade and financial...

Havana, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The foreign minister of Cuba, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, and Colombia, Maria Angela Holguin, agreed on Wednesday here to commit to increase the potential of bilateral...

Quito, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) Outstanding politician, historian, academician and former Foreign Minister of Ecuador Jorge Salvador Lara died on Wednesday in this city that took him in among its most...

New Delhi, Feb 8 : Brazilian Defence Minister Celso Amorim met with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Wednesday to discuss strengthening of bilateral military...

February 8, 2012 It's been 30 years since Britain and Argentina went to war over the Falkland Islands. The British won, leaving the islands off the coast of Argentina in British hands. While...

The Brazilian government has filed a lawsuit against Twitter and its users in a bid to stop publication of messages alerting drivers to police speed traps and drunk-driving checkpoints. The suit...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- A U.N. official expressed support Wednesday for Haitian victims of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier's regime who plan to appeal a judge's recommendation that...

Disgruntled police across Brazil are taking aim at the country's iconic Carnival celebration, raising threats to the annual street parties that draw hordes of foreigners as a way to press their...

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- Rising crime across the Caribbean threatens the region's tourism-based economy and has exposed a weak and ineffective judicial system, according to a sweeping U.N....

';This will enhance Acsa's brand and better position it in the market place as a serious participant in global airport investment and management,'; Acsa's acting managing director...

Britain for its "militarization" of their conflict over the Falklands, saying she would lodge a formal complaint with the United Nations."We will present a complaint to the UN Security...

Espaol (IPYS-Venezuela/IFEX) - On February 3, 2012 six men attacked a group of journalists seeking information pertaining to the killing of a 16-year old girl. This happened outside of the Ave de...

Argentina's president accused Britain of "militarizing the South Atlantic" and said she would to complain to the United Nations, as tension rises ahead of the 30th anniversary of the...

Selena Gomez thanked Argentine fans for supporting her as she battled illness Tuesday. The "See you Again" singer appeared at the Orfeo Superdomo in Cordoba last night and admitted she was...

Farc Attacks The Colombian Army said Wednesday it has killed five and arrested one guerrilla in the southwest of the country. According to the Army, the rebels were killed in combat in the Caloto...

Juan Manuel Santos took office. The conference brings together all the heads of state in the Western Hemisphere - minus Cuba - to discuss regional issues such as trade and peace. On top of the...

Ralito Pact A former governor and two ex-congressmen have been jailed for seven and a half years for participating in the Ralito Pact, a 2001 agreement between paramilitaries and...

Costa Rica A Colombian judge has jailed four Costa Rican fishermen accused of the massacre of more than 2,000 sharks off the Pacific coast last year. The men are charged with illegal fishing,...

reported local media Wednesday . Councillor Martha Ordonez said the figures should act as a warning bell to authorities to take action and implement policies that had already been agreed. A sexual...

Less than 24 hours after a Colombian hen stunned the world with a giant egg, a fellow Andean chicken has produced another record-breaking...

Farc Colombian police said Tuesday they have dealt a blow to a major drug trafficking operation, which has been partly maintained through an alliance of neo-paramilitary and guerrilla groups. ...

reported newspaper El Tiemp Wednedsay. The ministry's study found not only that there are between 400 and 500 circuses in Colombia, but that many of them are becoming spaces for vulnerable...

Football History and Statistics [IFFHS]. Ruiz, who's accused of groping fellow referee German Sanchez while he was sleeping at his house in 2010, finished behind Germany's three-times...

Juan Manuel Santos and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez hold a cordial phone conference, the latest sign of improving relations between the neighboring countries. According...

Colombia 's state-owned oil company Ecopetrol of criminal damage. According to Aberlardo de la Espriella, both the directors and the management of Ecopetrol "had extensive knowledge of the...

told local media Wednesday. In the first operation, the Navy coordinated with the investigators from the Prosecutor General's office to confiscate 1.5 tons of cocaine that were hidden in a...

A land deal finalized this week between Paraguayan authorities and a land owner in the country's central region will allow a long-displaced indigenous community to rebuild in safety and dignity,...

BUENOS AIRES/LONDON (Reuters) - Argentina's president accused Britain of "militarizing the South Atlantic" and said she would to complain to the United Nations, as tension rises ahead...

More In a blatant show of disdain for the Anglo-American Special Relationship, the Obama Administration has weighed in on the mounting tensions between Great Britain and Argentina over the Falkland...

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner delivers a speech in front of a backdrop displaying the Falkland Islands (Malvinas in Spanish) painted like the Argentine national flag at the...

Argentina is slamming Prince William's deployment to the Falklands. Some Argentine veterans say the move is aggressive and arrogant, but most residents on the islands are preparing to welcome...

Rafael Correa after finding them guilty of defamation for reporting on contracts the president’s brother was accused of having with the state. Judge Mercedes Portilla levied the fines against...

Emilio Palacio, 58, said in an asylum application that a criminal libel judgment against him in his homeland shows he "is being severely punished in Ecuador for expressing legitimate opinions and...

Kirchner made the announcement to members of the Argentinian government and veterans of the Falklands War during an engagement on Tuesday. "They’re militarizing the South Atlantic once...

A former Ecuadorean newspaper columnist who faces prison and millions of dollars in fines for his criticism of President Rafael Correa requested asylum Wednesday in the U.S., claiming he is the...

, to pay President Rafael Correa heavy damages of two million dollars in a defamation case brought by him over a book they co-wrote which investigates the business affairs of his brother, Fabricio...

A former Ecuadorean newspaper columnist who faces prison and millions of dollars in fines for his criticism of President Rafael Correa requested asylum Wednesday in the U.S., claiming he is the...

Argentine president Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner said she will take her complaint that Britain is militarizing the Falklands before the UN Security...

The Brazilian government accused striking police in Bahia state of sowing panic amid fears that the strike over pay may spread and fuel a wave of violence only days before the start of Carnival. ...

MIAMI (AP) -- A former Ecuadorean newspaper columnist who faces prison and millions of dollars in fines for criticism of President Rafael Correa is asking for asylum in the...

But Ms Kirchner’s claims to sovereignty over the Falklands are bogus, and she should know it. The reason why the notion of handing Alaska to Canada sounds so absurd is because the Alaskans...