AP - ap.online.regional.latin.america.caribbean http://www.comcast.net?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_ AP - ap.online.regional.latin.america.caribbean News Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:54:02 -0500 AP interview: Pablo Escobar's son asks forgiveness Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:49:08 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/08/LT.Colombia.Escobar_s.Son/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Colombia.Escobar_s.Son 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-405 The son of the late notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar is back in the public eye 15 years after fleeing Colombia for a life of anonymity as an architect in Argentina. Government: 40 dead in El Salvador flooding Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:36:01 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/08/LT.Salvador.Flooding/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Salvador.Flooding 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-c4e Forty people have died in El Salvador following three days of heavy rains, Interior Minister Humberto Centeno said Sunday. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:26:47 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/08/LT.APNewsAlert/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.APNewsAlert 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-cf4 Interior minister in El Salvador reports 40 dead in flooding following three days of rain. Ida grows into hurricane near Mexico's Carib coast Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:33:31 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/08/Tropical.Weather/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_Tropical.Weather 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-4087 Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats as Ida strengthened into a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun. Mexican army makes large opium seizure Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:22:48 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/07/LT.Drug.War.Mexico/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Drug.War.Mexico 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-78a5 The Mexican army said Saturday it has seized a shipment of almost a quarter-ton of opium in the country's northern mountains, one of the largest such seizures made in Mexico. Ida hurricane watch for Mexico's Caribbean coast Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:18:55 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/05/Tropical.Weather/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_Tropical.Weather 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:2666 Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats amid warnings that Tropical Storm Ida could become a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun. TAM: Jet forced to return to JFK Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:33:20 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/07/LT.Brazil.JFK.Plane.Returns/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Brazil.JFK.Plane.Returns 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-553f TAM Airlines says one of its jets took off from New York's JFK airport but was forced to return 20 minutes into the flight because of a mechanical problem. Air France crash memorial in Rio amid criticism Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:03:49 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/07/LT.Brazil.Plane/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Brazil.Plane 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-658b Scores of relatives of the 228 people killed in the June 1 Air France jet crash dedicated a memorial in an upscale beach neighborhood Saturday amid strong criticism that the airline has failed to provide them with the answers or compensation they were promised. US tourist dies 'car surfing' in Puerto Rico Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:29:12 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/07/CB.Puerto.Rico.Car.Surfing/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Puerto.Rico.Car.Surfing 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-625b Police say a U.S. tourist who was pretending to be surfing on the hood of a friend's moving car was killed when he fell and broke his neck in a popular Puerto Rican beach town. Guyana: US 'mastermind' behind arson attacks Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:13:57 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/07/CB.Guyana.Courthouse.Fire/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Guyana.Courthouse.Fire 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-64e3 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. Fighting the odds to keep Indian tongues alive Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:31:14 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/07/LT.Indians.Arise.Identity/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Indians.Arise.Identity 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-6953 In his first year at San Marcos University, Hermenegildo Espejo barely spoke, and certainly not in class. Guard arrested for torture in Tijuana prison riots Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:28:52 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/07/LT.Mexico.Prison.Torture/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Mexico.Prison.Torture 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-3196 Mexican police caught a prison official who spent a year on the run from charges of killing a 19-year-old inmate, whose beating death sparked riots that left nearly two dozen dead, including two American prisoners. Vatican official seeks more access to Cuban media Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:07:27 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/07/CB.Cuba.Vatican/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Cuba.Vatican 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-342d A senior Vatican official said Friday he has asked Cuba's government to allow the Roman Catholic Church more access to mass media, saying Cubans are a religious people and should be given broadcast access to their pastors. Paraguay president explains military shake-up Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:07:13 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/04/LT.Paraguay.Lugo/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Paraguay.Lugo 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:2334 Paraguay needed a military shake-up to create opportunities for young officers with a proven commitment to democracy, President Fernando Lugo said Friday in his first explanation for removing his top commanders this week. Cuban blogger says she is briefly detained Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:06:42 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/07/CB.Cuba.Blogger.Detained/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Cuba.Blogger.Detained 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-373e A Cuban blogger who has gained international attention for her searing commentary about life on the communist island said she was briefly detained Friday and warned by state security agents about her opposition activity. Venezuelans struggling with water shortages Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:06:15 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/07/LT.Venezuela.Water.Shortages/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Venezuela.Water.Shortages 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:1e36ed47:124ce5876db:-78a6 While a drought has put Caracas under widespread water rationing for the first time in years, for Venezuelans in this hillside slum it's just more of the same. Tens of thousands of homes flooded in Mexico Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:35:53 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/04/LT.Mexico.Floods/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Mexico.Floods 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:-1eac A week of torrential rain has flooded the homes of more than 200,000 people along Mexico's Gulf coast, officials said Friday. Residents in some towns complained that no help had arrived. Danish man dies from wound in Guatemala mugging Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:15:40 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/07/LT.Guatemala.Dane.Killed/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Guatemala.Dane.Killed 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-39de A Danish tourist died Friday, two days after being shot by robbers who tried to steal his camera while he visited a cemetery. Police said two suspected gang members had been arrested. Honduras leadership in limbo as accord dissolves Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:29:05 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/04/LT.Honduras.Coup/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Honduras.Coup 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:243d They can't both be right. Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says a deal that could have returned him to power is defunct. Roberto Micheletti, who took power after a coup, says the same deal has been successfully accomplished. Nominee for Haitian PM clears first hurdle Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:44:34 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/06/CB.Haiti.Prime.Minister/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Haiti.Prime.Minister 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-3f43 Haitian senators have taken a key first step toward replacing the prime minister they ousted a week ago. 3 Colombians die in anti-personnel mine blasts Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:43:22 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/06/LT.Colombia.Land.Mine.Deaths/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Colombia.Land.Mine.Deaths 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-3f44 Colombian officials say three adults have been killed and two children wounded in two related anti-personnel mine blasts in the country's northwest. News group: Latin American gov'ts restrict press Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:12:52 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/06/LT.Argentina.Media.Pressure/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Argentina.Media.Pressure 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-4142 Populist leaders around Latin America are increasingly making legal and political moves to silence their media critics, the president of the Inter American Press Association said Friday. Former Panamanian leader Manuel Solis dies at 91 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:26:45 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/06/LT.Panama.Obit.Solis/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Panama.Obit.Solis 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124c7b033b5:-4b0d Manuel Solis, who served briefly as president during Manuel Noriega's military regime, died Friday. He was 91. Police commander slain in Mexico's deadliest city Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:44:28 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/04/LT.Drug.War.Mexico/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Drug.War.Mexico 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:-17f0 Authorities say gunmen have killed a police commander in Mexico's deadliest city, where a dismembered, decapitated body was found hours before. Mexican mother reunited with allegedly sold baby Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:57:26 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/05/LT.Mexico.Babies.Sold/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Mexico.Babies.Sold 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:2af2 A 1-year-old girl is back with her mother a year after the Mexico City doctors who delivered her allegedly sold her to another woman. Peru rebels attack army outpost, killing 1 soldier Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:08:42 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/06/LT.Peru.Rebel.Attack/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Peru.Rebel.Attack 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:79d9 Peru's defense minister says Shining Path rebels attacked a military outpost in the country's coca-producing highlands, killing one soldier and wounding three. Mexican environmentalists denounce beach ruling Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:04:42 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/06/LT.Mexico.Beach.Dispute/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Mexico.Beach.Dispute 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:79da Environmentalists expressed outrage Thursday after a Mexican judge upheld a requirement that they post a $1.1 million bond to pursue a suit against a project to rebuild Cancun beaches with tons of sand extracted from the Caribbean. Venezuela sends 15,000 troops to Colombia border Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:45:31 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/06/LT.Venezuela.Colombia/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Venezuela.Colombia 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:7918 President Hugo Chavez's government is sending 15,000 soldiers to the border with Colombia, saying the military buildup is needed to increase security, combat drug trafficking and root out paramilitary groups. Paraguayan president hit with 3rd paternity suit Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:51:39 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/05/LT.Paraguay.Presidential.Paternity/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Paraguay.Presidential.Paternity 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:6b2d A third woman has filed a paternity claim against Paraguay's Roman Catholic bishop-turned- president, her lawyer confirmed Thursday. EU leader: Cuba must make human rights gestures Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:11:42 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/05/CB.Cuba.EU/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Cuba.EU 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:50f9 The European Union's development commissioner wants Cuba to show signs it's serious about protecting fundamental human rights. 9 suspects in Mexico Indian village massacre freed Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:30:47 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/05/LT.Mexico.Indian.Massacre/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Mexico.Indian.Massacre 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:2cfa Mexico's highest court ordered the release of nine more people convicted in a 1997 massacre of Indians, ruling Wednesday their convictions were based on illegally obtained evidence. New trials were ordered for 16 others. Swine flu reaches Yanomami Indians in the Amazon Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:22:55 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/04/LT.Venezuela.Swine.Flu/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Venezuela.Swine.Flu 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:2215 Swine flu has appeared among Venezuela's Yanomami Indians, one of the largest isolated indigenous groups in the Amazon, and a doctor said Wednesday that the virus is suspected in seven deaths, including six infants. El Salvador sends 2,500 soldiers to fight crime Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:11:47 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/05/LT.El.Salvador.Crime.Soldiers/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.El.Salvador.Crime.Soldiers 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:28e3 El Salvador's defense minister says the army will send an additional 2,500 soldiers to crime-plagued parts of the country to increase security. Dutch islands offer amnesty to illegal immigrants Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:17:15 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/05/CB.St.Maarten.Immigrants/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.St.Maarten.Immigrants 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:25c1 The Netherlands Antilles has launched an amnesty program that will provide residence and working papers for thousands of illegal immigrants. Ousted Honduran leader asks Clinton stand on coup Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:26:24 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/01/LT.Honduras.Coup/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Honduras.Coup 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:3022 Ousted President Manuel Zelaya is asking the Obama Administration to explain why, after pressing for his reinstatement, U.S. officials say they will recognize upcoming Honduran elections even if he isn't returned to power first. BVI judge hears requests before sentencing US man Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:24:10 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/02/CB.Scuba.Diving.Death/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Scuba.Diving.Death 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:-77ae A Rhode Island man convicted of killing his wife during a 1999 scuba trip should serve at least 25 years in prison before getting parole, prosecutors in the British Virgin Islands told a judge on Wednesday. American, Russian wounded in Panama resort town Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:37:55 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/04/LT.Panama.Tourists.Attacked/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Panama.Tourists.Attacked 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:-1d27 Panamanian police say they have arrested two teenage boys for allegedly wounding an American and a Russian tourist in a botched robbery attempt. Turbulence caused crash that killed Mexico's No. 2 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:41:53 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/04/LT.Mexico.Plane.Crash/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Mexico.Plane.Crash 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:-1fbb Investigators have confirmed that turbulence from a larger plane caused the crash of a government jet that killed Mexico's interior secretary and 15 other people a year ago. Mexico mayor announces death before body is found Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:09:45 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/03/LT.Mexico.Mayor_s.Threat/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Mexico.Mayor_s.Threat 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:-32c6 Mauricio Fernandez couldn't have been happier. Man detained in killings of 2 Venezuelan soldiers Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:10:55 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/03/LT.Venezuela.Soldiers.Killed/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Venezuela.Soldiers.Killed 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:-47e1 A Venezuelan man was arrested in the shooting deaths of two National Guard soldiers near the Colombian border, a crime that authorities blame on right-wing Colombian paramilitary fighters. Tennessean among those killed in USVI plane crash Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:00:17 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/02/CB.US.Virgin.Islands.Plane.Crash/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.US.Virgin.Islands.Plane.Crash 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:-77b5 U.S. Virgin Islands police have identified the people killed in a small plane crash last week as a man from Tennessee and two residents of the Caribbean territory. El Salvador to honor priests killed by army in '89 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:56:29 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/03/LT.Salvador.Slain.Priests/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Salvador.Slain.Priests 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:-336b El Salvador's president says the country will award its highest honor to six Jesuit priests murdered by the army in 1989. Guantanamo hunger striker losing weight Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:33:27 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/03/CB.Guantanamo.Hunger.Strike/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Guantanamo.Hunger.Strike 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:-34a8 A Guantanamo prisoner who has been on hunger strike for more than four years is in critical danger from malnutrition, his lawyers said Tuesday. U.S. officials insist his weight loss is not an immediate health risk. Reporter kidnapped and killed in northern Mexico Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:07:20 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/03/LT.Mexico.Journalist.Killed/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Mexico.Journalist.Killed 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:-3676 A news reporter who wrote about violent drug crimes has been strangled in the northern Mexican state of Durango, authorities said Tuesday. Panama building 4 anti-drug sea, air stations Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:42:43 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/03/LT.Panama.Drugs/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Panama.Drugs 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:-668d Panama's government is building four air and sea monitoring stations to fight trafficking of drugs, weapons and migrants. Mexico identifies 4 bodies left with warning Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:48:27 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/10/31/LT.Drug.War.Mexico/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Drug.War.Mexico 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:-4fc9 Officials in Mexico's capital said Monday they had identified four bound bodies found in a sport utility vehicle over the weekend with hand-lettered messages identifying the dead men as kidnappers. Venezuela investigates slaying of Chavez foe Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:39:43 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/03/LT.Venezuela.Chavez.Foe.Killed/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Venezuela.Chavez.Foe.Killed 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:-7026 Venezuelan authorities are investigating the shooting death of an opponent of President Hugo Chavez. Evangelical march in Brazil draws 1.5 million Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:22:48 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/02/LT.Brazil.Evangelical.Rally/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Brazil.Evangelical.Rally 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:756f About 1.5 million evangelical Christians joined Brazil's annual "March for Jesus" on Monday, an event sponsored by a church whose leaders recently returned after being imprisoned in the U.S. for money smuggling. Venezuela says 2 troops slain near Colombia border Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:02:40 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/03/LT.Venezuela.Colombia.Soldiers.Killed/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Venezuela.Colombia.Soldiers.Killed 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-553b96c8:124b73228e9:-74d1 Two soldiers in Venezuela's National Guard have been shot to death near the border with Colombia. Latin American leaders move to extend their rule Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:10:32 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/02/LT.Latam.New.Strongmen/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Latam.New.Strongmen 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:126c5047:124a61f0679:7a99 Horrified by the excesses of dictatorship, Latin Americans discarded the strongman model at the end of the 20th century and limited politicians' time in power.