http://www.comcast.net?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_ AP - ap.online.regional.latin.america.caribbean News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:16:00 -0500 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:09:15 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/24/LT.Latam.Iran/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Latam.Iran 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-33e1 Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won support for his country's nuclear ambitions and expanded his reach in Latin America in a three-country goodwill tour that took him to close ally Venezuela for his final stop. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:08:24 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/25/CB.St.Vincent.Queen.Vote/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.St.Vincent.Queen.Vote 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-2d60 Voters in the Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines decide Wednesday whether to break their ties with Britain's monarchy, even as Queen Elizabeth II is making a rare visit to the region. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:47:19 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/22/LT.Honduras.Coup/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Honduras.Coup 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-5139 Honduran police detained two Nicaraguans and two Hondurans along with several rifles, and interim President Roberto Micheletti claimed the weapons were part of a plot to attack him during Sunday's presidential election. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:16:53 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/24/LT.Brazil.Blackouts/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Brazil.Blackouts 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-3694 Rio de Janeiro's posh beach neighborhoods lost power for hours in sweltering summer weather Tuesday, prompting restaurants to toss out spoiled food and business owners to send employees home. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:11:27 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/24/LT.Mexico.Astronaut/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Mexico.Astronaut 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-32eb A NASA astronaut says he wants to help Mexican officials start the country's first space agency. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:10:04 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/24/LT.Bolivia.Drugs/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Bolivia.Drugs 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-358c Bolivian police say they have busted five cocaine labs and arrested two people in a remote Indian village after a confrontation in which an officer was shot. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:33:32 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/24/CB.Guyana.Jaguar.Attack/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Guyana.Jaguar.Attack 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-3662 Police say a jaguar prowling the lush jungles of Guyana killed a gold and diamond miner as he fetched water from a creek. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:27:55 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/23/LT.Brazil.Iran/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Brazil.Iran 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-4b70 Iran's leader got a welcoming bear hug from the Brazilian president, who urged Western nations to drop threats of punishment over the Iranian nuclear program and instead negotiate a fair solution. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:36:26 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/24/LT.Mexico.American.Killed/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Mexico.American.Killed 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-3cd4 A U.S. consular official said Monday that an American woman has died of a gunshot wound she reportedly suffered in the Mexican border city of Matamoros. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:22:36 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/24/LT.Drug.War.Mayor/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Drug.War.Mayor 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-3dde The mayor of a wealthy suburb of this northern industrial city said Monday that he has sent his family to the United States for their own safety as he pursues his campaign against extortion and kidnapping gangs. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:16:29 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/23/LT.Argentina.Palestinians/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Argentina.Palestinians 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-43ee Argentina's president says Israel and the United States should do more to push for peace in the Middle East. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:30 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/23/LT.Mexico.Bye.Bye.Bargirl/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Mexico.Bye.Bye.Bargirl 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-4c0c Mirna Torres salsas with a gray-bearded man for $1.50 a dance in the Barba Azul, a dark yet garish cabaret decorated like an erotic carnival fun house. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:20:44 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/23/CB.Bermuda.Jailed.Tourist/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Bermuda.Jailed.Tourist 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-4e3b Bermuda's highest court has struck down the conviction of a Florida woman who accidentally brought the ammunition magazine from her gun to the British island territory. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:15:40 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/22/LT.Venezuela.Colombia/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Venezuela.Colombia 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-5138 Venezuela has no interest in talking directly to Colombia to end a monthslong crisis but would support an effort by other South American nations to broker a solution, a top government official said Sunday. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:53:53 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/22/LT.Venezuela.More.Weapons/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Venezuela.More.Weapons 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-51d0 President Hugo Chavez is hailing the forthcoming arrival of 300 Russian-made tanks and armored vehicles, and urging civilians to join government-organized militias to be ready to defend Venezuela from a foreign invasion. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:50:02 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/22/LT.Venezuela.Cuba.Fidel.Castro/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Venezuela.Cuba.Fidel.Castro 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-54f3 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is inviting his mentor Fidel Castro to visit Venezuela during the coming months. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:11:59 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/21/LT.Venezuela.Chavez/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Venezuela.Chavez 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-5f6d President Hugo Chavez is praising Carlos the Jackal, the imprisoned Venezuelan once notorious for a series of Cold War-era bombings, assassinations and hostage dramas, saying he was a "revolutionary fighter" and not a terrorist. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:19:22 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/19/LT.Venezuela.Colombia/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Venezuela.Colombia 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-7d50 Venezuelan authorities have captured a former Colombian official wanted for collaborating with outlawed right-wing paramilitary fighters. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:52:26 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/19/LT.Drug.War.Mexico/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Drug.War.Mexico 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-7d4a A top drug cartel suspect who turned state's evidence has been found dead in an apparent suicide, while a body found in Guerrero state was identified as a rebel leader who accused the state governor of drug ties, Mexican law enforcement said Saturday. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:31:53 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/21/LT.Brazil.Niemeyer/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Brazil.Niemeyer 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-5bbb Famed 101-year-old Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer is reportedly back at work just weeks after surgery for gallstones and an intestinal tumor. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:38:40 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/21/CB.Cuba.Blogger.Detained/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Cuba.Blogger.Detained 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-61d6 The husband of an acclaimed dissident Cuban blogger was punched and shouted down by a pro-government mob Friday after he challenged the presumed state agents who earlier roughed up his wife to a street corner debate. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:29:30 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/20/LT.Argentina.Forced.DNA/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Argentina.Forced.DNA 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-641c Valuing truth over the right to privacy, Argentina's Congress has authorized the forced extraction of DNA from people who may have been born to political prisoners slain a quarter-century ago — even when they don't want to know their birth parents. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:22:52 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/20/LT.Mexico.Missing.Journalist/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Mexico.Missing.Journalist 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-6556 Authorities in the western Mexican state of Michoacan are investigating the disappearance of a journalist who wrote about organized crime. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:58:38 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/20/LT.Guatemala.Adoptions/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Guatemala.Adoptions 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-687e Guatemalan officials on Friday announced the resumption of international adoptions after a nearly two-year suspension prompted by the discovery that some babies were being sold. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:57:16 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/20/LT.Brazil.Palestinians/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Brazil.Palestinians 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-6a92 Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva is joining his Palestinian counterpart in calling on Israel to stop building new settlements in areas claimed by Palestinians. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:10:23 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/19/LT.Peru.Murder.Ring/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Peru.Murder.Ring 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-7455 Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:40:53 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/17/LT.Honduras.Coup/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Honduras.Coup 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-7985 Honduras' interim president said Thursday he may step down temporarily to allow voters to concentrate on the upcoming presidential elections. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:30:02 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/19/LT.Mexico.Oldest.Woman/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Mexico.Oldest.Woman 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-752c A Mexican once put forward for the title of world's oldest woman has died at 119, government officials said Thursday. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:49:27 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/19/LT.Mexico.Public.Transit/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Mexico.Public.Transit 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-789e Cash-strapped Mexico City is pressing ahead with new bus lines and bike lanes in 2010, buoyed by prestigious recognition for a world-class transit system that has reduced pollution in one of the globe's largest cities. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:05:19 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/17/CB.Cuba.Dissident.Blogger/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Cuba.Dissident.Blogger 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-797b President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the communist government changes its ways. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:23:59 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/19/CB.Guyana.Jonestown/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Guyana.Jonestown 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-3696644f:1250ca3ef75:-797d 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. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:20:30 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/19/CB.Guantanamo.Missing.the.Deadline/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Guantanamo.Missing.the.Deadline 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-5cdd President Barack Obama is now confirming what many have long suspected: He will miss his January deadline to close the Guantanamo prison — partly because he cannot persuade other nations to take the detainees. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:03:29 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/19/LT.Mexico.Abortion/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Mexico.Abortion 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-5ff8 Lawmakers in Veracruz made it Mexico's 17th state to pass legislation declaring life begins at conception, then adopted a proposal that requires Congress to consider amending the constitution to outlaw abortion. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:40:47 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/18/CB.Puerto.Rico.Teen.Slain/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Puerto.Rico.Teen.Slain 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-6340 Murder charges were filed Wednesday in the slaying of a gay teenager whose decapitated, partially burned body was found last week, while U.S. authorities said they were still considering whether to make it a hate crime case. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:17:17 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/18/LT.Brazil.Italian.Fugitive/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Brazil.Italian.Fugitive 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-623e Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the nation's president should decide whether to extradite Italian fugitive Cesare Battisti, a former leftist rebel wanted by his native country for political killings in the 1970s. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:10:05 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/18/LT.Colombia.Escobar_s.Son/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Colombia.Escobar_s.Son 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-6626 Colombia's police director says the son of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar was directly involved in cartel business, even killings, rejecting the denials of a man whose reappearance is creating a sensation in Colombia 16 years after his father's death. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:08:32 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/18/CB.Puerto.Rico.School.Bus.Crash/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Puerto.Rico.School.Bus.Crash 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-6a7f Authorities in Puerto Rico say a school bus has fallen off an overpass, killing an 8-year-old girl near the capital of the U.S. Caribbean territory. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:00:59 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/17/LT.Brazil.Short.Dress/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Brazil.Short.Dress 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-796f Fresh from an appearance on one of Brazil's most popular TV shows, the young woman whose short, pink dress got her kicked out of college is enjoying her newfound fame, yet has her eye on getting back to class. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:59:43 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/18/CB.Cuba.Dissident_s.Health/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Cuba.Dissident_s.Health 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-71ae A hunger strike by a Cuban dissident has been a hot story for Miami-based Spanish-language media, and concern about her health even reached the halls of the U.S. Congress, where an anti-Castro lawmaker warned that she was "close to death." Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:08:56 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/17/LT.Peru.Chile.Spy.Spat/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Peru.Chile.Spy.Spat 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-751a Peruvian officials said Tuesday that an air force officer has confessed to passing national security secrets to Chile, where President Michelle Bachelet denied the espionage allegations, calling them offensive. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:06:22 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/17/LT.Argentina.Israel/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Argentina.Israel 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-751b Israel President Shimon Peres predicts the people of Venezuela and Iran will make their leaders disappear before too long. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:51:23 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/17/LT.Chile.Mapuche.Violence/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Chile.Mapuche.Violence 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-514f900f:125033addaf:-755e Small groups of Mapuche Indians have so rattled Chile by seizing forests, burning buses and attacking police to demand land and autonomy that the leftist government has turned to dictatorship-era measures to quell the violence. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:10:08 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/17/LT.Mexico.Warriors.Homecoming/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Mexico.Warriors.Homecoming 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:982c171:124eefe5c6a:-5058 Northern Mexico's Yaqui Indians buried their lost warriors after a two-year effort to rescue the remains from New York's American Museum of Natural History, where the victims of one of North America's last Indian massacres lay in storage for more than a century. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:21:05 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/15/LT.Venezuela.Colombia/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Venezuela.Colombia 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:982c171:124eefe5c6a:-6cff A Venezuelan commander contends Colombia wrongly detained four of his soldiers last week along the border separating the South American nations. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:38:04 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/16/LT.Peru.Chile.Espionage/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Peru.Chile.Espionage 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:982c171:124eefe5c6a:-55aa Peruvian President Alan Garcia accused Chile of assaulting Peru's sovereignty, throwing his weight behind allegations that Chile paid a Peruvian military officer to spy. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:27:39 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/16/LT.Salvador.Slain.Priests/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Salvador.Slain.Priests 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:982c171:124eefe5c6a:-55c1 Six Jesuit priests killed by the army during El Salvador's civil war two decades ago were decorated with the country's highest honor Monday. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:39:15 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/16/LT.Argentina.Gay.Marriage/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_LT.Argentina.Gay.Marriage 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:982c171:124eefe5c6a:-58a8 Two men were granted a marriage license in Argentina's capital on Monday, breaking ground in a country and region where laws ban gay marriage. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:11:48 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/16/CB.Cuba.US.Baseball.Diplomacy/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Cuba.US.Baseball.Diplomacy 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:982c171:124eefe5c6a:-56f0 Softball has been a passion for Michael Eizenberg since he was a child, but the 63-year-old has never been as excited about a game as the one played Monday on a children's ball field at a faded sports complex under Havana's warm Caribbean sun. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:09:50 -0500 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/latinamerica/2009/11/16/CB.Puerto.Rico.Environment/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_latinamerica_CB.Puerto.Rico.Environment 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:982c171:124eefe5c6a:-5b09 Sweeping from lush mountain rain forests to pristine beaches, a corridor of land protected by Puerto Rico's last governor hosts dozens of rare and endangered species and was championed by celebrities who helped fight off resort proposals.