Latin America News

  • Venezuela opposition leader wary of Maduro's rapprochement

    By Andrew Cawthorne and Diego Ore HIGUEROTE, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition leader has welcomed President Nicolas Maduro's dialogue with once-vilified political foes but also suspects it may be a ploy to defuse anger over his failure to control crime and end economic scarcities. …

    Reuters

  • Venezuela's president blames soap operas for crime

    CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro has a new villain as he campaigns to bring down Venezuela's spiraling crime: TV soap operas. He accuses them of spreading "anti-values" to young people by glamorizing violence, guns and drugs.

    Associated Press

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  • Drinks giant SABMiller toasts rising Q3 sales

    British drinks firm SABMiller reported rising sales in the third quarter of its financial year as business in emerging markets offset a poor performance in Europe, in a statement released Tuesday. Sales grew by four percent in the three months to the end of December, compared with the outcome in…

    AFP

  • Venezuela's president blames telenovelas for crime

    CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro has a new villain as he campaigns to bring down Venezuela's spiraling crime: telenovelas. He accuses the TV soap operas of spreading "anti-values" to young people by glamorizing violence, guns and drugs.

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  • Survey finds distrust in government growing

    LONDON (AP) — Trust in elected leaders has fallen sharply, a global survey revealed Monday, citing the protracted budget battle in Washington that nearly saw the U.S. default on its debts and Europe's stuttering response to its debt crisis as key reasons for the drop.

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  • At least nine FARC rebels killed in Colombia

    At least nine Marxist FARC rebels were killed in a clash with Colombia's military even as peace talks are held between the two sides in Cuba, the army said. The military operation took place in the northern town of Tame, near the border with Venezuela. "At least nine FARC guerrillas were killed…

    AFP

  • Venezuela's national dog keeps Chavez legacy alive

    MUCUCHIES, Venezuela (AP) — The Soviets made space dog Laika a national hero and Americans have fallen for presidential pets from Checkers to Bo. In Venezuela, a rare breed of shaggy sheepdog has come to symbolize the patriotic legacy of the late Hugo Chavez.

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  • 10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos

    Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.

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  • Venezuela shuffles economic team, keeps forex rate

    By Eyanir Chinea and Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro named an army general as the new finance minister in a reshuffle of his economic team on Wednesday and said there would be no currency devaluation this year despite a soaring black market for dollars. …

    Reuters

  • World Bank sees global economy picking up

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The global economy is slowly picking up steam, led by advanced economies appearing to turn the corner after five years of financial crises and recession and a continued good performance by China, the World Bank said Tuesday.

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  • At talks, Colombian rebels urge regulated drug farms

    Colombia's FARC rebels on Tuesday called for the regulated cultivation and sale of illegal crops like coca leaf, opium poppies and marijuana as a fresh round of peace talks with government negotiators got under way. Rebel negotiator Pablo Catatumbo unveiled the proposal before the start of a…

    AFP

  • After Khobragade: Can U.S.-India Relations Recover?

    Devyani Khobragade, the Indian diplomat at the center of a controversial spat between the world’s two largest democracies, returned to India at the end of last week, leaving her family and a grand jury indictment behind in the U.S. Khobragade, India’s deputy consul in New York City, was arrested…

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  • Sharon funeral highlights conflicting views of Israeli leader

    By Matt Spetalnick SYCAMORE FARM, Israel (Reuters) - Israel buried former prime minister Ariel Sharon at his family farm on Monday, celebrating the military achievements of a man regarded as a war hero at home but as a war criminal by many in the Arab world. Eulogized first in a ceremony in…

    Reuters

  • Pope says abortion evidence of 'throwaway culture'

    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday criticized abortion as evidence of a "throwaway culture" that wastes people as well as food, saying such a mentality is a threat to world peace.

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  • Pope names 19 new cardinals, focusing on the poor

    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis named his first batch of cardinals Sunday, choosing 19 men from around the world, including the developing nations of Haiti and Burkina Faso, in line with his belief the church must pay more attention to the poor.

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  • Pope set to name cardinals to reflect his vision of the Church

    By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis is set to make the most important decisions of his young papacy in the next few weeks by naming new cardinals - the "princes of the Church" who will help him set its future course and one day elect his successor from their number. A pope's…

    Reuters

  • Israel denies killing Buenos Aires bombers

    Israeli officials Friday denied claims by a former envoy that Israel had killed most of those behind bombings at its embassy and Jewish charity offices in Argentina in the 1990s, media said. News website Ynet quoted foreign ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor describing as "complete nonsense," the…

    AFP

  • Israel killed majority of those behind Buenos Aires blasts: ex-envoy

    Israel has killed most of those behind the deadly attacks on its embassy and a Jewish charities building in Argentina in the 1990s, a former Israeli envoy said Thursday. The July 1994 bombing of the Argentine Jewish Charities Federation (AMIA) building in Buenos Aires killed 85 people. Hundreds…

    AFP

  • Women with cocaine under wigs detained by Spanish police

    Spanish police said Friday they caught two women flying in from Brazil with more than a kilo (two pounds) of cocaine each hidden under their wigs. The two women, who were Portuguese and aged 18 and 28, arrived at Madrid's Barajas airport on different days from Sao Paulo, police said in a statement.

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  • 2 newspapers call for clemency for Edward Snowden

    LONDON (AP) — The New York Times and Guardian newspapers have called for clemency for Edward Snowden, saying that the espionage worker-turned-privacy advocate should be praised rather than punished for his disclosures.

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