Russia grants bail to 9 foreign activists
By VITNIJA SALDAVA Greenpeace International activist Miguel Hernan Perez Orsi of Argentina, left, reacts to a verdict and holds a photo of his daughter in a cage at a court…
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Argentine president returns to work after surgery
FILE – In this Oct. 7, 2013 file photo, Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez arrives to a local hospital for surgery, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On Monday, Nov. 18, Fernandez is…
Bachelet softens reform promises before Chile vote
Chile’s former President Michelle Bachelet shakes hands with supporters as she campaigns for reelection in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Chile will hold general elections on Nov. 17. (AP…
Remains of late President Joao Goulart are exhumed
FILE – In this Sept. 8, 1961 file photo, Brazil’s President-elect Joao Goulart signs papers to assume office at Congress in Brasilia, Brazil. Brazil’s government is exhuming Goulart’s remains on…
Colombia club shooting leaves 8 dead
A pedestrian walks over water mixed with blood running over the sidewalk outside La Barra de la 44 nightclub in Cali, Colombia, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Eight people died and…
Venezuelan shoppers amass outside seized stores
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Shoppers wait outside to come in a Daka appliance store in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. In a bid to bring down prices that have jumped…
US reporter held by Venezuelan authorities
By JOSHUA GOODMAN This undated photo provided by Miami Herald Andean Bureau Chief Jim Wyss, via The Miami Herald, shows Jim Wyss. Wyss was detained by Venezuelan authorities while reporting…
Argentine leader expected to get medical clearance
By DEBORA REY FILE – In this Oct. 7, 2013 file photo, Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez arrives to a hospital for surgery in Buenos Aires, Argentina. One month has passed…