SURINAME LEADER’S SON ARRESTED ON US DRUG CHARGE
By DANICA COTO FILE – In this Aug. 26, 2003 file photo, Dino Bouterse, son of Suriname President Desi Bouterse, arrives to a court hearing in Paramaribo, Suriname. A Panamanian…
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COLOMBIA PRESIDENT CALLS TROOPS TO PATROL CAPITAL
Riot police stand in the capital’s main square during clashing with students in downtown Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Students are protesting in support of farmers who demand lower…
ARGENTINE HIGH COURT CONSIDERS MEDIA MONOPOLY LAW
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA This photo combo shows a stack of Clarin newspapers at the Grupo Clarin production plant, and Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez addressing the nation in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fernandez,…
LAID-OFF PARAGUAY BUS DRIVERS CRUCIFIED IN PROTEST
By The Associated Press FILE – In this Aug. 16, 2013 file photo, bus driver Felix Aguero lies with his hands nailed to a wooden cross during a protest in…
TRAMWAY PLANNED FOR MACHU PICCHU’S ‘SISTER CITY’
By CARLA SALAZAR FILE – This Oct. 1, 2003 file photo shows the Choquequirao ruins in Cusco, Peru. Choquequirao, which means “cradle of gold” in Quechua, is believed to be…
RURAL ANDEAN CHURCHES PLAGUED BY SACRED ART THEFTS
By PAOLA FLORES and FRANK BAJAK In this Aug. 21, 2013 file photo, workers from the Culture Ministry display a recovered 18th century painting by an anonymous artist depicting Jesus…
DEATH TOLL IN BOLIVIA PRISON CLASH RISES TO 31
Associated Press A woman who has a family member inside the Palmasola jail, behind, reads a newspaper with the front page covered with the story of yesterday’s deadly riot with…
MADURO VS. CORRUPTION: IN EARNEST OR POWER GRAB?
By FABIOLA SANCHEZ Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks at the inauguration of a new branch of the National Experimental Security University (UNES) in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. A…