Category: Southern Cone
September 19, 2011 > Roque Planas
Uruguay: Six Peacekeepers Detained For Alleged Sexual Abuse In Haiti
Upon their return from Haiti, five Uruguayan peacekeepers accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Haitian man were jailed Sunday, and a sixth was detained Monday, the local press reports. A […] Read More >
September 18, 2011 > Hugo Passarello Luna
Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo Win Peace Prize
PARIS — Argentina’s Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo received the 2010 Félix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize in ceremony in Paris on Sept. 14 for their work in defense of human […] Read More >
September 14, 2011 > Staff
Argentina: Former Pres. Menem Acquitted of Arms Smuggling
Today in Latin America Top Story — Former Argentine President Carlos Menem was acquitted Tuesday of illegally exporting arms to Ecuador and Croatia between 1991 and 1995. Menem, who headed the […] Read More >
September 13, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Bus-Train Collision In Argentina Leaves 7 Dead, Over 160 Hurt
At least seven people were killed and more than 160 injured after a bus in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires was hit by a train Tuesday morning as it […] Read More >
September 8, 2011 > Staff
Uruguay’s Mujica Apologizes For U.N. Sexual Assault In Haiti
Today in Latin America Top Story — Uruguayan President José Mujica apologized for the “outrage” caused by United Nation’s peacekeepers accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Haitian man and said […] Read More >
September 7, 2011 > Staff
Brazil Upholds Conviction In Slaying Of Activist Nun
Today in Latin America Top Story — A court in Brazil upheld the conviction of an Amazon rancher who ordered the killing of an American nun and rain forest activist […] Read More >
September 5, 2011 > Roque Planas
Uruguay Recalls Commander In Haiti Over Alleged Sexual Assault
Uruguay’s defense ministry said Sunday it would recall its commander and at least five officers from Haiti, in response to a controversy over alleged acts of sexual abuse. The ministry […] Read More >
September 5, 2011 > Staff
Chile: Plane Crash Kills 21 People
Today in Latin America Top Story — A military plane in Chile carrying troops, journalists and a businessman crashed over the weekend off a Chilean island in the southern part […] Read More >
August 24, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Chile: Protests Continue As Police Face Off With Demonstrators
Chile’s Central Workers Union, an umbrella organization consisting of several labor unions, launched a 2-day national strike Wednesday morning, supported by protesting students and the opposition Concertación coalition. While the […] Read More >
August 17, 2011 > Staff
Argentina: Two Suspects Linked To Dead Tourists By DNA
Today in Latin America Top Story — Investigators in Argentina have DNA and ballistics evidence implicating some of the eight suspects under arrest in the July killing of two French […] Read More >