Category: Southern Cone
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 >
August 15, 2011 > Staff
Argentina: Fernández de Kirchner Wins First-Ever Open Primary
Today in Latin America Top Story— In Argentina’s first-ever open and simultaneous presidential primary Sunday, exit polls showed that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner led her nine rivals, but it was too […] Read More >
August 10, 2011 > Staff
Chile: Protest For Educational Reform In Santiago Turns Violent
Today in Latin America Top Story — With much of the world’s attention focused on the widespread rioting in the United Kingdom, demonstrators in Chile took to the streets of […] Read More >
August 5, 2011 > Staff
Chile: Police Clash With Student Protestors Over Educational Reforms
Today in Latin America Top Story — Chilean police clashed with protesters on Thursday, in a confrontation that led to at least 552 detentions and 29 police injuries. The incident was […] Read More >
July 20, 2011 > Staff
Autopsy Reveals Chile’s Salvador Allende Committed Suicide
Top Story — New autopsy results determined that former Chilean President Salvador Allende killed himself with an assault rifle during the 1973 coup that overthrew him. The forensic analysis, which […] Read More >