Angola Is Miss Universe 2011 As Brazil Takes Third Spot
News Americas, SAO PAULO, Brazil, Tues. Sept. 13, 2011: Miss Angola, Leila Lopes, was last night crowned the most beautiful woman in the world,...
Quake Shakes Guatemala As Election Heads To Run-Off
News Americas, GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, Tues. Sept. 13, 2011: A 4.5 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Guatemala Monday even as the country’s presidential election...
Miss Colombia Scolded For Going Sans Panties
News Americas, BOGOTA, Colombia, Mon. Sept. 12, 2011: Miss Colombia Universe is being warned sternly for going sans panties. Catalina Robayo, 22, has reportedly received...
Brazilians Protest Against Corruption
News Americas, BRASILIA, Brazil, Thurs. Sept. 8, 2011: Thousands took to the streets on Independence Day in Brazil yesterday to denounce corruption. Wearing face paint...
Uruguay Apologizes To Haiti For Sex Scandal
News Americas, MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Thurs. Sept. 8, 2011: An alleged sex abuse of a Haitian young man by five Uruguayan military peacekeepers has...
Plane Goes Missing In Bolivia
News Americas, LA PAZ, Bolivia, Thurs. Sept. 8, 2011: The search is on for a plane that went down in the jungles of Bolivia...
Guarani Indians Want Shell To Vacate Their Land
News Americas, LONDON, England, Weds. Sept. 7, 2011: Indians of the Guarani tribe in Brazil want energy giant Shell to stop using their ancestral...
Millions Offered for Arrest Of Highest Ranking FARC Leaders
News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Weds. Sept. 7, 2011: The U.S. State Department has offered $75 million in rewards for information leading to the...
Cocaine Bust On Gangs Linked to FARC
News Americas, PANAMA CITY, Panama, Weds., Sept. 7, 2011: Eighty Panamanians and Colombians are under arrest for cocaine trafficking. Panama's Drug Prosecutor Javier Caraballo says...
Uruguay Peacekeepers In Haiti Accused Of Sex Assault
News Americas, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Mon. Sept. 5, 2011: five Uruguayan peacekeepers have been accused on sexually assaulting a young Haitian man. The Uruguayan...
