RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: Justice for Indigenous Leader's Murder – 21 Years On
JAMBALÓ, Colombia, Aug 28 (IPS) – One night in February 1988 in the native Nasa territory of Jambaló, in southwest Colombia, soldiers barged into Etelvina Zapata's home and snatched her 21-year-old son, barefoot and clad only in shorts, accusing him of working with the leftwing guerrillas.
Q&A: "Regional Cooperation Is the Challenge" for the Economy of Latin America
SANTIAGO, Aug 26 (IPS) – Exports by Latin America and the Caribbean will fall 11 percent this year – the worst performance since 1937, according to a new United Nations report.
Uruguay ready for the challenge (FIFA)
With an entire country behind them, Roland Marcenaro’s Uruguay are hoping to reach at least the last 16 of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria.
Japanese couple wins tango competition in Argentina (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A Japanese couple has won the Seventh World Championship of Tango, dethroning Argentina, whose dancers have dominated the contest for years.
CUBA: Will Legalising Multiple Jobs Bring Real Change for Women?
HAVANA, Aug 31 (IPS) – With a good job as a professional in Cuba’s public sector, Mariela Sánchez takes advantage of the flexible hours to take on another, part-time job and collaborate with a specialised publication.
Chile’s July Economic Data Confirms Recovery Under Way In 3Q (Nasdaq)
SANTIAGO -(Dow Jones)- Chilean economic data released Monday confirms that, although consumer demand remains weak, the economy has turned the corner and is starting to recover in the third quarter.
MEXICO: Biological Remedy for Sickened Soil
MEXICO CITY, Aug 29 (Tierramérica) – Mexico is beginning to take on the environmental debts left by the oil industry, applying biological techniques to break down alcohols, solvents, glycerines, gasoline, benzene and acetone, turning them into carbon dioxide and water.
Uruguayan wonderkid signs for Potters (Stoke City MAD)
Diego Arismendi has become the latest new recruit at the Britannia Stadium.
Argentina: River Plate edges Chacarita to stay unbeaten (Sports Illustrated)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Vetaran striker Ariel Ortega fired the winning goal to give River Plate a 4-3 home victory over newly-promoted Chacarita Juniors on Sunday in the second round of the Argentine Apertura tournament.
HONDURAS: OAS Mission Hits Dead End
TEGUCIGALPA, Aug 26 (IPS) – An Organisation of American States (OAS) mission of foreign ministers to Honduras failed to persuade the de facto regime to consider Manuel Zelaya’s reinstatement as president.
SOUTH AMERICA: Uribe Defends US Base Deal from Neighbours
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 28 (IPS) – At a special summit Friday in Argentina, the presidents of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) questioned the agreement under which Colombia will allow the United States to use seven military bases in its territory.
Q&A: A Second Chance – As Advocate for Women Migrants in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 26 (IPS) – In her 48 years, Natividad Obeso has already lived several different lives. There was the time when she lived in her native Peru as a successful businesswoman and mother of four. Then there was the time when she spent her days wandering the streets of the Argentine capital, penniless and alone, a fugitive of political persecution that she never understood.
PERU: Former Minister Should Answer for Massacre in the Amazon
LIMA, Aug 28 (IPS) – “Did I have a feather on my head and kill the policemen myself?” Mercedes Cabanillas responded when journalists asked her if, as interior minister of Peru, she assumed responsibility for the operation that led to the deaths of 24 members of the police and at least nine indigenous protesters near the Amazon jungle town of Bagua.
Chile’s Top Fund Adds Retail Stocks, Cuts Lenders (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) — Jose Hassi , who manages Chile’s top- performing fund over the past year, has increased holdings of retail stocks and sold banks, betting on a fourth-quarter rebound in consumer spending.
