Delray Beach (Florida),Feb 28(IANS)India's Rohan Bopanna and Jarkko Nieminen of Finland put up a spirited fight but could not stop fourth-seeded pair of American Eric Butorac and Bruno Soares of Brazil from entering the 0,000 Delray Beach International Tennis semi-final.
A Brazilian investor has bought the storied but neglected Marlin hotel for .5 million, vowing to rejuvenate the South Beach icon.The 12-room boutique enjoys an outsized reputation thanks to former o…
Sensornet, provider of the world's most advanced monitoring solutions, is pleased to announce Morken SA as its Downstream Process agent for South America.
WASHINGTON — A federal jury in Florida found a Brazilian national guilty of conspiring to launder US.5 million from a fraudulent telemarketing scheme in his home country, the Justice Department sa…
Bolivia is experiencing its worst outbreak of dengue fever in decades. International aid groups are sending in medical teams to help the over-strained medical system. So far almost 40,000 people hav…
Former left-wing militant Cesare Battisti has written to Brazil's federal supreme court justices in a bid to avoid extradition to Italy, where he faces four murder charges. "I never killed or wanted t…
Mexico's currency on Friday stumbled to a new all-time low, pressured by concerns about the fate of Banamex, one of the country's largest banks, after the U.S. government agreed to raise its stake i…
A Brazilian labor court on Friday ordered the temporary suspension of the layoff of some 4,270 workers from aircraft company Embraer. The court based its ruling on the grounds that the company announc…
LA PAZ — In Bolivia's worst national outbreak in a decade, 19 people have died from dengue fever since January and 31,000 people have been affected, official estimates showed Thursday.
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The natural gas well that Repsol YPF discovered at the end of 2007 in the southern Bolivian province of Chuquisaca is expected to yield 800,000 cubic meters (28.2 million cubic feet) per day, official…
SAO PAULO (AFP) - A regional court in Brazil on Friday temporarily froze aircraft-maker Embraer's dismissal of 4,270 workers announced earlier this month, pending mediation between the unions and the …
The Brazilian branch of U.S. auto giant General Motors said Thursday it will dismiss 1,633 temporary employees and send another 900 on paid leave, as the international financial crisis has hurt the au…
The President of the Paraguayan Football Association, Juan Angel Napout, visited FIFA headquarters in Zurich on 27 February 2009. Accompanied by CONMEBOL Secretary General Eduardo Deluca, Napout met w…
Rodrigo Molina, 33, a Brazilian national who lived in Miami, was found guilty this week on 11 of 16 counts related to a .5 million money laundering conspiracy. Molina was one of 19 Brazilians who a…
TACA Airlines has just announced a fare sale that may have you feeling the sinful urge to cheat on your favorite Caribbean destination with somewhere a bit more exotic. Escape your mundane vacation ro…
A Catholic priest serving in the Brazilian congress has been temporarily suspended from his priestly duties for supporting the free distribution of condoms to prevent the spread of AIDS.
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Amid the devastation wrought by the global financial crisis, a leading strategist questions whether it still makes sense to lump together Brazil, Russia, India, and China, in…
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A Catholic priest serving in the Brazilian congress has been temporarily suspended from his priestly duties for supporting the free distribution of condoms to prevent the…
CIA director's comments about how the world economic crisis could destabilize some Latin American governments. Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana said Thursday that the president wants to talk to Ambassado…
MOSCOW, February 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is to deliver two helicopters to Bolivia at the beginning of April, Bolivia's anti-drug tsar has said, with reports suggesting that they will be used in …
Biochar is prized for its ability to revive the exhausted soil in Brazil’s Amazon basin. Scientists now wonder if this ancient product can prevent further global warming
Washington, Feb 27 : Gisele Bundchen is officially off the market. The Brazilian model has married National Football League star Tom Brady in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Monica.
LOS ANGELES (Menafn - MarketWatch) — Brazil's equity benchmark slipped Thursday, unable to cling to gains as oil prices surged, while, Mexico's currency spiraled to a record low against the U.S. doll…
A Catholic priest serving in the Brazilian congress has been temporarily suspended from his priestly duties for supporting the free distribution of condoms to prevent the spread of AIDS.The Rev. Luiz …
Venezuela and Bolivia on Thursday condemned a U.S. State Department report on human rights problems in the South American countries, saying Washington has no right to pass judgment.President Hugo Chav…
Iran is exploring ways to expand anemic trade with Mexico as part of stepped up efforts to deepen ties with Latin America, a top Iranian diplomat said Thursday.Annual trade between Mexico and Iran is …
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed contracts worth US billion for the construction of power-transmission lines from two hydroelectric plants in Brazil's Amazon region.A stateme…
Wedding rings Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen married National Football League star Tom Brady in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Monica, Us Weekly reported.
/article tools - narrow (used with span photos) –> OUTSIDE of Carnaval week each February, when the emphasis is decidedly on the present, the coastal city of Salvador seems almost obsessed with it…
La Paz - In Bolivia's worst national outbreak in a decade, 19 people have died from dengue fever since January and 31 000 people have been affected, official estimates showed on Thursday. Twelve pe…
Global Financial Crisis RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) — Indian companies, Hindustan Petroleum, Bharat Petroleum, and Indian Oil, have given up plans to invest in ethanol fuel production in Braz…
Atmospheric circulation Until recently, researchers studying climate history in Brazil’s dry Nordeste region expected it to have wet and dry periods similar to the rest of South America. But ove…
In Bolivia's worst national outbreak in a decade, 19 people have died from dengue fever since January and 31,000 people have been affected, official estimates have showed.Twelve people died from the d…
A Roman Catholic priest in Brazil who defended the use of contraceptives and the rights of homosexuals has been suspended by his local archbishop. Father Luiz Couto has been told he can resume his pr…
With the global recession in full swing, a window of opportunity has opened for nations that offer appealing locations and quality production services for a fraction of what they would cost in Tins…
Brazil's equity benchmark slipped Thursday, unable to cling to gains as oil prices surged, while, Mexico's currency spiraled to a record low against the U.S. dollar as worries about the health of th…
RIO DE JANEIRO: Betto Almeida is the Mr Lucky of Rio’s Carnival. The 36-year-old artist awakes at 8 am. Has a little breakfast. Survives a commute through the city’s tough traffic. Arrives at t…
Global Financial Crisis RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) — The Brazilian branch of U.S. auto giant General Motors said Thursday it will dismiss 1,633 temporary employees and send another 900 on pa…
BRASILIA: A Catholic priest serving in the Brazilian congress has been temporarily suspended from his priestly duties for supporting the free distribution of condoms to prevent the spread of AIDS. …
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) — Chairman of U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen said on Thursday he will visit Latin America next week, including Mexico, which is of concern to him because of viole…
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) — Road accidents during the just-concluded carnival holiday in Brazil increased 20 percent compared with 2008 despite the new tougher regulations against drunk driver…
MEXICO CITY — Iran is exploring ways to expand anemic trade with Mexico as part of stepped up efforts to deepen ties with Latin America, a top Iranian diplomat said Thursday.Annual trade between Mex…
RIO DE JANEIRO: Betto Almeida is the Mr Lucky of Rio’s Carnival. The 36-year-old artist awakes at 8 am. Has a little breakfast. Survives a commute through the city’s tough traffic. Arrives at t…