Brazil and Paraguay will build a second border bridge over the river Parana, a project that will begin next year and be completed in 2012, according to the agreement reached between the two countries and published today in the Official Journal.
Colombia: Navy Breaks Up Semi-Submersibles Building Operation
The Colombian Navy and the Administrative Department of Security [DAS] delivered a hard blow to drug trafficking by locating and destroying a makeshift workshop where a series of semi-submersible craft were built for drug trafficking service.
The Beagle, Two Dictatorships In A Sea Of Disputes Which The Pope Resolved
Thirty years ago, the military governments of Chile and Argentina were on the brink of military confrontation for the sovereignty of some islands in the Beagle Channel, which only the mediation of Pope John Paul II managed to contain.
Ingrid Betancourt Traveling Through Latin America
Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt is traveling throughout Latin America in a bid to secure the release of hostages still in hands of leftist rebels in the jungle of Colombia.
Mumbai Siege Over, Indian Forces Kill Last Militants
Along the Colaba coastline, at the Gateway of India, gunfire punctuated the early morning hours Saturday.
Continuing Promise 08 Opens Eyes in Guyana
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maddelin Angebrand, Continuing Promise 2008 Public Affairs
Timely Surgery Saves a Girls Life
Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gina Wollman, Continuing Promise Public Affairs
With A Great “Milonga” On The Street, Buenos Aires Celebrates The National Day Of Tango
On December 8th, Buenos Aires, the capital of tango, will celebrate that musical genre with “The Great National Milonga,” which is expected to draw a multitude of people to dance in two-four time to the music in the streets of Buenos Aires.
Argentine Soccer Returns to its Origins in Glasgow
GLASGOW, November 18th, 2008 (AFP) – This Wednesday, the Argentine Soccer Selection is playing a friendly match against Scotland at Hampden Park, a stadium located three kilometers away from where Alexander Watson Hutton, founder and first president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), was born.
Uruguayan Scientist Wins International Neurobiology Prize
*Mauro Costa-Mattioli recognized for studies of how memories are formed*
Betancourt Invites Presidents of The Americas to Join The Protest Against Kidnapping
Bogota, 11 Nov (EFE).- Ingrid Betancourt, former hostage of FARC's guerrillas, invited Latin American Presidents today to join the protest that will take place this November 28th to demand the freedom of all kidnapped people in Colombia.
Eye Surgery Patients Thrilled After Life-Changing Care from Continuing Promise Docs
ARIMA, Trinidad and Tobago – As another chapter comes to a close on the Continuing Promise (CP) 2008 mission, medical personnel embarked aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) returned to the Armina District Health Clinic to assess the progress of patients who received eye surgery aboard the ship Oct. 28 – [ … ]