South American Leaders Discuss New Bloc
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Presidents and high-ranking officials from 12 South American countries gathered in this ancient Inca capital to create a political and economic bloc they hope will put them on a more equal footing with the United States and Europe.
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The Spanish and Basque leaders meet to discuss controversial plans for greater independence.
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Latin American leaders wrapped up a two-day summit Friday with a pledge to help rid Haiti of political violence and grinding poverty, dispatching a top Brazilian diplomat to the country on a mission to form a rescue plan.
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A former education minister favored by the outgoing president held a narrow lead for the ruling party's presidential nomination in nearly complete results reported Monday. If she is elected, South America would have three female leaders.
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The victory for his leftist coalition brought two-party rule in Uruguay to an end for the first time in 170 years. Venezuela&#39;s left-wing President Hugo Chavez said Mr Vazquez&#39;s election heralded a step towards the shaping of a new South America.
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The leaders of Bolivia, Brazil and Chile agree to build a road from coast to coast across South America.
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The South American trade bloc Mercosur has made a new offer in a bid to advance stalled trade talks with the European Union and clinch a trans-Atlantic free trade deal by an October deadline.
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Worried about the growing influence of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the Bush administration is trying to make friends with more moderate leftist leaders in Latin America, where anti-U.S. sentiment runs high.
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A decade after Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay sealed a trade deal with visions of transforming South America into a unified economic bloc, Mercosur nation officials are returning amid mounting criticism to the colonial Brazilian town where they signed the historic agreement.
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Twelve South American countries signed a declaration Wednesday creating a political and economic bloc they hope will put them on a more equal footing with the United States and Europe.
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A decade after Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay sealed a trade deal amid grandiose visions of transforming South America into a single economic bloc, officials representing the Mercosur nations are returning amid mounting criticism to the same colonial Brazilian town where the historic agreement was signed.
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The South American trade bloc Mercosur and the European Union said after a ministerial meeting Sunday they hope to conclude stalled talks about free-trade agreement on time.
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South American leaders on Wednesday launched a regional integration pact they said would go beyond rhetoric and usher in European-style unity, but only half the future bloc&#39;s 12 presidents turned up to sign it.
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BRASILIA - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, due to land in Brazil on Saturday, is the first Pakistani leader to visit Latin America and seeks to raise his countryâs image while opening new commercial markets.
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The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela begin crisis talks aimed at ending a serious diplomatic row.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  - The United States and Brazil  predicted on Tuesday Latin America's largest country would  resolve a dispute with the U.N. nuclear watchdog over  inspections of a uranium enrichment plant.
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Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) industrial nations and about 20 Arab countries across North Africaand the Middle East are scheduled to meet on Saturday here to discuss reforms