Brazil, Argentina agree to deepen bilateral relations
Argentina and Brazil reached Friday an "ambitious" agreement to end differences that stressed their ties and drive the strategic cooperation between the two powers of South America.

US to deal with Posada case according to its own laws: official
The United States will apply its own laws to the case of Luis Posada Carriles, who was accused of terrorism by Cuba, said a senior US official here Friday.

13 Chilean soldiers die in snowstorm, scores still missing
At least 13 Chilean soldiers were frozen to death and scores of others were still missing in a fierce snowstorm in the Andean region while they were on a training exercise, President Ricardo Lagos said Friday.

Mexico: 12 people die in wave of violence
At least 12 people were found killed in a wave of violence across Mexico after police found Colombian drug-dealer Omar Gallego had been beaten to death here.

Venezuela: Washington Protects Terrorists
Attempts to avoid the extradition request of terrorist of Cuban origin Luis Posada Carriles received a strong response from Venezuela, which accused the US of protecting terrorists.