Salvador denies information on terrorists' entry into Central America
El Salvador denied on Wednesday the information about a possible entry of al-Qaida suspects into Central America and said it only requested further security along borderlines, said the reports from Salvador's capital San Salvador.|

Armed forces reject statement from military officers in Bolivia
The armed forces of Bolivia rejected Wednesday the statement issued by two military officers who demanded the resignation of President Carlos Mesa, closing of the congress and nationalization of oil and gas.

Chilean army commander rules out resignation for tragedy
Chilean Army general Juan Emilio Cheyre Wednesday ruled out his resignation for the tragedy that left 27 soldiers dead and 19 more missing in southern Antuco Volcano, local press reported.

Army justice leads probe into Chile's Antuco tragedy
The Military Court of Chile on Wednesday appointed an army justice at the head of a probe into last week's tragedy that killed over 30 conscripts in the country's southern Antuco mountain region.

6 people die in record heavy rains in Brazil
Heavy rains in the past two days killed six people in the southwestern Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, where the Pinheiros and Tiete rivers spilled over, local authorities reported late Wednesday.