http://www.spiderednews.com/xml/SouthAmerica.xmlen-gb The highlighted stories from the South America category of the Spiderednews web site.Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:13:14 GMT© 2010 SpideredNews.com15BBCThu, 02 Sep 2010 05:54:25 GMTFive Colombian police officers are killed and three injured when their vehicle is hit by a bomb attack blamed on the rebel group Farc.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11161049http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11161049South AmericaBBCTue, 31 Aug 2010 10:59:14 GMTEngineers in Chile have begun drilling the rescue shaft through which they hope to eventually free the 33 men trapped in a collapsed gold mine.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11137682http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11137682South AmericaBBCTue, 31 Aug 2010 09:40:16 GMTA Venezuelan farmer who campaigned against the land-redistribution policies of Hugo Chavez dies after five months on hunger strike.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11137623http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11137623South AmericaGUARDIANMon, 30 Aug 2010 10:32:53 GMT Men trapped underground tell loved ones they are managing better since receiving food Some of the 33 men trapped in a mine under Chile's Atacama desert have sent video messages to theirhttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/30/chile-miners-video-messages-familieshttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/30/chile-miners-video-messages-familiesSouth AmericaBBCMon, 30 Aug 2010 05:13:31 GMTPolice in Ecuador are investigating what caused one of the worst bus crashes in the country's history.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11127735http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11127735South AmericaBBCMon, 30 Aug 2010 00:06:39 GMTMiners trapped underground in Chile for more than three weeks have their first telephone contact with loved ones.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11127268http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11127268South AmericaBBCThu, 26 Aug 2010 02:23:00 GMTBattle between Argentina's president and papers turns nastyhttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11091763http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11091763South AmericaBBCWed, 25 Aug 2010 10:06:58 GMTChile's President Sebastian Pinera tells the 33 miners trapped hundreds of metres underground that every effort is being made to free them.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11083364http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11083364South AmericaBBCSun, 22 Aug 2010 01:17:45 GMTPolice in Venezuela search for a soldier who shot dead two officers and wounded six soldiers at a military base in the capital, Caracas.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11050286http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11050286South AmericaGUARDIANThu, 19 Aug 2010 07:20:18 GMT The leading Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional printed the word "censored" across a white space on its front page today. It was the paper's way of protesting against a one-month legal banhttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2010/aug/19/press-freedom-venezuelahttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2010/aug/19/press-freedom-venezuelaSouth AmericaBBCWed, 18 Aug 2010 03:58:23 GMTAn Argentinian pilot had a miraculous escape, after his aerobatic plane fell out of the air.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11008173http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11008173South AmericaBBCWed, 18 Aug 2010 05:14:55 GMTThe main candidates in Brazil's presidential elections focus on patriotism and their childhoods, as their television campaigning begins.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11008240http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11008240South AmericaALJAZEERAWed, 18 Aug 2010 01:20:04 GMTColombia's constitutional court says the accord should be submitted to Congress for approval.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://english.aljazeera.net//news/americas/2010/08/20108180576316934.htmlhttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://english.aljazeera.net//news/americas/2010/08/20108180576316934.htmlSouth AmericaBBCWed, 18 Aug 2010 01:28:52 GMTA Colombia court rejects a 2009 deal allowing US troops access to army bases, saying its approval was unconstitutional.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11007822http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11007822South AmericaBBCTue, 17 Aug 2010 01:26:09 GMTA plane carrying more than 130 people has crash landed on the Colombian island of San Andres, killing one elderly passenger and injuring at least 114.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-10994812http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-10994812South AmericaBBCSun, 15 Aug 2010 07:31:17 GMTEmergency services in Brazil are struggling to control wildfires that have destroyed large areas of national parks and hundreds of homes in the north and east of the country.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-10978696http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-10978696South AmericaPRESSTVTue, 10 Aug 2010 04:20:48 GMTThe United States says it is standing by its choice of ambassador to Venezuela, despite the South American country's threat to block him.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=138087&sectionid=351020704http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=138087&sectionid=351020704South AmericaBBCThu, 05 Aug 2010 00:12:51 GMTBrazilian police investigating allegations of corruption at a prison in Rio find that the jail is being run by inmates.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-10874332http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-10874332South AmericaBBCThu, 29 Jul 2010 10:08:36 GMTSouth American regional group Unasur is set to address the breakdown in ties between Venezuela and Colombia.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-10799546http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-10799546South AmericaBBCThu, 29 Jul 2010 10:08:36 GMTSouth American regional group Unasur is set to address the breakdown in ties between Venezuela and Colombia.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10799546http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10799546South AmericaBBCTue, 27 Jul 2010 08:48:05 GMTEcuador's government is set to renegotiate oil contracts with private firms as a new law increases state control over the sector.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10772445http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10772445South AmericaBBCMon, 26 Jul 2010 10:15:10 GMTBrazilian indigenous protesters occupy a hydro-electric plant they say is being built on an ancient burial ground.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10759465http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10759465South AmericaDAWNMon, 26 Jul 2010 07:39:31 PKT CARACAS: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatened on Sunday to cut off oil supplies to the United States if it supports a Colombian military attack on Venezuela and warned Washington tohttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/14-chavez-threatens-to-cut-off-us-oil-in-colombia-crisis-zj-02http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/14-chavez-threatens-to-cut-off-us-oil-in-colombia-crisis-zj-02South AmericaBBCThu, 22 Jul 2010 08:37:07 GMTColombia's ambassador to Venezuela is recalled for talks as the row deepens over accusations Venezuela tolerates Colombian guerrillas on its soil.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10723412http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10723412South AmericaBBCWed, 21 Jul 2010 10:10:31 GMTVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his government will take control of a minority stake in anti-Chavez TV Globovision and put a representative on the broadcaster's board.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10710638http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10710638South AmericaBBCMon, 19 Jul 2010 18:11:06 GMTThe former military ruler of Suriname, Desi Bouterse, is elected president by the South American nation's parliament.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10690930http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10690930South AmericaBBCSun, 18 Jul 2010 00:05:32 GMTColombia calls an OAS meeting to accuse Venezuela of harbouring left-wing rebels.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10674859http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10674859South AmericaBBCThu, 15 Jul 2010 02:30:56 GMTBrazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sends to Congress a bill proposing a ban on corporal punishment.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin+america-10642997http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin+america-10642997South AmericaPRESSTVMon, 12 Jul 2010 03:35:55 GMTA powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale has rattled northeastern Chile, with no immediate reports of injuries or major damages.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=134385&sectionid=3510212http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=134385&sectionid=3510212South AmericaBBCSat, 03 Jul 2010 18:00:08 GMTDiego Maradona admits he may quit as Argentina coach after his side are brutally dumped out of the World Cup by Germany.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8785997.stmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8785997.stmSouth AmericaBBCMon, 28 Jun 2010 21:04:04 GMTBrazil manager Dunga demands a significant improvement from his team, despite a 3-0 victory over Chile in the last 16.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8770239.stmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8770239.stmSouth AmericaBBCSun, 27 Jun 2010 22:54:45 GMTArgentina manager Diego Maradona is confident his team can beat Germany and progress to the World Cup semi-finals after the 3-1 win over Mexico.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8766692.stmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8766692.stmSouth AmericaBBCMon, 28 Jun 2010 06:26:26 GMTSix people die and another 15 are injured during a riot in a Venezuelan prison near Caracas, officials say.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/latin_america/10431014.stmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/latin_america/10431014.stmSouth AmericaBBCMon, 28 Jun 2010 00:27:40 GMTGunmen seriously injure the president of the assembly in the Colombian city of Medellin.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/latin_america/10430217.stmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/latin_america/10430217.stmSouth AmericaPRESSTVSun, 27 Jun 2010 05:45:26 GMTVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has strongly criticized Israel over its acts in the Middle East, describing it as a genocidal regime and an assassin for the US.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=132173&sectionid=351020704http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=132173&sectionid=351020704South AmericaGUARDIANWed, 23 Jun 2010 11:13:56 GMT Floods in north-eastern Brazil have killed at least 38 people and left more than 600 missing http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2010/jun/23/brazil-floodinghttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2010/jun/23/brazil-floodingSouth AmericaBBCTue, 22 Jun 2010 22:31:48 GMTArgentina coach Diego Maradona has warned his side to expect tougher tests after qualifying from World Cup Group B with a 100% record.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8755197.stmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8755197.stmSouth AmericaGUARDIANWed, 23 Jun 2010 07:04:11 GMT Brazilian photographer Márcio Alexandre de Souza was murdered in a drive-by shooting on Sunday morning in São Cristóvão, in the northern zone of Rio de Janeiro. Police said the motive forhttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2010/jun/23/press-freedom-brazilhttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2010/jun/23/press-freedom-brazilSouth AmericaBBCTue, 22 Jun 2010 03:34:33 GMTMore then 600 people are missing after days of heavy rain in north-eastern Brazil triggered floods, officials say.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/latin_america/10372362.stmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/latin_america/10372362.stmSouth AmericaBBCSun, 20 Jun 2010 22:07:49 GMTBrazil coach Dunga describes the sending off of Kaka as "unjustified" after the incident marred his team's 3-1 win over the Ivory Coast.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8750797.stmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8750797.stmSouth AmericaPRESSTVMon, 21 Jun 2010 06:22:40 GMTFloods in northeastern Brazil caused by three days of heavy downpours, have left at least 20 people dead and driven off some 50,000 others from their homes.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=131344&sectionid=351020706http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=131344&sectionid=351020706South AmericaPRESSTVMon, 21 Jun 2010 00:46:00 GMTFormer Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos has triumphed in presidential run-off vote that was marred by killings blamed on leftist rebels.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=131311&sectionid=351020703http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=131311&sectionid=351020703South AmericaPRESSTVSat, 19 Jun 2010 06:00:15 GMTArgentine's Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana has resigned after almost five years of service over what he has called a "lack of support," the country's Presidential Cabinet chief says.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=131068&sectionid=351020706http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=131068&sectionid=351020706South AmericaBBCWed, 16 Jun 2010 06:49:45 GMTBrazil boss Dunga expects his team to move up a gear following their 2-1 win over North Korea in their opening Group G match in Johannesburg.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8742731.stmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8742731.stmSouth AmericaBBCThu, 10 Jun 2010 10:12:50 GMTUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the US will continue to back Colombia in its ongoing fight against rebels and drug traffickers.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/latin_america/10282709.stmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/latin_america/10282709.stmSouth AmericaPRESSTVThu, 10 Jun 2010 08:23:42 GMTVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has strongly condemned a fourth round of UN Security Council sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=129844&sectionid=351020104http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=129844&sectionid=351020104South AmericaBBCThu, 10 Jun 2010 01:30:21 GMTA former Colombian army colonel is jailed for the forced disappearance of 11 people in Bogota 25 years agohttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/latin_america/10280727.stmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/latin_america/10280727.stmSouth AmericaPRESSTVWed, 09 Jun 2010 10:56:40 GMTThe Organization of American States has ended its annual summit by agreeing to consider readmitting Honduras, following its post-coup expulsion from the group.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=129711&sectionid=351020706http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=129711&sectionid=351020706South AmericaBBCTue, 08 Jun 2010 23:45:47 GMTBolivia's parliament approves a law giving indigenous groups the right to administer their own justice systems.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/latin_america/10270787.stmhttp://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/latin_america/10270787.stmSouth AmericaPRESSTVTue, 08 Jun 2010 08:55:38 GMTThe US has urged the Organization of American States (OAS) to readmit Honduras, which was expelled last June following the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya.http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=129543&sectionid=3510203http://www.spiderednews.com/SouthAmerica_I.htm?url=@http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=129543&sectionid=3510203South America