South America NewsNews on South America continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Pigeon drug mules have their wings clipped by Brazilian prison officials- June 27, 2008 RIO DE JANEIRO: A sharp increase in drugs and cellphones found inside a Brazilian prison mystified officials - until guards spotted some distressed pigeons struggling to stay airborne.http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/pigeon-drug-mules-have-their-wings-clippe... Colombian smugglers take cocaine under the waves- June 26, 2008 BUENAVENTURA, Colombia - Colombians who thought they had seen everything in the war on drugs were treated to something new this year: cocaine smuggling in a submarine.In images shown on ...http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/colombian-smugglers-take-cocaine-under-th... U.S. Helps Chile Build Volcano Warning Net- June 26, 2008 The U.S. Geological Survey says it is working with the Chilean government to develop a volcano early warning and emergency response system.http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/u-s-helps-chile-build-volcano-warning-net... Ecuador refuses to resume diplomatic ties with Colombia- June 26, 2008 Ecuador will not resume diplomatic ties with Colombia after the latter decided to postpone renewal of relations, Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Maria Isabel Salvador said Tuesday.http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/ecuador-refuses-to-resume-diplomatic-ties... Former Colombian legislator sentenced in Uribe's re-election scandal- June 26, 2008 A former Colombian lawmaker who said she took bribes to enable the re-election of President Alvaro Uribe just got a tough sentence.http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/former-colombian-legislator-sentenced-in-... McCain to visit Colombia next month- June 26, 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Tuesday he wants to show his support for Colombia's anti-drug efforts and a pending free-trade agreement with the U.S. by visiting the South American ally.In ...http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/mccain-to-visit-colombia-next-month?fromr... California and Chile, Agriculture Soulmates- June 25, 2008 Claudia Negron knows exactly what she'll do after she graduates from the University of California at Davis: return to her country, Chile, to put in practice the lessons she's learned about agriculture.http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/california-and-chile-agriculture-soulmate... Argentina's food crisis has international consequences- June 25, 2008 We tend to judge this year's food crisis, marked by seemingly indomitable prices, from the point of view of those who are suffering.http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/argentinas-food-crisis-has-international-... Hot market lures new generation of Brazil investors- June 25, 2008 By Stuart Grudgings Reuters Tuesday, June 24, 2008; 8:14 PM RIO DE JANEIRO - When Paolo Portinho meets up with his musician friends for a night out in Rio de Janeiro, they jam a few tunes and knock back some ...http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/hot-market-lures-new-generation-of-brazil... Easter Island statues threatened by tourism- June 25, 2008 It's earth's most remote inhabited land, a South Pacific speck of volcanic rock so isolated the locals call it "Te Pito O Te Henua," or "The Navel of the World." Giant volcanic rock statues called Moais draw ...http://www.topix.net/world/south-america/2008/06/easter-island-statues-threatened-by-touri... |