Clashes between striking Bolivian miners and the police which left at least two people dead and dozens injured forced the cancelling of a regional summit with Argentina's Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and host Evo Morales.
Argentine farmers and government representatives described their first meeting on Tuesday afternoon after months of corroding stand off and animosity as open, frank, opportune and positive, words which had been absent for months.
Nigeria surpassed Venezuela as the fourth largest foreign supplier of crude oil to the United States for the first five months of 2008, the US Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.
Venezuela again acted as lender of last resort for Argentina having acquired a billion US dollars in sovereign bonds, at close to market rates according to Argentine financial sources.
The International Red Cross said Wednesday from Geneva that Colombia broke the Geneva Conventions by deliberately using the humanitarian group's emblem during the covert military mission that freed French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages.
Land reform stands out as the single biggest issue for Paraguay, a landlocked country of just under 7 million people, where one percent of the population controls 77% of the arable fields.
Argentina and Brazil ratified their strategic alliance on Monday during a business seminar opened by Presidents Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Lula da Silva in Buenos Aires.
Uruguay's ruling coalition leads vote intention with a solid 42%, seven points ahead of the main opposition party, Nacional with 35%, according to a public opinion poll from consultants Cifra which was released on Monday.
Falkland Islands war veterans have accused the Royal Navy of disrespecting their sacrifice as HMS Exeter came home to a muted final welcome, according to a report from the Portsmouth News published August 5 and written by Defence correspondent Matt Jackson.
Argentina's Justice, Security and Human Rights Minister Aníbal Fernández said on Monday the young English tourist found dead in Buenos Aires ten months ago was part of a drug ring, and that she had been arrested by the federal police while probing the gang's activities.