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- Ecuador assembly overwhelmingly approves draft constitution
MONTECRISTI, Ecuador-A special assembly has overwhelmingly approved a draft of a new constitution backed by Ecuador's leftist president. Ninety-four of the assembly's 130 members backed the proposed text in a vote late Thursday. President Rafael Correa's
- Colombia, Switzerland at odds over mediator
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA A diplomatic dispute has broken out between Colombia and Switzerland over the role of a Swiss mediator involved in hostage-release talks with leftist rebels. Colombia cut off the longtime European mediation effort after the July 2
- Ex-Argentine army chief to serve life in prison
A court sentenced one of Argentina's most feared former military leaders to life in prison on Thursday for the 1977 kidnapping, torture and killing of four leftist activists. Luciano Benjamin Menendez, 81, was commander of the regional Third Army Corps
- Argentine Cabinet chief resigns after farm conflict
BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's embattled President Cristina Fernandez replaced her powerful cabinet chi ef on Wednesday after suffering a crushing defeat last week over farm policy. The shake-up did not satisfy opposition leaders, who called for Fernandez
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