Venezuela protests against US policies
Venezuela's government and civil society Tuesday began a week of conferences and demonstrations protesting the U.S.-led war in Iraq and the U.S. hostility towards other nations, official sources said.

13 Fujimori's ex-ministers face trial in Peru
Thirteen former Peruvian cabinet ministers will be tried for their alleged part in ex-president Alberto Fujimori's 1992 "self-coup", the Supreme Court announced Monday.

Buenos Aires mayor ousted over deadly nightclub fire
Buenos Aires lawmakers ousted the mayor on Tuesday, citing his failure to enforce safety codes that might have prevented a nightclub fire that killed 194 people in 2004.