Brazil expects permanent seat on UN Security Council
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says Brazil will obtain a permanent seat on the UN Security Council if the organization's reforms succeed.

FARC bomb attack kills 3, key ELN leader netted by police
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) launched a bomb attack in the southwest of the country, killing at least one policeman and two civilians, said the authorities on Friday.

Chile official likely to become OAS chief
Chilean Interior Minister Jose Miguel Insulza is assured election as the next secretary-general of the Organization of American States following the withdrawal of Mexican Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez from the race.

Ecuadorian Government to Renegotiate Foreign Debt and Change Budget
Ecuador"s President Alfredo Palacio stated Friday that the Government needs to improve the distribution of budget funds, and restructure the servicing of foreign debt to boost social development in the country.