Cubans Ready to Resist
For the second consecutive day, Cubans are participating in military exercises designed to face any external aggression.

Chile expected to hold presidential runoff
The second vote count in Chile's presidential election has indicated a runoff between socialist Michelle Bachelet and rightist Sebastian Pinera, according to the government electoral service.

Colombian indigenous people suffer "unseen tragedy": UN
The United Nations said on Friday that Colombian indigenous people are suffering an "unseen tragedy "because of armed conflicts in the country, with about 19,000 of them displaced and millions affected this year.

Mercosur accepts Venezuela as full member
A one-day summit of the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) accepted here on Friday Venezuela as a full member of the South America's leading trade bloc and agreed to set up a regional parliament.