Bolivian protesters block roads to neighboring countries
Highways connecting Bolivia with Argentina, Paraguay, Peru and Chile were blocked by demonstrators after a nationwide unrest paralyzed traffic within the country, the Bolivian National Road Service (SNC) said Wednesday.

Mexican interior minister resigns to seek presidency
Mexican President Vicente Fox accepted Wednesday the resignation of Interior Minister Santiago Creel who is seeking the presidential candidacy of the ruling National Action Party (PAN) for next year's elections.

Chile's arms purchase not to break regional balance:official
The Chilean government said on Wednesday that its purchases of planes, ships and tanks will not break the military balance in the region, as it only intended to replace obsolete arm models.

One dead, seven injured in Colombia air crash
One person died and seven others were injured Wednesday when a light airplane crashed into a house near an airport in the southern Colombian city of Neiva, 304 km south of Bogota, authorities said.

International Conference against Terrorism Opens in Havana
Hundreds of intellectuals, artists, union and social leaders, lawmakers and political leaders from around the world are opening Thursday in Havana an International Meeting against Terrorism, for Truth and Justice.