Brazil to open dictatorship-era secret files
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has ordered the country's intelligence service, ABIN, to publish dictatorship-era secret files by the end of the year, the official Agencia Brasil news agency reported on Sunday.

Colombia to set up int'l commission to free hostages
Colombia will set up an international commission charged with the task to free hostages taken by the country's largest guerilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), said Colombian president Alvaro Uribe on Sunday.

Venezuela police seizes 2.5 tons of cocaine
The Venezuelan National Guard has seized 2.5 tons of cocaine in the north Orinoco region, President Hugo Chavez said Sunday.

Peru's decision to redraw sea border surprises Chile
Chilean president Ricardo Lagos said on Sunday that Peru's decision to redraw the sea border between the two countries was "surprising."