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Obama visits Brazil with Libya on his mind
With a crisis in Libya competing for his time, President Obama stuck to the agenda of his state tour of Brazil, arriving Sunday morning in a once-notorious slum that Brazilian officials now hold up as a symbol of a rejuvenated country.

Obama to visit region beset by drug smuggling
When President Obama arrives in the tiny nation of El Salvador this week to talk about security and poverty, he will stand at a crossroads of arms, drug and human trafficking, where homicide rates are soaring and weak governments are struggling without much help against powerful transnational mafias

Obama praises Brazil as a model of democracy
With a crisis in Libya competing for his time, President Obama sticks to the agenda of his state tour of Brazil.

Amid Japan and Libya crises, Obama heads to Brazil for fi...
The White House said the president can monitor outside situations during the long-planned trip.


Obama set to leave for Central and South America
President Obama opted not to cancel his long-planned trip in the wake of the earthquake in Japan.

Obama to focus on economic issues, repairing relations in...
He arrives for a two-day state visit before flying to Chile, then El Salvador.

Libya's Gadhafi, increasingly isolated internationally, f...
CARACAS, Venezuela - As Moammar Gadhafi finds himself increasingly isolated internationally, he still has at least a few friends far away.

In Venezuela, Chavez tries to boost Gaddafi
Moammar Gaddafi is hunkered down, some once-loyal aides have abandoned him for the rebel side and President Obama and other leaders are demanding he step down.


New consumer class powering economic growth across South ...
USHUAIA, ARGENTINA - Here at the end of the Earth, just 600 miles from Antarctica, tourists hike over glaciers and flock to rocky beaches to photograph penguins and 700-pound sea lions.

Palestinians seek global recognition through South America
With peace talks with Israel frozen, the Palestinian Authority is now focusing on using the momentum from South America, where eight countries recognized Palestinian statehood in December and January, to win recognition in Europe. Palestinian diplomats contend that would provide a critical mass of s

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