• Death toll rises to 3 in balloon crash in Turkey’s Cappadocia
  
  Three Brazilian tourists died Monday and 22 other people were hurt after two ...
  Hurriyet.  Tue, 21 May 2013 11:57:00 +0200.
• Bolivia profile
  
  Provides an overview of Bolivia, including key events and facts about this Latin American country.
  BBC News.  Tue, 21 May 2013 11:10:28 GMT.
• Israel Ministry of Tourism Launches New Targeted Advertising Campaign for the New York Market
  
  The Israel Ministry of Tourism, North and South America, launched a new print media advertising campaign this week, which will roll out in New York-area daily newspapers and consumer magazines, as well as on television.
  Travel Industry Wire.  Tue, 21 May 2013 10:57:05 EST.
• Diplomat Says Tehran Approves Deal To Probe 1994 Argentinian Bombing
  
  An Iranian diplomat says his government has approved a memorandum of understanding with Argentina on forming a "truth commission" to investigate the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires.
  Radio Liberty.  Tue, 21 May 2013 05:42:05 +0000.
• PM's South America trip turns focus from turmoil to trade
  
  Prime Minister Stephen Harper will briefly address the Senate expense controversy Tuesday before heading to South America for four days of bilateral talks and trade meetings.
  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.  Tue, 21 May 2013 05:22:03 EDT.
• Bolivia law backs Morales third term
  
  Bolivia passes a law which could allow President Evo Morales to be elected for a third time, despite claims that it is unconstitutional.
  BBC News.  Tue, 21 May 2013 02:00:49 GMT.
• Colombia’s fight against coffee blight may show the way for stricken Central America
  
  As coffee-leaf rust sweeps through Central America and Mexico, Colombian farmers are just beginning to emerge from their own battle with the blight. But will the lessons they’ve learned also be useful in Central America?
  Miami Herald.  Mon, 20 May 2013 22:27 EDT.
• Indian, Brazilian Nationals Sentenced in US for Human Smuggling
  
  A federal court in Houston, Texas, has sentenced an Indian citizen and a Brazilian national to three years in prison for smuggling illegal migrants into the United States. ...
  Voice of America.  Sat, 18 May 2013 07:41:08 -0400.
• New Brazil WTO Director Says Protectionism Waning...Slowly
  
  Most Americans don't care about the World Trade Organization, let alone know what it does. But what it does can effect their daily lives, like it or not. When the WTO said that Brazil was in the right regarding cotton subsidies, U.S. ...
  By Kenneth Rapoza.  Forbes.  Fri, 17 May 2013 19:59:58 GMT.
• Former Argentine Dictator Videla Dies in Prison
  
  Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander who led Argentina during the bloodiest period of a "dirty war" dictatorship and was unrepentant about kidnappings and murders ordered by the state, died on Friday at age 87. ...
  Voice of America.  Fri, 17 May 2013 14:26:26 -0400.

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