• In pictures: Venezuela parade
  
  Venezuela's President Chavez marks 20 years since failed coup.
  BBC News.  Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:09:17 GMT.
• Chavez: Iran sanctions hurt joint auto venture
  
  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that international sanctions on Iran are impeding some of his country's business deals with Tehran.
  Miami Herald.  Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:18 EST.
• Man arrested for stealing ice from glacier
  
  Police in Chile say theyve stopped cold a scheme to steal ice from a disappearing glacier.The plan was to deliver five tons of ice carved out of icebergs from the Jorge Montt glacier to upscale bars and restaurants in the ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:45:40 +1200.
• World Briefing | The Americas: Ecuador: Chevron Will Not Apologize for Pollution, Even to Save $8.5 Billion
  
  Chevron said Friday that it had no intention of apologizing for the environmental damage to the Amazon rain forest for which an Ecuadorean court ruled it responsible.
  By The Associated Press.  International Herald Tribune.  Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:51:02 GMT.
• Caterpillar to Close Assembly Factory in Canada
  
  The company planned to move locomotive production to other operations in North and South America after contract talks with unionized workers soured.
  By Ian Austen.  International Herald Tribune.  Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:48:03 GMT.
• Cuban blogger denied travel visa
  
  A Cuban woman who writes a blog critical of the Communist authorities says she will not be able to travel to Brazil after Cuba refused her an exit visa.
  BBC News.  Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:33:52 GMT.
• Brazilians pay homage to Iemanja, goddess of the sea
  
  p RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - With flower offerings and drums belting out African rhythms, thousands of people across Brazil paid respects on Thursday to Iemanja, the goddess of the sea in the Afro-Brazilian religion Candomble. ...
  Straits Times.  Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:41:00 GMT.
• Colombia's FARC Rebels Put Off Plans to Free Hostages
  
  Rebels delay plans to free six hostages held for more than 10 years because of what they say is military activity in the area.
  Voa News.  Voice of America.  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:01:58 GMT.
• The Startup Asia Chase is On!
  
  Following the venture trail, the journey has led from Silicon Valley to China and then on to India and Vietnam ? and next, newly emerging markets such as Russia and Brazil, which are both angling to build their own Sand Hill Road ecosystem.
  By Rebecca Fannin.  Forbes.  Wed, 1 Feb 2012 03:24:18 GMT.
• At Home with Jorge Elias in Sao Paulo
  
  The Brazilian architect flamboyantly blends equal parts grand antiques and bold contemporary art at his neoclassical-style mansion.
  Raul Barreneche.  Architectural Digest.  Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT.

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