South America
Argentina's forward Lionel Messi (C-first row) poses for pictures next to his teammate midfielder Maximiliano Rodriguez (L stand-up) with handicapped children after a training session in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires on May 29, 2012 ahead a Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup South America qualifier football match against Ecuador on June 2 in Buenos Aires.
Newsday's coverage
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Implant alleviates E. Islip man's epilepsy
to find a solution. Doctors surmise Sganga's epilepsy was the result of a deep brain infection by a tropical parasite in South America where Sganga was adopted as a newborn from an orphanage. Although doctors say the infection fully resolved in infancy, it Read more »
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Death sparks fears of more fan violence in Brazil
in Brazil, with the death of a fan in Sao Paulo over the weekend sparking fears of a new wave of confrontations in South America's biggest city.A 21-year-old Palmeiras fan was fatally shot in the head in a fight involving nearly 500 fans Sunday. This was the Read more »
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Hacker suspects arrested in global sweep
25 suspected members of the loose-knit Anonymous hacker movement have been arrested in a sweep across Europe and South America. The international police agency said the arrests in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Spain were carried out by national law enforcement Read more »
Around the web
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Vino World Tour 2012: South America
Ranking 5th (Chile) and 7th (Argentina) in exports by volume worldwide, these neighboring countries are wine powerhouses. Learn about how they got their start and how they're using their different geography (narrow valleys vs. arid foothills) to grow the b 52 m ago from Experience Columbus Read more »
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Sabella ready to unleash Messi, Aguero
set to unleash an all-out assault on Ecuador as they aim to remain at the top of the World Cup qualification table in South America. Sabella has enviable wealth of attacking talent at his disposal with Barcelona's Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Gonzalo Higuain 6/1/12 from ESPN STAR Sports Read more »
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Maria and the Admiral, By Rachel Billington
drama of the 19th-century wars for independence in South America has not always translated well into literature. Even Gabriel García Márquez struggled in his account of Simon Bolívar, The General in his Labyrinth, often viewed as a less successful work. There 6/1/12 from The Independent Read more »
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Army South conducts exercise, prepares for humanitarian assistance, disaster relief scenario
exercise (FTX), May 12-17. “U.S. Army South deployed to Camp Swift to exercise our ability to deploy into Central and South America to provide humanitarian and disaster relief efforts,” said COL Greg Maxton, the deputy commander for the CCP with Army South. 6/1/12 from DVIDS Read more »
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South America the second time
Well we are back again - we leed a tough life - Clare is lying in her bed - feeling dirty (but more on that later) and I am resurrecting the blog. Well we got here early this morning, I think we got here at 5 to the hotel - it was a bit of a blur. We took 6/1/12 from Travel Blog Read more »
