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Argentine Jewish Community Upset with Maradona

17:38 H — Jennifer

Maradona might be considered an untouchable demigod in his home country of Argentina, but the embattled soccer star has fallen from grace in the eyes of some in Argentina's Jewish community because of a controversial comment. La mano de Dios... Read more »

Topics: Argentina - Controversia - Culture - Iran - Religion

Chavez authorized to move forward with FARC

15:45 H — Jennifer

Things are moving pretty quickly in the FARC hostage situation. This morning, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said that all he needed to move forward with the getting the FARC hostages freed was the Colombian government's authorization. A couple of hours... Read more »

Topics: Colombia - Politics - Venezuela

Fidel May Be a Contender

11:39 H — Maegan la Mala

There is so much speculation about Fidel Castro and his health that it all is fodder worthy enough for a supermarket checkout tabloid and we've written about it so much here at VL that if we had a Time magazine... Read more »

Topics: Cuba - Politics

Bolivian Constitution Bans Gay Marriage

11:00 H — Jennifer

There was much uproar in Bolivia late last month when it was announced that a new constitution was approved in that country. Among the amendments to the document was a stipulation that seemed to go unnoticed until now; one that... Read more »

Topics: Bolivia - Controversia - GLBT - Society

U.S. Street Orgs Going South of the Border (And Then Come Back)

10:26 H — Maegan la Mala

It's not something you hear about often. How street organizations, aka gangs, move their industry to Latin America making them even bigger and transnational. What results is that neither the U.S. or Latin American nations are equipped to deal with... Read more »

Topics: Crime - El Salvador - Mexico