Director Oliver Stone interviews seven South American presidents, including Venezuela's Hugo Chávez, in a trailer for the controversial new documentary, "South of the Border."

Russian government officials are reportedly "envious" of Chinese President Hu Jintao, who recently traveled to Cuba and South America to strengthen China's economic ties with the Latin American countries.

Bolivia, Brazil and Chile will pool $600 million to build a highway that runs from Brazil to Chile, linking the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America.

Seven South American countries – Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela – will create a unified development bank as an alternative to the U.S.-backed World Bank and IMF.

Reggaetonero RKM was briefly hospitalized after being shot in the leg at a nightclub in Puerto Rico.

A World Bank report finds that global warming is threatening water supplies in major South American cities like La Paz, Bogotá and Quito.

In response to pressure from Conmebol, South America's fútbol federation, FIFA has changed its altitude ban from 8,200ft to 9,840 ft. Colombia can now play matches in Bogotá and Ecuador can play in Quito, but Perú is still unable to play in Cuzco, as well as Bolivia, which is banned from playing in La Paz.