http://www.miamiherald.com/915/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/915/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2008 MiamiHerald.com Americas AP 60 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:52:51 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/595689.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/595689.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:07 EDT Mexico's Agriculture Department is denying reports that the United States will close its borders to some Mexican produce. http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/595678.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/595678.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:37 EDT Freed after years as rebel-held hostages, French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and four Colombian police officers sent messages of hope in a radio broadcast Sunday to captives still detained in remote jungle camps. http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/595551.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/595551.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:12 EDT A plane carrying a load of auto parts crashed Sunday as it was trying to land in northern Mexico, killing the pilot and severely injuring the co-pilot. http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/595279.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/595279.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:11 EDT A tropical depression scattered rains across Mexico's Pacific coast on Sunday and the U.S. National Hurricane Center said it was likely to reach tropical storm force. http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594924.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594924.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:11 EDT The three American hostages rescued by Colombia's military said in their first public statement that they are doing fine and are thrilled to "return home to the country we love." http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594910.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594910.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:11 EDT President Alvaro Uribe was master of ceremonies the night Colombian military intelligence agents disguised as humanitarian workers airlifted Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages to freedom. http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594860.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594860.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:11 EDT Freed after years as rebel-held hostages, French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and four Colombian police officers sent radio messages of hope on Sunday to captives still detained in remote jungle camps. http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594985.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594985.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:46 EDT Inspectors are collecting soil, water and produce samples, reviewing export logs and combing packing plants in three major tomato-growing states in Mexico. http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594978.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594978.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:39 EDT Colombia's military says it has found more than a ton of explosives in a house in a rural area outside the capital. http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594977.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594977.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:39 EDT Colombian leader Alvaro Uribe pledged closer ties with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez on Saturday after months of on-and-off tensions, but Ecuador's leftist president said problems remain and he isn't ready to re-establish relations with Colombia. http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594658.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594658.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:19 EDT Argentina's lower house of Congress on Saturday approved a package of grain-export taxes that have sparked nationwide farm protests and food shortages. http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594284.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594284.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:51 EDT Mexico's president says he plans to use the recently approved package of U.S. anti-drug aid to improve the country's police force. http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594242.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594242.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:10 EDT Shoppers at a tourist market in Peru's capital could have netted greater bargains than they thought - rare, pre-Hispanic textiles costing little more than a Machu Picchu magnet. http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594117.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594117.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:05 EDT The long-awaited trial of a former South American dictator accused of a 1982 massacre began Friday with testimony from a member of the firing squad. http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594238.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/594238.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:06 EDT Shoppers at a tourist market in Peru's capital could have netted greater bargains than they thought -- rare, pre-Hispanic textiles costing little more than a Machu Picchu fridge magnet. http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/593971.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/593971.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:25 EDT In a July 2 story about the rescue of kidnapped presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages from Colombian rebels, The Associated Press erroneously translated Betancourt as saying she still aspires "to serve Colombia as president." Here is the correct translation: "Do I still hope to serve Colombia as president? ... only God knows. At this moment, I just want to feel like one more Colombian soldier serving the country." Betancourt also said she will consult with her children and mother before making decisions about her political future. http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/593466.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/593466.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:31 EDT Tropical Storm Douglas weakened to a depression off Mexico's coast on Thursday and was forecast to die at sea. http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/593397.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/593397.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:06 EDT Lost scenes from the sci-fi classic "Metropolis," recently discovered in the archives of a Buenos Aires museum, were shown to journalists for the first time in decades on Thursday. http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/593171.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/593171.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:46 EDT Police say they rescued 181 dogs, cats and birds from a farm in southern Puerto Rico where they were found sick and undernourished in dirty cages. http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/593362.html http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/593362.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:15 EDT In her first hours of freedom, Ingrid Betancourt held her children tight, visited her father's grave and sent her husband out to find oranges for breakfast.