* Argentinian prisoners upset at overcrowding and the lack of speedy trials reached a deal with authorities to end a 2-week hunger strike (image).
* Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez thanked his Colombian counterpart for
not taking sides in an arms dispute between Venezuela and the U.S.
* A pair of U.S. pilots denied causing a Brazilian air disaster that killed 155 people.
* Injured Uruguayan soccer player Dario Silva was allowed to leave the hospital nearly two weeks after a car crash amputated his lower right leg.
Links- Independent Online (South Africa), Forbes (U.S.), BBC News, International Herald Tribune
Image- Voice of America
Tags- Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, crime, sports, Colombia, Venezuela, international politics
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