Rays from the setting sun spill through the cracked windowpane of an open garage. The tiny dust particles catch in the soft light, swirling ethereally around cars used in the time of our great grandfathers. Phonographs, paraffin lanterns, antique water pitchers, wooden wheel barrels, time appears to have stopped long ago. However, its 2008 and one of Uruguay’s oldest estancias near the town of Carmelo is in its sixth year running as a refurbished luxury bed and breakfast.

LONDON – Confusion reigned this week when 20-stone former British deputy prime minister John Prescott admitted his lifelong struggle with an eating disorder normally associated with weight-conscious models.

CNNMoney.com"We chose Brazil because that is not a problem here," New said. Brazil’s government has repeatedly touted its excess land in the cattle-raising states of …

New York Times
By AP Rescuers have reached a cluster of brightly colored party balloons floating in the ocean off Brazil ’s coast, but did not find the Roman Catholic …

International Herald Tribune, France
AP BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: A record 10 clubs from soccer powerhouses Argentina and Brazil have reached the knockout stage of the Copa Libertadores. …

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CHICAGO (AP) — How does Sen. Barack Obama spend a day off in his hometown? By urging hundreds of union activists to back his presidential bid in the final Democratic primaries….

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain took stock of still-hurricane-damaged areas of New Orleans on Thursday and declared that if the disaster had happened on his watch, he would have immediately landed at the nearest Air Force base, drawing a sharp contrast to President Bush’s handling of the tragedy….

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton raised $10 million in the 24 hours after winning the Pennsylvania primary, aided by contributions from 80,000 new donors, her campaign said Thursday….

Reuters
BUENOS AIRES, April 24 (Reuters) – Mobile telecommunications company Nextel plans to invest some $462 million in Argentina during the next five years, …