WASHINGTON D.C., U.S.A. - Argentine director Juan José Campanella still can't believe it.
But it's not fiction.
His "El Secreto de Sus Ojos" ("The Secret in Their Eyes") won the Academy Award for best foreign language film.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - She's been the Dominican Republic's little girl for a while, even before the successful movie Avatar or now, when her face, digitalized and dyed blue, is on front pages all over the world.

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - There was a time when Latin American fans could only follow their favorite artists on radio, in magazines, or on TV.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - All 2,500 employees of national airline Air Jamaica will lose their jobs on April 12 because the company will not exist, according to the government-owned company's chief executive officer

BOGOTÁ, Colombia - Colombia's oil exports increased to US$10.27 billion last year, making the industry account for just more than a third of the nation's total foreign trade, according to a report by the energy and mines ministry.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - He took up arms as a young man in search of social change.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay - José Mujica, whose presidential term started on March 1, said his primary goals would be to stop governmental austerity, reduce poverty and improve the education and cultural knowledge of his people

SANTIAGO, Chile - The United States and Europe promised financial support to Chile as teams of international relief workers descended on the South American nation

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - The palm of your hand is the country's financial system's new ally for bank transactions at ATMs.

CANCÚN, Mexico - The 24 countries that took part in the Rio Group Summit agreed to create a "community of Latin American and Caribbean states," a regional bloc that would not include the United States or Canada.

SANTIAGO, Chile - Chile's Sebastián Piñera experienced international diplomacy for the first time since the president-elect was voted into office when he attended the Rio Group Summit

RID, Spain - Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wants consumers worldwide to help Haiti's economy by purchasing goods made in the country, according to Agence France-Presse.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's administration is being questioned by its citizens over the steep price hikes of staple foods, especially meat.

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - Brazilians with lower spending power are those who suffer most from the country's heavy tax burden, according to a study by the government-run Institute of Applied Economic Research (Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada, IPEA).

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - Brazilian consumers are becoming increasingly selective, not only about the quality and place of origin of the products they purchase, but also when it comes to choosing the stores where they take their business.

BOGOTÁ, Colombia - With a record 1.324 million visitors in 2009, the Andean nation is becoming one of the fastest-growing tourist destinations in Latin America.

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - With temperatures reaching between 95ºF and 104ºF, Brazilians are enjoying the hottest season with a twist.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - In a two-year period, Brazil was chosen as the venue for two of the world's biggest sporting events: the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - President Porfirio Lobo's administration is off to a good start, as it is being offered US$390 million in loans by the World Bank to fund many of its projects.

Panama - Latin America has the ability to react quickly to an economic crisis because its "models are much less exotic than the ones in first world countries,"