Hundreds of Brazilians filed through the presidential palace Wednesday to honor former Vice President Jose Alencar, a man who earned respect by rising from poverty through hard work and by sharing with the public his struggle with cancer.Full story
Former Brazilian Vice President Jose Alencar died Tuesday after a long battle with abdominal cancer. He was 79. Full story
Peru's presidential front-runner Ollanta Humala said on Monday he would respect free-trade agreements and the central bank's independence as he tries to persuade voters he is no longer a left-wing hard-liner. Full story
Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero welcomes Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva before a meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, on April 16, 2011. Lula received an award in the southwestern city of Cadiz in recognition of his work combating poverty and his leader
BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 13: Chinese premier Wen Jiabao shakes hands with Brazilian President Dilma Vana Rousseff on April 13, 2011in Beijing, China. The Brazilian President is on a state visit to discuss bilateral ties from April 12-13, her first since taking over from Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in
