Disgraced former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori pleaded guilty to charges of illegal wiretapping and embezzling government money to bribe politicians and journalists to support his 2000 re-election campaign, the official Andina news agency reported.

U.S. officials working with authorities in Mexico and Colombia have seized about $41 million in cash hidden in shipping containers, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency announced Monday.

The Honduran government has issued an emergency decree that allows authorities to limit constitutional rights such as freedoms of expression, travel and gathering in public.

Honduras is accusing Brazil’s government of instigating an insurrection within its borders, and gave the Brazilian Embassy 10 days to decide the status of ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya, who has taken refuge there.

The U.S. military prison at Guantanamo in Cuba is unlikely to close by the Obama administration’s deadline of January 2010, two senior administration officials said late Friday.

About 3,000 supporters of ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya marched peacefully down a major boulevard Friday in the nation’s capital.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez revealed a deeply personal side in an interview Thursday night, saying he loves Jesus Christ and would have liked to play Major League baseball in Yankee Stadium.

Marxist guerrillas in Colombia have released a proof-of-life video of a hostage who has been held for nearly 12 years.