Officials say a Cuban long-distance runner and track coach have apparently deserted in Uruguay.

A Facebook photo showing Uruguay’s interior minister in the shower has scandalized opposition leaders, who called her an “exhibitionist” on Thursday.

Japanese auto parts maker Yazaki Corp. plans to invest $4.3 million to open a production plant in Uruguay next year despite the credit-crippling international financial crisis.

Argentine protesters have been at it for two long years, blocking a main bridge into Uruguay over a paper plant they say pollutes their shared river.

A presidential veto has kept Uruguay from having South America’s most liberal abortion law.

Uruguay’s Senate voted Tuesday to allow abortion during the first trimester _ a rare step in a Latin American nation. President Tabare Vasquez has said he will veto the measure.

Uruguay’s Senate has voted to depenalize abortion _ a rare step in a Latin American nation. President Tabare Vasquez says he will veto the measure.

Officials say they are fighting a 13-mile-long (21-kilometer-long) fuel-oil spill caused by the collision of two ships just outside the harbor of Uruguay’s capital.Navy Capt. Marcelo Larrobla says an undetermined amount of fuel oil was released after...

Venezuelan scientists and military officers reached the Antarctica after a 15-day trip, opening the South American nation’s first expedition to the frozen continent, officials said Saturday.The Venezuelans made the trip on an Uruguayan naval research...

Next year’s flu vaccine is getting a complete overhaul to provide protection against three new and different influenza strains _ hopefully better protection than this year’s version.Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration unanimously backed the...