Uruguay’s lower house Wednesday approved a controversial bill that for the first time would put a government in charge of production and distribution of legal marijuana.

Argentina’s hopes of sealing qualification for next year’s World Cup were thwarted in a 1-1 draw with Ecuador on Tuesday as Colombia took a massive stride towards the finals in Brazil with victory ove

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi scored twice as Argentina defeated Uruguay 3-0 on Friday to remain comfortably on course for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

The victory kept the 1978 and 1986 world ch

Uruguay's national government said on Wednesday it hopes to fight a growing crime problem by selling marijuana to citizens registered to buy it, and will send a bill to Congress that would make it the

Prosecutors in Uruguay filed murder charges on Sunday against two nurses for at least 16 mercy killings, and jailed the suspects, the judge in charge of the case said.

The male nurses, 39 and 46, wer

Uruguay's President Jose Mujica has expressed his solidarity with the country's world famous football player Luis Suarez, who has been an object of criticism ever since he was accused of racially abus

A top Argentine official was found hanged on Tuesday in his hotel room in Montevideo during a summit meeting of the South American trade group Mercosur, police said.

Ivan Heyn, 33, the undersecretary

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi enjoyed a commanding debut as Argentina skipper as his country opened their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 4-1 win over Chile on Friday.

Messi scored once

Penarol fans at Tuesday's Libertadores Cup match against Independiente unfurled a flag measuring 15,000 square metres that covered nearly two stands of the Centenario stadium.

The flag with the team'

In a football-crazy country like Uruguay, four out of five boys want to become professional players in Europe.
Diego Forlan was no exception to the dream, but unlike the huge majority the balanced, tenacious striker made it come true.