Stories for May 2006 , page 6

Thursday, May 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Humala closing in on Garcia in Peruvian runoff

With just over a week for the Peruvian presidential run off (Sunday June 4), former president Alan Garcia is still ahead in vote intention but ultranationalist candidate Ollanta Humala is closing in, according to the latest public opinion poll released in Lima.

Thursday, May 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Colombia's Uribe poised to be re-elected Sunday

Next Sunday Colombians will be voting for president among six candidates with President Alvaro Uribe favourite and well ahead in the public opinion polls, which will possibly avoid a runoff June 18.

Thursday, May 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Lan, best airline in Central, South America and Caribbean

For the sixth time Chile's flag carrier Lan was named the best airline in Central and South America and the Caribbean according to the Official Airline Guide, the leading world guide in the airline industry.

Thursday, May 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Paraguayans pay 50 US dollars per capita in bribes

Paraguayans spent some 30 million US dollars in 2005 to bribe bureaucrats, police and other officials according to a watchdog NGO which claims corruption is a pervasive “reality” of the landlocked South American country.

Thursday, May 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Ample support for Lula da Silva's second term

Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stands out as an undefeatable candidate for next October's election according to two of the country's most respected public opinion pollsters.

Thursday, May 25th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Kirchner dreams of a “more plural Argentina”

Argentine President Nestor Kirchner drew an estimated 350,000 supporters to Buenos Aires Plaza de Mayo for a rally to highlight the economy's recovery and his three years in office.

Wednesday, May 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Royal visit planned for Falklands War 25th Anniversary

VIP visitors, including a member of the Royal Family, live and interactive TV coverage between the Falklands and Britain and an extra day's holiday were all part of a package of measures to mark the 25th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands from Argentinean occupation announced on Monday night.

Wednesday, May 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

A new Country born in Europe

Montenegro's leaders were cleared to run the world's newest state yesterday after official results showed 55.5 percent of voters had chosen independence, ending nearly a century of formal ties to Serbia and closing the final chapter in the story of Yugoslavia.

Wednesday, May 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Web inventor: Internet is ready for big leap

The World Wide Web is on the cusp of making its next big leap to become an open environment for collaboration, and its inventor said he has not been so optimistic in years.

Wednesday, May 24th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Mercosur: “Civil society must help integration”

Alvarez quit as Argentina's vice-president in October 2000 in what many consider the beginning of the end of the Radical-Frepaso alliance headed by then President Fernando de la Rúa, which collapsed amid deadly riots in December 2001 as the country fell into its worst-ever economic crisis.