Stories for May 3rd 2008
UK protest vote dumps Labor and Tories take London
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is under pressure from his party to restore his credibility after delivering Labour's worst election results in at least 40 years. In his first electoral test as PM, Mr Brown lost nine councils and 333 seats and saw Labour's Ken Livingstone edged out of power in London after eight years.
Erupting volcano ash blanket in Chile moves to Argentina
The Chilean Navy has begun the evacuation of 2.000 people who were forcibly displaced from their villages in southern Chile after a volcano considered dormant for thousands of years became active belching fire and ash, and generating minor earth tremors that continued on Saturday.
OAS supports Bolivia unity in eve of crucial autonomy vote
Following long discussions until early Saturday morning, the Organization of American States, OAS, supported the territorial integrity of Bolivia but abstained from condemning the autonomy referendum which is scheduled for Sunday in the province of Santa Cruz, the country's richest.
Argentine farmers half-mobilized extend truce to Wednesday
Argentine farmers will limit sales of agricultural products in a renewed protest against a sliding tax system for grain and oilseed exports, but they will continue to negotiate with the government, farm leaders announced Friday after consulting with their organizations
All Antarctic ship operators now belong to IAATO
Unity, a more agile membership structure and the fact that for the first time all Antarctic ship operators belong to IAATO are some of the outstanding results of the latest general assembly of the organization which this time was held in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
On Free Press Day, UN stresses role of access to information
Marking the annual World Press Freedom Day top United Nations officials have stressed the role of a secure and independent media, and access to information, in empowering individuals and advancing development.
