Stories for August 16th 2008
Full scale military exercise to defend Brazil's offshore oil
Brazil announced Friday it will hold military exercises next month to show its capability of defending new offshore oil reserves that could convert the country into a global energy player.
Falklands Islands: 47-strong pilgrimage planned for November
PLANS for a pilgrimage of more than 40 veterans to the Falklands in November are well underway.
Menem indicted in Río Tercero explosion case
Federal Judge Oscar Valentinuzzi yesterday indicted former president Carlos Menem in connection with the 1995 explosion of the Río Tercero's munitions plant in Córdoba province that killed seven people, and ruled that there is a lack of enough evidence regarding then army chief-of-staff and current ambassador to Colombia Martín Balza.
Dominican Republic president sworn in for 3rd term
President Leonel Fernandez promised to boost agriculture production but warned of dire economic times as he was sworn in for a third term on Saturday
