Stories for January 8th 2005

Saturday, January 8th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Detained in Ushuaia for trashing Argentine flag

Three foreigners remain detained and incommunicated in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego after having torn and trashed an Argentine flag from a local downtown pub, which happened to belong to a Malvinas war veteran.

Saturday, January 8th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Punta Arenas airport traffic record.

Air traffic in Punta Arenas during 2004 increased 8% compared to the previous year, reaching 373,800 passengers.

Saturday, January 8th 2005 - 20:00 UTC

Venezuela seizes a Lord Vestey ranch.

Venezuela confiscated Saturday the first private ranch following President Hugo Chavez's “war” on the oligarchic system of land tenure and to promote the country's agriculture production and food self dependency.