Stories for March 2005 , page 4

Monday, March 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Wives of jailed dissidents march in Havana

Some 30 wives of jailed Cuban dissidents staged a march Sunday in Havana to demand the release of imprisoned members of the opposition and political change in Cuba.

Monday, March 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Tim Adams to replace John Taylor in US Treasury

The White House announced that Timothy Adams a form chief of staff in the US Treasury Department has been nominated for the job of Under Secretary for International Affairs.

Monday, March 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

US and Venezuela inch closer

The Venezuelan government praised the latest statements from Secretary of State Condolezza Rice who assured that “nobody” including the current administration in Washington wants to be “an enemy of Venezuela or its leaders”.

Monday, March 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Following on the “Dresden” course

A German television crew working from Punta Arenas is re-editing the last months of the First World War I German Navy light cruiser Dresden which participated in the battle of Colonel, was the only survivor of the Royal Navy victory in Falklands and spent months hiding in south Chile before being discovered.

Monday, March 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Chile and Peru agree to “2 plus 2” talks in April

Chile and Peru Foreign Affairs ministers Ignacio Walker and Manuel Rodriguez Cuadros announced in Morocco that the “two plus two” mechanism of bilateral meetings will take place next April 21 when the alleged sale of weapons by Chile to Ecuador in 1995 will be addressed.

Monday, March 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Islands' fishery on show in Boston.

Interest in the Falkland Islands was once again high at the annual Boston Seafood Show.

Sunday, March 27th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Judge who indicted Pinochet retires

Chilean Judge Juan Guzman Tapia who indicted former dictator Augusto Pinochet, is about to retire, a Judiciary spokesperson said Saturday in Santiago.

Sunday, March 27th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Cuba willing to talk human rights and elections with EU

Members of the Friendship and Solidarity with Cuba Group from the European Parliament called on the Cuban government to release jailed dissidents and grant more political space.

Sunday, March 27th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Fishing: The New Resource War

Until the mid 20th century, the ocean was a key watery terrain of conflict between competing colonial powers seeking to expand their control over territories and natural resources

Sunday, March 27th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Giant Antarctic iceberg afloat again.

European satellite Envisat radar imagery confirms that the B-15A iceberg ? the world's largest floating object ? is adrift once more in Antarctic waters after two months aground on a shallow seamount.