Stories for May 25th 2005

Wednesday, May 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Protest go larger in Bolivia

Tens of thousands of protesting Indians flooded central La Paz and blocked routes to the city on Tuesday to demand that Bolivia's natural gas riches be nationalized and its constitution rewritten.

Wednesday, May 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Soledad Alvear gives up race to lead Chile

One of the women vying to become the presidential candidate for Chile's ruling coalition has quit the race.

Wednesday, May 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Telesur a new LA network born

Venezuela's government has started test transmissions for a new Latin American television network, Telesur, intended as an ideological rival to CNN.

Wednesday, May 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Chile's Peso gains against U.S. Dollar

Chile's peso rose against the dollar as higher prices for copper, the country's top export, and faster growth than Latin America's largest economies boosts inflows.

Wednesday, May 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

“Little positive to say about relations with Argentina”

While reaffirming the United Kingdom's government commitment to Falkland Islanders' right to self-determination, Governor Howard Pearce said there's little positive to say about the Islands relations during the last twelve months with the Argentine government.