Stories for July 4th 2005

Monday, July 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Argentina: Breaking News

Headlines:
Trans-Andean tunnel closed again ; Tourism fourth-largest currency earner; TGN: 800 million dollars a year needed; Death at Carlos Menem's birthday party; Chile terrorist extradition to be decided today; Olivera vs Bielsa.

Monday, July 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Chilean president will leave in March.

Chilean President Ricardo Lagos, who is enjoying a high approval rating, said he had no plans to run again in 2010, adding that the key in politics was knowing when to quit.

Monday, July 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Brown: G8 cannot mend Africa alone

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown yesterday played down the ability of the Group of Eight nations to provide quick solutions for African poverty, saying that solving the continent's problems will take a lifetime of empowering local communities

Monday, July 4th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

Mexico: A good day for PRI

Exit polls indicated that the party that governed Mexico for seven decades had won a strong victory yesterday in the country's largest state, the most important state race before next year's presidential elections.