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Stories for March 2006

• Monday, March 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Pickets humiliate Argentine Navy's pride

  Pickets which have become part of Argentina's daily existence storming at random some of the main accesses to Buenos Aires or blockading all road traffic with Uruguay have added another victim to their long list: the country's main naval base.

• Monday, March 20th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  No. of fatalities rises to 8 in TV reality show train accident

  An 80-year-old woman died Sunday, bringing to eight the number of people killed in a bizarre train accident during the shooting of a reality TV program in western Uruguay, medical personnel said.

• Sunday, March 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Ultra nationalist leads in Peruvian presidential race

  Peruvian former army officer Ollanta Humala, campaigning on an ultra nationalist populist ticket, has retaken the lead against conservative lawyer Lourdes Flores in Peru's presidential race, according to a public opinion poll released Sunday.

• Sunday, March 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Support for Brazilian president Lula da Silva stalling

  The latest public opinion poll shows support for Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his bid for a second term stalling, while his Conservative rival Geraldo Alckmin steadily increases.

• Sunday, March 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bolivian government will be “brutally tough” with conspirators

  The Bolivian government promised to be “brutally tough” with those who conspire against warned Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera on the weekend in a speech to the ruling Movement Toward Socialism, MAS party.

• Sunday, March 19th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  The Stanley Marathon: just the start of something big?

  Despite an early forecast of strong winds, the second annual Standard Chartered Bank Stanley Marathon took place today, Sunday, in almost perfect conditions.

• Saturday, March 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Ecuadorian Indians promise bigger blockades

  Protests by Ecuador's indigenous peoples against a proposed free trade deal with United States eased on Friday but leaders warned they will call bigger blockades if the government insists in signing the agreement.

• Saturday, March 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean president Bachelet invited to Bolivia

  Bolivian President Evo Morales invited Chile's President Michelle Bachelet to celebrate the inauguration of his country's Constituent Assembly and Bolivia's National Holiday on August 6.

• Saturday, March 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar/UK agree on text of new Constitution

  Following three days of deliberations in London, Gibraltar and the United Kingdom announced Friday they have agreed on the text of a new Constitution for the Overseas Territory.

• Saturday, March 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Cut scientific collaboration with Falklands, says Argentina

  The Argentine Foreign Affairs Ministry advised its scientists to abstain from contributing to research linked to the Falkland Islands and surrounding waters.