Stories for September 2nd 2006

Saturday, September 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Chile declares national day for the disappeared

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet this week established August 30 as the National Day for the Disappeared.

Saturday, September 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Mexican president blocked from addressing Congress

Mexican president Vicente Fox was prevented Friday from making his final state of the nation speech before Congress when over a hundred left wing legislators occupied the podium. This is the first time in the history of Mexico that a president is forced to cancel the ceremony.

Saturday, September 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Brazilian economy slowing but Lula da Silva optimistic

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva forecasted Friday the economy would expand 4% by the end of 2006 in spite of poor quarterly results.

Saturday, September 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Angela Merkel most powerful

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has unseated US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as the world's most powerful woman, according to a new ranking by Forbes magazine.

Saturday, September 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

Chavez says opponents planning coup attempt

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez yesterday said he has uncovered a plot to topple his government, blaming his political opponents and calling them ??lackeys'' of the United States.