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Stories for 2006

• Wednesday, September 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Gibraltar citizens can vote in European elections

  The European Union Court of Justice upheld the right of Commonwealth citizens in Gibraltar to vote in European elections dismissing a case brought by Spain last year.

• Wednesday, September 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Shooting, looting and arson on Chile September 11 anniversary

  A young man killed, 90 wounded and 237 arrests was Chile's final toll from protests marking the 33rd anniversary of the September 11, 1973, coup that violently ousted Socialist President Salvador Allende and marked the beginning of General Augusto Pinochet's 17-year dictatorship.

• Wednesday, September 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Latinamerica's structural reforms lagging, says IMF

  Latinamerica's economy is going through a positive moment but must move ahead with structural reforms to achieve a greater incorporation into the world market of exports and investments, said Tuesday IMF Managing Director Rodrigo Rato.

• Wednesday, September 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Conservation grants up for grabs

  The grants of up to £1,000 can be used to assist projects that benefit conservation in the Falklands, through education, such as site leaflets, or through works, such as fencing or tussac planting that help site protection or restoration.

• Wednesday, September 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bachelet and Kirchner meet in Mendoza

  President Michele Bachelet met with Argentine President Néstor Kirchner on Tuesday in Mendoza to finalize matters related to a proposed new trans-Andean train.

• Wednesday, September 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil, India, South Africa agree strategic South to South bond

  Leaders from three of the world's most dynamic emerging economies, Brazil, India and South Africa met in Brasilia to bolster cooperation and demand a greater voice in world trade and finance affairs.

• Wednesday, September 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Last year, 2.1 million foreign tourists visited Chile

  Chile attracted 2.1 million foreign tourists in 2005, of which 900.000 were one day visitors from neighbouring countries such as Argentina, Peru and Bolivia which came mainly for shopping, reports the country's Tourism Office, Senatur.

• Wednesday, September 13th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay at center of US/Venezuela power play

  Long taken for granted by its much larger neighbours, Uruguay suddenly finds itself one of the main fronts in the struggle between the United States and Venezuela for dominance in South America.

• Tuesday, September 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  IMF warns China on investment “boom-bust” cycle

  China's efforts to rein in its economic growth are failing to take effect as firmly as required, raising the risk that its investment boom could turn into a damaging bust, the International Monetary Fund warned Beijing Monday.

• Tuesday, September 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  More corruption allegations in Lula's inner circle

  A Brazilian Federal Police report strongly recommends a former minister and close advisor of President Lula da Silva be indicted for taking undue advantage of his position to discredit a witness who accused him of links to corruption.