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Stories for 2006

• Thursday, September 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil's Lula sacks campaign boss

  Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has replaced his re-election campaign chief, Ricardo Berzoini, amid ongoing allegations of dirty tricks.

• Thursday, September 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands finfish quota: still no consensus.

  Last week's meeting of the Falkland Island Government's Fisheries Committee heard that attempts to arrive at a consensus view on the allocation of quota in the finfish and restricted finfish fisheries had so far proved unsuccessful.

• Thursday, September 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Two women lead Chile's main military parade

  President Michelle Bachelet and Defense Minister Vivianne Blanlot were the first two women in Chile's history to preside over the Glories of the Army ceremony this week, accompanied by 7,000 members of the armed forces, navy, and police, including almost 1,000 female officers.

• Thursday, September 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Israeli ambassador returning to Venezuela

  Israeli Ambassador to Venezuela Shlomo Cohen, who had been recalled for consultations last month, is returning Thursday to Caracas, revealed an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman.

• Thursday, September 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean bank opens first office in Beijing

  The Bank of Chile became the first South American private finance institution to open an office in Beijing in the framework of the Chile/China free trade agreement.

• Thursday, September 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Noam Chomsky makes it to the best sellers list

  The United Nations address by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has had an unexpected impact on the best seller lists of Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com.

• Thursday, September 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil's exports boom sizzling warn manufacturers

  Brazil's main manufacturing organization warned that in the coming three years the country's strong export thrust, --20% annual growths since 2003-- will begin to rapidly exhaust.

• Thursday, September 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Kofi Annan urges reform of Security Council

  As part of his further efforts to speed up the process of United Nations reform, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has said the 15-member Security Council must change to reflect the new reality of international relations, and called on all Member States to find a compromise solution to resolve the impasse.

• Thursday, September 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Lula reminds Bolivia the “importance of Brazil”

  In yet another chapter of the natural gas struggle, Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called Thursday on the Bolivian government to understand “the importance of Brazil” for Bolivia's resources.

• Thursday, September 21st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  New York reacts: calls Chavez “oil pimp” and UN “cheap bordello”

  Although there has been no official Washington reaction to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offensive remarks towards US President George W. Bush during his Wednesday United States speech, New York's sensationalist press had a binge.