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Stories for 2006

• Thursday, May 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Mexican Congress criticizes US border fences

  Mexican Congress members bitterly criticized Thursday the United States Senate approval of constructing additional border fences to curtail illegal immigration, arguing it would hurt bilateral relations.

• Thursday, May 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Former Peruvian president free on bail

  Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori was released on bail Thursday afternoon by the Chilean High Court after spending six months under arrest in Santiago's Gendarmerie headquarters.

• Thursday, May 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Nicaraguan leader accused of money laundering in Panama

  A Panamanian judge ruled there was enough evidence to move ahead with the trial of former Nicaraguan president Arnoldo Aleman and issued an arrest order for the accused on charges of money laundering.

• Thursday, May 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  US Producer price index advanced 0.9% in April

  The United States Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 0.9% in April, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.

• Thursday, May 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Magallanes sets export growth record in first quarter

  Exports from Magallanes Region in the extreme south of Chile soared 41.3% during the first quarter of 2006 compared to a year ago totalling 287.9 million US dollars.

• Thursday, May 18th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean industry stalled by Argentine gas cuts

  Chile expressed Thursday deep concern to Argentina over the latest cuts in gas supply plus reports that any price increase in Bolivian gas will be passed on to Argentina's customers.

• Wednesday, May 17th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile on track to diminish Argentine gas dependence

  Chilean president Michelle Bachelet inaugurated Tuesday the construction of a re-gasification plant that officials say will reduce the country's high dependence on (Argentine) imported natural gas.

• Wednesday, May 17th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Latam nationalisation threatens oil supplies

  Recent moves by Latin American countries to increase state control of oil resources may cause production to fall as governments siphon off cash needed to keep fields pumping, analysts said.

• Wednesday, May 17th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  White House Says Ecuador Trade Talks Stall

  The Bush administration said Tuesday it had broken off negotiations on a free trade agreement with Ecuador following the South American government's decision to annul an operating contract with Occidental Petroleum Corp.

• Wednesday, May 17th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Britain's farmers rack up debt

  Britain's farmers are used to receiving bad news and so it was a familiar feeling when the Bank of England announced last week that farming debt has reached a new record high of just over 9 billion pounds.