MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for 2006
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Tuesday, September 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Protests mark Chile's September 11 commemoration
Chile's commemoration of the September 11 military coup thirty three years ago was marked with rioting, damage to private property, a fire bomb against Government House and at least 79 arrests, according to the latest report from Santiago's police.
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Tuesday, September 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
OPEC's production unchanged but alert to falling oil prices
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, meeting in Vienna said Monday it will keep pumping crude at current levels, while also making clear it would consider scaling back production if oil prices keep plummeting.
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Tuesday, September 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguayan judge indicts 8 for “disappearances” under Junta
A judge ordered that eight retired soldiers and police officers accused of kidnapping and criminal conspiracy in connection with “disappearances” during Uruguay's 1973-1985 military regime be bound over for trial.
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Tuesday, September 12th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
FC Den Bosch “Period” Champions ? Qualify for Premier Plays-Offs.
FC Den Bosch became the first team to ensure qualification for the end-of-season First Division play-offs, after a narrow 2-1 victory over Cambur in the Dutch northern city of Leeuwarden.
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Monday, September 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
India exploring for oil and gas offshore Cuba
India's government owned oil company will explore for oil and gas offshore Cuba following an agreement signed Sunday in Havana.
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Monday, September 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Latinamerica is not “turning left”, people want “results”
Former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos denied Latinamerica was “turning left” and said it was rather a deepening of democracy and the search for options to solve the region's problems.
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Monday, September 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Trade officials stay positive after meet
International trade officials sought to strike a positive tone at the end of a two-day meeting Sunday at Rio de Janeiro aimed at restarting negotiations for the stalled World Trade Organization's Doha Round.
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Monday, September 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Cuba Says UN Annan To Attend Nonaligned Movement Summit
Cuba's foreign minister said Sunday it was not certain that
Fidel Castro will host a dinner for visiting leaders as noted in a schedule, raising doubts over whether the ailing leader would make his first public appearance since undergoing surgery. -
Monday, September 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Five years later, Americans mark 9/11
Five years after terrorists wrought death from clear skies, the nation began its observation of a solemn anniversary Monday, with plans for silent reflection and fresh mourning for the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Monday, September 11th 2006 - 21:00 UTC
Councillors Summers from the Falkland Islands talks to gibnews.net
On September 10th every year Gibraltar celebrates the anniversary of the first referendum, which was held in 1967, as its National Day.
