Stories for May 12th 2007

Saturday, May 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil Petrobras to sell two refineries to Bolivia YPFB for US$112mn

Bolivia and Brazil have reached agreement after an acrimonious dispute over the nationalisation of two oil refineries in Bolivia owned by Petrobras, the Brazilian government-controlled oil group.
Saturday, May 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Thatcher unveils Falklands memorial

Baroness Thatcher met Falkland veterans and unveiled a commemorative arch in Hampshire on Saturday to mark the 25th anniversary of the conflict.
Saturday, May 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina confronts Latin American biofuels craze

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore warned that the drive to produce alternative fuels to combat global warming must not create new forms of environmental damage.
Saturday, May 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Angry Protesters Swarm Kirchner's Sister

Striking teachers and public workers tossed eggs and flour at President Nestor Kirchner's sister on Saturday, jostling the Cabinet minister as she visited the president's home province of Santa Cruz.
Saturday, May 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
De Menezes killers escape discipline

Eleven British police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a man wrongly suspected of being a suicide bomber will not face disciplinary action.

Brazil Petrobras to sell two refineries to Bolivia YPFB for US$112mn