Stories for June 2007

Tuesday, June 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UK warns Russia over nuclear threat

Britain warned Moscow it must decide whether it wanted a “constructive relationship” with the West after president Vladimir Putin threatened to target Europe with Russia's nuclear weapons.
Tuesday, June 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay exports 70% of its milk production industrialized

Uruguay exports 70% of its milk production, which represents 280 million US dollars of income annually, according to figures released this week by the Uruguayan government in Montevideo.
Tuesday, June 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Zoellick makes the round of World Bank members

Robert Zoellick, US President George W. Bush's choice to run the World Bank, is embarking on a US government-paid global tour to Africa, Europe and Mexico and Brazil in Latin America, as the US seeks to mend relationships strained by the turbulent tenure of the bank's outgoing president.
Tuesday, June 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Spain orders arrests of US vessels involved in treasure salvaging

Spanish court has ordered the interception of two United Sates vessels should they leave Gibraltar, amid a row over treasure from a shipwreck. A judge in Cadiz instructed police to capture the ships if they entered Spanish waters, Spanish media said.
Tuesday, June 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
US economy set to rebound in spite of housing slump

The chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke forecasted Tuesday the US economy will rebound in spite of the slump in housing and the “somewhat elevated” inflation.
Tuesday, June 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
OAS unanimous support for Argentina's Falklands' claim

As has been the rule the 37th Organization of American States Foreign Secretaries summit unanimously approved a declaration in support of Argentina's claim to the Malvinas/Falklands islands while Argentina pounded Britain for its unilateral actions ignoring cooperation understandings.
Monday, June 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Air traffic at 12 month high in April

Chile's air traffic reached an historic high this past April, with 54,000 domestic passengers and 68,000 international travelers. The 680,665 passengers flying in April represent a 22 percent increase compared to the same period last year.
Monday, June 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Uruguay's Vazquez ends speculation over seeking re-election

Uruguayan president Tabaré Vazquez put an end on Monday to months' long speculations about his possible re-election stating during a public ceremony that he would not be a candidate in the next election.
Monday, June 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil, India lobby for permanent seats in Security Council

Brazil that aspires to a permanent seat of the expanded UN Security Council along with India, strongly advocated the need for inclusion of “great nations of the South” in the global decision making bodies to create a “more representative” international order.
Monday, June 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Washington/Caracas clash over democracy and free press

United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Venezuela's Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro fired verbal attacks at each other on Monday in Panama over the closure of a key opposition television station in Venezuela that has prompted mass protests.