Stories for 2007

Monday, July 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
World Bank names new Latam country directors

Pamela Cox, World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, announced the appointment of three new country directors for the region to head the units of Mexico and Colombia; the Andes: Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela; and the Southern Cone: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, effective July 1st, 2007.
Monday, July 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Colombian guerrilla accused of killing 11 lawmakers

Colombia's guerrilla movement FARC (Colombian revolutionary armed forces) are the “main culprits” for the death of the eleven local Deputies which they held captive, but so is Colombian president Alvaro Uribe, said on Sunday Melanie Betancourt, daughter of Ingrid Betancourt held at ransom by the Marxist oriented guerrillas.
Monday, July 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
US/South Korea ambitious trade deal faces Congress hurdle

United States and South Korea signed a controversial free trade agreement, which still has to be ratified by Congress where some Democrats have expressed concern for job losses in the US car industry.
Monday, July 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile rescues stranded Argentine plane in Antarctica

The Chilean Air Force rescued over the weekend an Argentine aircraft stranded on a glacier in the Antarctic Peninsula, according to an official release.
Monday, July 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
US Treasury Secretary visit to Brazil, Uruguay and Chile

United States Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will make a week-long trip to South America beginning July 9, his first to the region since taking the position. He is scheduled to visit Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, meeting with the presidents of all three countries as well as Finance ministers and local business leaders.
Monday, July 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
October's presidential ticket: Mrs. Kirchner and a “K” governor

An Argentine dissident opposition governor but aligned with the current administration will complete the presidential ticket for next October which as announced over the weekend will be headed by the First Lady, Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Sunday, July 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
France and Spain remain world's top tourist destination

France and Spain remained the top destinations for visitors in 2006, the United Nations World Tourism Organization said in a new report.
Sunday, July 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentinian president to swap jobs with wife

Argentine President N&eacutestor Kirchner will not run for reelection in October, but his wife, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, will run in his place, according to Cabinet Chief Alberto Fernandez.
Sunday, July 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
England joins rest of UK in becoming a smokefree zone

A ban on smoking in public places has come into effect in England, spelling an end to drinkers having a cigarette with their pint in pubs, bars and clubs.
Saturday, June 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
President Hugo Chavez calls for Belarus partnership

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called for a strategic partnership with Belarus Friday, calling his Belarusian counterpart a &quotbrother-in-arms&quot and lamenting the pressure he said the United States was putting on Minsk and Caracas