Stories for August 16th 2008

Saturday, August 16th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Full scale military exercise to defend Brazil's offshore oil

Brazil announced Friday it will hold military exercises next month to show its capability of defending new offshore oil reserves that could convert the country into a global energy player.
Saturday, August 16th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands Islands: 47-strong pilgrimage planned for November

PLANS for a pilgrimage of more than 40 veterans to the Falklands in November are well underway.
Saturday, August 16th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Menem indicted in Río Tercero explosion case

Federal Judge Oscar Valentinuzzi yesterday indicted former president Carlos Menem in connection with the 1995 explosion of the Río Tercero's munitions plant in Córdoba province that killed seven people, and ruled that there is a lack of enough evidence regarding then army chief-of-staff and current ambassador to Colombia Martín Balza.
Saturday, August 16th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Dominican Republic president sworn in for 3rd term

President Leonel Fernandez promised to boost agriculture production but warned of dire economic times as he was sworn in for a third term on Saturday

Full scale military exercise to defend Brazil's offshore oil