Stories for September 20th 2008

Saturday, September 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Morales proposal: greater autonomy for constitution vote

Bolivian President Evo Morales offered Friday to include eastern provinces' autonomy demands in his proposed new constitution, raising hopes for a solution to the country's prolonged violent political crisis.
Saturday, September 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Human rights group accuses Chavez of growing “intolerance”

The Venezuelan government's expulsion of two Human Rights Watch staff underscores the President Hugo Chávez administration's increasing intolerance of dissenting views, Human Rights Watch said on Friday.
Saturday, September 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chile: expulsion of human rights activists is “regrettable”

The expeditious expulsion by Venezuelan authorities of two members from the non government organization Human Rights Watch on Thursday night has not gone unnoticed and the Chilean government announced it will officially demand explanations from President Hugo Chavez administration.
Saturday, September 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
New issue of Gibraltar stamps dedicated to cruise vessels

Gibraltar pays tribute to one of its main industries, tourism with a set of stamps dedicated to cruise vessels. The last of the series of the Gibraltar Cruise Ships set of stamps is comprised of 4 stamps, Miniature Sheet and a Special Folder.
Saturday, September 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
HMS Northumberland scheduled to visit Falkland Islands

The Royal Navy HMS Northumberland arrived in Gibraltar on Thursday after leaving Plymouth last week. The next six months will see the ship carrying out Maritime Security duties in the Middle East as well as carrying out patrols in the South Atlantic and the Falkland Islands, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle
Saturday, September 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Uribe lobbies before US Congress for approval of trade pact

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe urged US Congress on Friday to quickly approve a bilateral free-trade agreement that remains stalled in the Democrat controlled House of Representatives since last April.
Saturday, September 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
McCain uses Chavez anti US virulence to target Latino vote

“Did you see with whom Obama wants to talk to” asks a new Spanish language spot from the Republican John McCain campaign, which is followed by a violent speech from Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez against the US, which then accuses Democrat Barack Obama of wanting to meet him “with no conditions”.
Saturday, September 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina's new Army chief electronic warfare expert

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner named Friday a Malvinas war veteran as the new Army chief of staff following the relieve request from General Roberto Bendini who was indicted by a federal court on alleged corruption charges.
Saturday, September 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bush: “unprecedented measures” to de-intoxicate system

United States is set to take “unprecedented measures” to tackle the crisis gripping US financial markets, announced President George Bush on Friday. But he warned the moves, which include spending of billions of dollars to buy up bad debts, would risk “a significant amount” of taxpayers' money.
Saturday, September 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Caruana and Bossano set to face Argentine hawk at UN

He is one of the last people Gibraltar – less still the Falkland Islands – would have hoped to have seen nominated. Jorge ArgÃ¼ello, Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations, is the new chairman of the Fourth Committee, the Special Political and Decolonization Committee. He is set to be addressed in a fortnight's time by both Chief Minister Peter Caruana and Opposition Leader Joe Bossano.