Stories for 2009

Sunday, June 28th 2009 - 20:15 UTC
Soldiers arrest Honduran president on day of disputed referendum

Soldiers have arrested the Honduran president and taken him to an air force base just before voting was to begin on a disputed constitutional election.
Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 17:11 UTC
Lula da Silva Is Likely To Run For The Presidency Again In 2014

Lula, who is barred by the constitution from running for a third straight term in October 2010, said he would support likely Workers' Party candidate Dilma Rousseff if she won next year and would not seek to succeed her in 2014.
Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 16:34 UTC
Sustainable Tourism Projected For Chile’s Easter Islands

The impact of heavy tourist traffic on Easter Island - 3,500 kilometers from the Chilean coastline – prompted the EuroChile Business Foundation to introduce a new sustainability program aimed at alleviating the growing pressure on the island’s fragile ecosystem, while at the same time benefiting the local community and businesses.
Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 15:11 UTC
Flight AF 447: Brazil Ends Search for bodies and wreckage

Brazil’s Air Force and Navy called off permanently a search for bodies and wreckage from the Air France airplane that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean, according to a statement posted on the Air Force’s Web site.
Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 14:49 UTC
Argentina’s mid term election will signal who’s the next Peronist chief

Argentina Sunday’s mid term elections results are not promising for the Kirchner ruling couple. Public opinion polls indicate that the “K” magic of the strong sustained recovery years is over, and the electorate does not agree with the aggressive confrontational style particularly of former president Nestor Kirchner, undoubtedly the “strong man” of Argentina and the “chief” of the hegemonic Peronist movement that has dominated the country’s politics for the last six decades.
Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 14:41 UTC
Honduras split over referendum bid

The president of Honduras has continued to demand a referendum on the constitution while rejecting an order by the Supreme Court to reinstate the head of the military, who he had sacked for opposing the public vote.
Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 10:42 UTC
Paraguayan president insists in recovering Itaipu “energy sovereignty”

President Fernando Lugo reiterated Friday that Paraguay did not yield and will not yield “energy sovereignty” claims for power generated from South America’s largest hydroelectric dam Itaipu which it shares with neighbouring Brazil.
Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 10:38 UTC
Lula da Silva’s main Senate ally faces strong corruption claims

One of Brazilian president Lula da Silva main allies in Congress could have to resign or be impeached according to the latest news from Brasilia. Former President Jose Sarney and currently president of the Senate, faces mounting accusations of corruption and nepotism.
Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 10:34 UTC
Russia to supply Bolivia helicopters and military hardware

Russian ambassador in Bolivia Leonid Golubev said Moscow would help Bolivia modernize its arms and military equipment, following on the credit agreement reached last February between presidents Diimitri Medvedev and Evo Morales.
Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 10:29 UTC
Met Office forecasts heat wave in UK as of next Monday

Britain could experience a heat-wave next week, the Met Office and the Department of Health said on Friday. Temperatures could reach 32C (89.6F) in London on Monday and Tuesday, with other parts of the country also enjoying prolonged sunshine.