Stories for March 2012

Monday, March 19th 2012 - 06:41 UTC
Two male nurses charged with ‘dozens of mercy killings’ in two Uruguayan hospitals

Especially aggravated murder charges were filed against two male nurses Sunday and a female nurse was charged with covering up a crime in a case involving more than a dozen deaths at two Uruguayan hospitals, judicial officials said.
Monday, March 19th 2012 - 06:37 UTC
Funds from Santiago to put Punta Arenas back on its feet, and loans to small businesses

Chilean Minister of Economy Pablo Longueira announced on Sunday that Punta Arenas in the extreme south of the country which recently suffered a barrage of flash floods will be declared “catastrophe zone”.
Monday, March 19th 2012 - 06:34 UTC
Bocaranda, the gossip columnist who keeps Venezuela informed on Hugo Chavez

Some Venezuelans cannot get enough of Nelson Bocaranda, a mild-mannered radio reporter and gossip columnist who has been dishing up inside information on President Hugo Chavez’s cancer.
Sunday, March 18th 2012 - 19:59 UTC
Paraguay calls on Argentina for “reflection and dialogue” regarding trade restrictions

The Paraguayan government called for “reflection and dialogue” from the Argentine government in order to find a solution to the commercial restrictions in place on imported products, “we don’t need any more walls”.
Sunday, March 18th 2012 - 19:55 UTC
“The Argentine government doesn’t understand what is going on” says former official

Former Argentine Cabinet Chief Alberto Fernández assured on Sunday today that “the Government has difficulties understanding what is going on, and gives fallacious speeches that are far from reality,” and blasted the cutback of subsidies on public services and the bill that seeks to reform the Central Bank's charter
Sunday, March 18th 2012 - 19:53 UTC
Top executives from Chevron barred from leaving Brazil because of oil spills case

A Brazilian court barred 17 executives from Chevron and Transocean from leaving Brazil, pending criminal charges related to a high-profile oil spill last November. A second oil spill detected last week further complicated the situation.
Sunday, March 18th 2012 - 19:50 UTC
HMS Illustrious, command ship in tough Arctic weather training

Royal Navy helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious is in the midst of NATO Exercise Cold Response, based in the Arctic. Illustrious is the command ship for Major General Ed Davis, Commandant General Royal Marines, who, with his Commander Amphibious Forces staff, is directing the movements of allied warships.
Sunday, March 18th 2012 - 19:48 UTC
Unasur supports Argentine Malvinas and call on UK to resume negotiations

Foreign ministers from the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) reaffirmed their support for Argentina over the Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute at the annual meeting held in Asunción, Paraguay.
Saturday, March 17th 2012 - 07:21 UTC
YPF is an Argentine asset run by Spanish investors, De Vido tells Madrid

Argentine Planning Minister Julio de Vido lashed out at Spanish Industry Minister José Manuel Soria by saying that oil company YPF is an Argentine corporation run by Spanish investors and should not be considered an asset of the European country.
Saturday, March 17th 2012 - 07:18 UTC
Brazilian judge dismisses first dictatorship era case involving an Army officer

Brazilian judge dismissed the first charges ever brought against an army officer over crimes committed during the country's 1964-1985 military dictatorship, dealing a blow to rights groups and victims' families.