Stories for 2012

Friday, August 3rd 2012 - 08:20 UTC
Chavez claims Paraguayan senators tried to blackmail him to vote for Venezuela in Mercosur

President Hugo Chavez said that the incorporation of Venezuela to Mercosur was “exemplary” because it never yielded to “blackmail” from the Paraguayan extreme right and revealed that he met with Paraguayan Senator Lino Oviedo, considered the mastermind behind those attempts.
Friday, August 3rd 2012 - 08:11 UTC
Cristina Fernandez support eroding but no rivals on sight to challenge her

The positive image of Argentine president Cristina Fernandez has dropped 25 points and now stands at 40% after having reached 65% when her re-election last October according to an opinion poll from consultants Management & Fit.
Friday, August 3rd 2012 - 08:06 UTC
IMF calls for “policy game changer” in the Euro zone to arrest spread of debt crisis

The IMF called on Thursday for a “policy game changer” in the Euro zone to arrest the spread of the debt crisis it now says is clearly engulfing the entire currency bloc and its smaller neighbours.
Friday, August 3rd 2012 - 08:01 UTC
ECB disappoints but keeps markets’ expectations of bold actions alive

Asian shares and the Euro eased on Friday as the European Central Bank, as happened with the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, disappointed markets looking for an imminent move to deal with the Euro zone debt crisis.
Friday, August 3rd 2012 - 07:57 UTC
Bank of England waiting for the latest stimuli measures to filer into the economy

The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold for August, and also held off from any more stimulus measures, as had been expected. Its rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to maintain rates at the historic low of 0.5%.
Friday, August 3rd 2012 - 07:52 UTC
Peruvian police seize 2.3m counterfeit US dollar notes; so far this year 17m

Police in Peru have seized 2.3m dollars in counterfeit notes. Prosecution said the notorious Quispe Rodriguez family clan is behind the production of fake currency. Peruvian police chief, Raul Salazar, said the gang was planning to smuggle the counterfeit 50 dollar bills into the United States, hidden inside Peruvian souvenirs.
Friday, August 3rd 2012 - 07:46 UTC
State of emergency in south Peru to protect mining projects from guerrillas

Peru’s government has extended a state of emergency for 60 days in several districts of south-central regions because of the presence of the guerrilla group Shining Path remnants.
Friday, August 3rd 2012 - 07:38 UTC
Venezuela fishing vessels caught in French Guiana waters will be destroyed

Two Venezuelan fishing vessels were caught illegally operating n French Guiana waters by a French Navy patrol and will be destroyed as is normal procedure in the territory, according to Cayenne media.
Friday, August 3rd 2012 - 07:24 UTC
Colombian court ruling favours indigenous people; government to appeal

Colombian Defence minister said on Thursday the Constitutional Court’s decision to order armed forces to leave indigenous territories in south-eastern Colombia will not affect military presence in the volatile south-western Cauca department.
Friday, August 3rd 2012 - 07:18 UTC
Ecuador president limits publicity to “friendly” media and raids magazine office

The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) described as “contrary to the principles of freedom of expression and press freedom” an order by the Government of Ecuador to withdraw official advertising from independent news media.