Stories for August 9th 2013

Friday, August 9th 2013 - 07:49 UTC
British Army Officer School counter insurgency operations course in Chile

Academics from the British Army Officer School, Sandhurst, presented a course in Counter Insurgency Operations in Santiago to members of the Chilean military, special forces and intelligence, reports the Foreign Office.
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:54 UTC
Protests and pot banging against Cristina Fernandez administration in Buenos Aires

Protesters gathered around Buenos Aires obelisk and other neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires City to participate in a new protest against the administration of Argentine president Cristina Fernández, forty eight hours ahead of primary elections.
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:51 UTC
Piñera apologizes to the Chilean people for the flawed 2012 census

President Sebastian Piñera asked Chileans to forgive him for a 2012 census that a review panel found to be so flawed it should be thrown out, a political embarrassment for his government months before a general election.
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:45 UTC
UN prepares to celebrate this Friday World Indigenous People Day

The International Day of the World's Indigenous People, 9 August was first proclaimed by the General Assembly in December 1994, to be celebrated every year during the first International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995 – 2004).
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:41 UTC
Santos warns FARC if peace talks collapse they will end in “the grave or in prison”

Colombia's FARC rebel leaders negotiating peace with the government must return to the jungle and end their days on the battlefield or in prison if talks under way in Cuba collapse, warned President Juan Manuel Santos.
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:35 UTC
US asks for ‘credible’ investigation into the death of Cuban dissidents

The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, asked Cuban authorities to launch a “credible” investigation into the death of dissident Oswaldo Paya, diplomats said on Wednesday.
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:30 UTC
Confederations Cup boosted international tourist income in Brazil to record levels

The recent Confederations Cup football tournament helped boost international tourist income to Brazil to record levels in the first half of the year, according to the latest stats from the Brazilian Tourist Board, Embratur.
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:28 UTC
Argentina has begun distributing free a state-produced version of Viagra

Argentina has begun distributing a free state-produced version of the erection-boosting drug Viagra for the first time, in a move intended to curb its misuse, health authorities announced Thursday.
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:23 UTC
Paraguay meat industry exports recovering and could reach 1.5bn dollars this year

Paraguay meat industry exports in the first seven months of the year reached 839 million dollars, which is 45% higher than the same period a year ago (577m) according to official data from the National Livestock quality and health services, Senacsa.
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:17 UTC
Gibraltar praises UK and Spain for quick action in de-escalating situation

Gibraltar Government House issued a statement following Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and PM David Cameron exchange and later intervention of foreign ministers Garcia-Margallo and William Hague to find a way to de-escalate the situation by reducing measures at the Gib/Spain border.