MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for March 6th 2014
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Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:26 UTC
Thousands of followers of the late Chavez flooded the streets of Venezuela
Followers of Venezuela's late populist leader Hugo Chavez flooded the streets on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of his death, a sad but welcome distraction for his successor who has faced a month of violent protests.
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Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:22 UTC
Piñera blasted by his own party, but the outgoing president calls for a return in 2017
The Chilean ruling coalition slammed outgoing President Sebastián Piñera and blamed him for recent electoral losses that have left the right in the lowest point in its history. The unusually harsh criticism came from members of Piñera’s own party, Renovación Nacional, a moderate conservative party that makes up the ruling Alianza.
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Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:16 UTC
Boudou and Timerman represent Argentina at Chavez anniversary
Vice president Amado Boudou and Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman represented Argentina at Wednesday's ceremonies in honor of the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez on his death first anniversary, which was followed by huge crowds in Caracas.
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Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:10 UTC
Maduro cuts diplomatic relations with Panama for sponsoring an OAS meeting on Venezuela
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday his government was breaking diplomatic relations with Panama after the country called a special meeting of the Organization of American States, OAS, to address the current state of protests in Caracas.
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Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:06 UTC
US government files 'friendly' support for Argentina before the Supreme Court
The Obama administration filed an ‘Amicus Curiae’ measure before US Supreme Court, supporting Argentina’s position in the dispute with the hedge funds which the government of president Cristina Fernández refers to as ‘Vulture Funds’.
