Stories for 2014

Monday, March 10th 2014 - 20:57 UTC
All South American leaders attending Bachelet's inauguration on Tuesday

More than 20 countries confirmed that representatives from their governments will attend the inauguration of Chilean president-elect Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday, Chilean Senate leader Jorge Pizarro announced. Leaders from Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Belgium, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Haiti, Suriname and El Salvador have confirmed their presence.
Monday, March 10th 2014 - 20:50 UTC
Falkland Islands turns out to receive the Commonwealth Games Queen's baton

The Queen’s Baton promoting the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow later this year received a hearty welcome in the Falkland Islands, as residents grouped on the Stanley public jetty at 6.30pm on Thursday 27 February when it was hurtled to Stanley from HMS Clyde.
Monday, March 10th 2014 - 20:15 UTC
Commonwealth Day message underlines “team” spirit ahead of Glasgow Games

The following is Queen Elizabeth II message on Commonwealth Day, 10 March. - In July this year, the opening of the 20th Commonwealth Games will be marked by the arrival in Glasgow of the baton that started its journey from Buckingham Palace five months ago.
Monday, March 10th 2014 - 06:48 UTC
Colombian congress election seen as a referendum of peace talks

Colombians went to the polls on Sunday to elect a new Congress, in a vote seen as a referendum on peace talks with the FARC guerrillas and an anticipation for May's presidential election.
Monday, March 10th 2014 - 06:44 UTC
A 1765 Spanish merchant shipwreck located off the coast of Tierra del Fuego

A team of archaeologists in Argentina has pinpointed the location of the 1765 shipwreck of a Spanish merchant ship off the southern coast, officials said over the weekend. It is the oldest wrecked ship of twelve that were identified along 200 kilometers of the windswept Tierra del Fuego coast.
Monday, March 10th 2014 - 06:30 UTC
Chilean navy helicopter rescues British yachtsman west of Cape Horn

British yachtsman who was trying to sail by himself non-stop around the world has been rescued by Chile’s navy and is currently in Punta Arenas. The 54-year-old Andrew Halcrow was forced to give up his second attempt to circumnavigate the globe after the mast on his yacht broke in a storm west of Cape Horn.
Monday, March 10th 2014 - 06:24 UTC
Brazil opens the ninth World Cup stadium; three more on the waiting list

Brazilian officials inaugurated the Arena da Amazonia in the Amazon city of Manaus, the ninth World Cup stadium to become available for soccer’s showcase event. Three still have to be finished, including the one hosting the opening match in Sao Paulo in about three months.
Monday, March 10th 2014 - 06:12 UTC
Atlantic patrol HMS Portland conducted joint exercises with Nigerian navy

Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Portland on Atlantic patrol is visiting Western Africa and conducted training with the Nigerian Navy, hosted a Security Forum in support of United Kingdom Trade and Industry and a maritime security conference.
Monday, March 10th 2014 - 06:04 UTC
Pope Francis names finance personalities to the Vatican Economy Council

Pope Francis named top laymen from the worlds of finance and economics to a new Vatican Council for the Economy, intended to improve scrutiny of the Holy See's scandal-plagued accounts.The creation of the 15-member council is a major step in bringing lay people into the Vatican, and reflects a drive by Francis to make changes to an establishment often seen as murky and secretive.
Monday, March 10th 2014 - 05:57 UTC
Alejandro Zaffaroni, Uruguayan biochemist developer of the birth control pill, dies at 91

The following is an obituary published in The New York Times to honor a Uruguayan born scientist, graduated in Montevideo's Medicine School, who in his long career in the US is credited with having developed the birth control pill and the nicotine patches among other biotechnological advances.