Latin America

• Monday, September 24th 2012 - 03:23 UTC

  Chilean Army begins October demining of route leading to Torres del Paine park

  

  The Chilean Army is scheduled to begin in October the clearance of anti-tank mines which are distributed on the sides of the route leading to the national Park of Torres del Paine from Puerto Natales and which were planted during the seventies at the height of a conflict with Argentina that almost ended in a full-fledged war.

• Monday, September 24th 2012 - 02:39 UTC

  Assange praises Argentina for facing UK, but criticizes the data-gathering system

  

  Wikileaks founder Julian Assange currently holed in the Ecuadorean embassy in London said that “Argentina's support is very important, because Argentina has experience with facing the UK”.

• Saturday, September 22nd 2012 - 05:24 UTC

  Ecuador suggests transferring Assange to its embassy in Sweden so he can be questioned

  

  Ecuador proposed on Friday transferring Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from its embassy in London where he has taken refuge to that in Sweden where he is a suspect of sex related crimes. However this depends on Britain and there has been no official reaction to the proposal.

• Saturday, September 22nd 2012 - 05:22 UTC

  Timerman obtains Colombian support for Malvinas claim and UK/Argentina talks

  

  Foreign minister Hector Timerman thanked the Colombian government for supporting Argentine legitimate claims over the Malvinas Islands and for calling for a resumption of negotiation with the UK to find a peaceful solution to the South Atlantic islands dispute.

• Saturday, September 22nd 2012 - 05:16 UTC

  Norway has contributed with over 12m dollars to demining in Peru/Ecuador border

  

  Norway presented on Friday to the Organization of American States, OAS, a contribution of 600.000 dollars to support the humanitarian demining program along the Ecuadorean/Peruvian border in the Andes in the Condor region.

• Saturday, September 22nd 2012 - 05:08 UTC

  Argentina/Venezuela planning a basic training aircraft for Unasur members

  

  A Venezuelan military delegation is currently visiting Buenos Aires to advance cooperation agreements with Argentina and continue to consider the project for the development of a training jet aircraft for Unasur, Union of South American Nations.

• Friday, September 21st 2012 - 06:42 UTC

  Mexican president-elect Peña Nieto brings up trade issues during visit to Brazil

  

  Latin America’s two largest economies should be expanding rather than curbing trade flows, Mexico’s President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto said in veiled criticism of a Brazilian restriction on Mexican car imports.

• Friday, September 21st 2012 - 06:31 UTC

  Falklands Tourist Board ‘disappointed’ by political pressure at BA Seatrade

  

  Political pressure on organisers of the Seatrade South America convention held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last week meant the Falkland Islands was ignored during discussions as a tourist destination in the region.

• Thursday, September 20th 2012 - 23:38 UTC

  Peruvian villager killed and four injured in clashes over water with Barrick Gold

  

  Barrick Gold is resuming operations Friday at its Pierina mine in Peru after violent clashes this week between police and nearby villagers left one person dead and four injured.

• Thursday, September 20th 2012 - 23:30 UTC

  Cuba prepares for the annual UN General Assembly round clash with the US

  

  Both the United States and Cuba would benefit if Washington would lift its longstanding trade embargo against the island, but US President Barack Obama has toughened the sanctions since taking office in 2009, a top Cuban official said.