Latin America

Monday, July 2nd 2012 - 00:50 UTC
Venezuelan presidential campaign takes off: Chavez leads massive rally

President Hugo Chávez shook off his health problems to lead a massive rally on Sunday while opposition rival Henrique Capriles took to remote regions for the formal launch of Venezuela's presidential race.
Saturday, June 30th 2012 - 05:12 UTC
Wikileaks Assange “declines to comply” police order and remains at Ecuadorean embassy

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is ignoring a London Metropolitan Police order to surrender himself at a police station, his representative has said. Susan Benn said he was advised to “decline to comply” and will remain inside the Ecuadorian embassy while his application for asylum is processed.
Saturday, June 30th 2012 - 04:45 UTC
Unasur suspends Paraguay; names Peru at the group’s pro-tempore presidency

Unasur, Union of South American nations on Friday suspended Paraguay from the group following the ouster of the country's former president, Fernando Lugo. The decision was adopted at an extraordinary meeting in Mendoza, Argentina where earlier in the day Mercosur members adopted a similar measure.
Saturday, June 30th 2012 - 04:06 UTC
Why Enrique Peña Nieto will win the Mexican presidential election

By Gwynne Dyer - There’s no point in talking about who’s going to win the Mexican presidential election on July 1. Enrique Peña Nieto is going to win it. What’s more interesting is why he’s going to win it.
Friday, June 29th 2012 - 06:22 UTC
Unasur will debate how to remove the group’s presidency from ‘illegitimate’ Paraguay

Besides the Mercosur summit, the Argentine city of Mendoza will also be hosting on Friday an emergency meeting from the Union of South American nations to discuss Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo’s swift removal and replacement by a government which has triggered strong resistance in the continent.
Friday, June 29th 2012 - 04:54 UTC
Ban Ki-moon calls for peaceful resolution of Paraguayan situation

Ahead of a regional meeting on Paraguay, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on all concerned to “work in the days ahead to ensure the peaceful resolution of differences” which led to the removal of the Paraguayan president.
Friday, June 29th 2012 - 01:29 UTC
China/Chile upgrade link to strategic partnership and expand bilateral free trade accord

China and Chile upgraded their bilateral ties to a strategic partnership and expect to double trade in three years once the bilateral free trade area agreement is completed with investment related supplementary accords.
Friday, June 29th 2012 - 01:24 UTC
China offers 15 billion dollars for infrastructure and better trade terms with Latin America

China has offered to set up a 10 billion dollars credit line for Latin American countries to support infrastructure projects in the region. The proposal was made by China's Premier Wen Jiabao as he wrapped up his visit to the region with a conference at the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean, ECLAC, main offices in Santiago de Chile.
Friday, June 29th 2012 - 01:22 UTC
Barrick Gold looses in Toronto court major Chilean mining rights to main competitor

Barrick Gold Corporation the world’s largest producer of the metal can’t block Goldcorp Inc.’s 2010 acquisition of a majority stake in the El Morro copper and gold project in Chile.
Friday, June 29th 2012 - 01:18 UTC
Emergency mobile hospitals in Santiago to treat bout of respiratory diseases

Faced with a critical season of respiratory diseases and an increasingly unmet demand for medical services, Chilean authorities announced two military mobile hospital centres will be installed in Santiago this week.