Latin America

Thursday, July 19th 2012 - 08:09 UTC
Cuba suspends carnival festivities to prevent spread of cholera outbreak

Traditional summer carnivals in the eastern Cuban cities of Bayamo and Manzanillo have been suspended due to an outbreak of cholera in the region, authorities said on Wednesday.
Thursday, July 19th 2012 - 07:52 UTC
Mercosur ratifies before review tribunal decision to suspend Paraguay

Mercosur full members Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay are insisting with their decision to sanction the Paraguayan government following the impeachment and removal of former president Fernando Lugo
Thursday, July 19th 2012 - 07:41 UTC
Paraguay claims a Venezuela funded “cruel lobby” is discrediting the country in OAS

The Caribbean countries that depend economically from Venezuela have become a “cruel lobby”, strongly pressing to have Paraguay sanctioned by the Organization of American States claims that country’s representative.
Wednesday, July 18th 2012 - 17:25 UTC
Former Chilean president father alleged torturers formally charged with his death

Chile charged two former officers in Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship with being the “co-authors” of the torture that killed the father of former president Michelle Bachelet.
Wednesday, July 18th 2012 - 09:30 UTC
Mercosur tribunal will rule on Paraguay’s appeal questioning suspension

Mercosur Review Standing Tribunal admitted the demand presented by the government of President Federico Franco against the suspension of Paraguay and thus object the incorporation of Venenzuela as full member of the regional block
Wednesday, July 18th 2012 - 09:07 UTC
Chavez announces fund in support of Venezuelan business to export to Mercosur

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez announced the creation of a strategic fund geared to support public and private exports to Mercosur, following his confirmation that he will fly to Brazil for the formal incorporation of his country as a full member of the block that also includes Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and suspended Paraguay.
Wednesday, July 18th 2012 - 09:03 UTC
Argentina will attend Ibero-American summit next November in Spain

Argentina will be attending the Ibero-American Summit to be held November 16/17 in the Spanish city of Cadiz confirmed the International Cooperation Secretary of State for Ibero-America, Jesús Gracia Aldaz.
Wednesday, July 18th 2012 - 08:03 UTC
Wave of anti-mining protest about to knock out another Peruvian cabinet

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala has begun sounding out replacements for his prime minister as part of a widely expected Cabinet shuffle designed to calm a wave of violent anti-mining protests in one of the world's leading exporters of minerals.
Wednesday, July 18th 2012 - 07:59 UTC
Mexico banking regulator says it repeatedly warned HSBC on money laundering

Mexico's banking regulator on Tuesday defended its role in a money laundering scandal engulfing HSBC Holdings Plc, saying it had repeatedly told the bank to improve lax controls over suspect funds passing through its accounts.
Wednesday, July 18th 2012 - 07:41 UTC
Spain, Argentina and Brazil the strongest football tournaments in the world

Argentina's First Division is second strongest tournament in the world after Spain, according to the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) July release.