Latin America

Friday, July 16th 2010 - 04:50 UTC
Cuban freed political prisoners request full citizen status from Spain

Seven of the eleven Cuban political prisoners freed and flown to Madrid this week described conditions in Cuban jails, where they lived among rats and the threat of tuberculosis. They also requested Madrid does not categorize them as immigrants.
Friday, July 16th 2010 - 03:18 UTC
Two and a half million Chileans live below the poverty line

The numbers are startling: two and a half million Chileans are currently living below the poverty line, according to a new study by the Caracterización Socioeconómica Nacional (CASEN) 2009.
Friday, July 16th 2010 - 03:05 UTC
Bolivia sea outlet negotiation with Chile inconclusive, next week in La Paz

The meeting between Chile and Bolivia’s foreign ministers was temporarily suspended as the pair attended the inauguration of a new border post between the two countries in Chungará.
Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 06:46 UTC
Betancourt withdraws demand for compensation from Colombian government

French-Colombian ex-hostage and presidential hopeful Ingrid Betancourt withdraw this week a widely-criticized demand for compensation for nearly six years in captivity in Colombia.
Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 06:29 UTC
US denies visa to Colombian journalist awarded Harvard scholarship

United States officials have denied a visa to a Colombian journalist who was awarded the chance to participate in a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University.
Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 06:12 UTC
Park for astronomical observation ensures Chile’s prominence in the field

Widely considered a Mecca for astronomy, Chile has further assured its world prominence in the field of astronomy with a new law that will set aside land specifically for astronomical observation for the next 50 years.
Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 06:05 UTC
Venezuela oil reserves could double Saudi Arabia, says US assessment

A new US assessment of Venezuela's oil reserves could give the country double the supplies of Saudi Arabia. Scientists working for the US Geological Survey say Venezuela's Orinoco belt region holds twice as much as previously thought.
Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 21:23 UTC
Chile and Bolivia meet in La Paz to discuss maritime dispute

Chilean and Bolivian Foreign Ministers gathered in La Paz, Bolivia on Monday to discuss resolving a decades-old maritime dispute.
Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 06:40 UTC
Chile clears minefields in Magallanes Region and Tierra del Fuego

Chile will announce this week that the extreme south of the country, in areas next to the border with Argentina, is free of antipersonnel mines. Chilean authorities consider this a major step to comply with the 2016 Ottawa convention timetable.
Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 06:27 UTC
Colombian sales to Venezuela plummet 70%, but record year for overall exports

Colombian exports to Venezuela totalled 652 million US dollars between January and May 2010, showing a 71.4% fall compared with the first five months of 2009, reports Colombia's Department of Statistics (DANE).