Latin America

Sunday, September 13th 2009 - 17:57 UTC
US denies Honduras' Micheletti visa

The US has revoked the visa of Honduras' interim president to pressure the Central American country to reinstate Manuel Zelaya, the country's ousted leader, the interim government says.
Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 12:05 UTC
Repsol makes huge natural gas discovery offshore Venezuela

Spain’s biggest oil company Repsol-YPF announced on Friday the discovery of a Venezuelan gas field containing as much as 8 trillion cubic feet of fuel, equivalent to 1.2 to 1.4 billion barrels, one of the world’s largest finds.
Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 12:02 UTC
Unasur meeting in Quito to promote confidence-building measures

Ecuador expects all Foreign Affairs and Defence ministers from Unasur countries to be present next Tuesday at the meeting in Quito which is basically targeted to create and stimulate confidence-building measures in the region.
Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 11:57 UTC
France cautions Venezuela on “nuclear links” with Iran

France cautioned Venezuela that any nuclear technology transfer from Iran would represent a “violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions”.
Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 11:55 UTC
Russian mid range missiles (300 km) for Venezuela, and “they don’t fail”

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has announced that the country will soon take delivery of Russian missiles with a range of 300km. Returning from a 10-day tour of Africa, Asia and Europe, including Russia, Mr Chavez is also planning to buy Russian T-72 and T-90.
Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 11:29 UTC
September summit in Venezuela of African and South American leaders

Relations between Africa and South America will be strengthened when leaders from the two continents meet late in September to review progress in implementing joint projects and decisions made at the previous summit in 2006.
Saturday, September 12th 2009 - 10:55 UTC
Cuban sentenced to two-year in jail for protesting about hunger

A Cuban court of appeals in Havana on Friday upheld the two-year sentence handed down to a man who had drunkenly protested before television cameras about hunger in Cuba, according to Cuban dissidents.
Friday, September 11th 2009 - 07:43 UTC
Paraguay and Bolivia agree on military expenditure

Paraguay said it was satisfied with Bolivia’s explanations regarding the neighbouring country’s plans to purchase arms and reinforce its military garrisons. The statement follows a Thursday meeting of the two countries Foreign Affairs and Defence ministers in Asuncion, capital of Paraguay.
Friday, September 11th 2009 - 07:37 UTC
Venezuela announced nuclear energy cooperation program with Iran

Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez revealed in an interview with the French daily Le Figaro that he has signed an agreement with his Iranian peer Mahmud Ahmadinejad to develop a nuclear program with the help of the Teheran regime.
Friday, September 11th 2009 - 07:25 UTC
Uruguayan businessman among Latinamerica’s hundred most powerful

Uruguay’s Gabriel T. Rozman figures among Latinamerica’s hundred most powerful men and women in business according to the Latin Business Chronicle Power 100 ranking. Mr Rozman is executive vice-president for emerging markets at Tata Consulting Services, TCS, the Indian corporation that only in Latinamerica has over 6.000 staff in Latinamerica.