Latin America

Tuesday, December 8th 2009 - 23:30 UTC
Six charged with the death in 1982 of former Chilean president

A Chilean judge has charged six people over the death in 1982 of the country's ex-President, Eduardo Frei Montalva. The judge said there was now evidence that Mr Frei, a vocal critic of military leader Augusto Pinochet, had been poisoned in hospital.
Tuesday, December 8th 2009 - 04:18 UTC
Honduras winning party with strong majority in Congress

Honduras November 29th election winner (Conservative) National party will have a clear majority in Congress according to the latest reports from the country’s electoral authorities.
Tuesday, December 8th 2009 - 04:14 UTC
Venezuela tackles crime, 20% of which committed by the police force

Almost a fifth of all registered crimes in Venezuela are committed by law enforcement officers, particularly those most violent such as kidnapping and homicides, revealed Home Secretary Tareck El Aisammi.
Monday, December 7th 2009 - 23:41 UTC
Chile, gateway for illegal phony name brands products mainly from China

Phony name brand products produced in China are increasingly a headache for Chile’s customs and police authorities.
Monday, December 7th 2009 - 12:29 UTC
A two-day busy Mercosur summit begins Monday in Montevideo

Uruguay is hosting as of Monday the Mercosur bi-annual presidential summit which will have as top issue of the agenda trade differences among its members, particularly Argentina and Brazil, and on the sidelines contacts of Uruguay’s president-elect Jose Mujica with leaders from Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay
Monday, December 7th 2009 - 11:22 UTC
Landslide victory and Senate majority for Evo Morales in Bolivia

Bolivian president Evo Morales won by a landslide majority in Sunday’s general elections and according to exit polls has ensured the Senate two thirds majority needed to continue with his reforms program some of them considered controversial.
Monday, December 7th 2009 - 10:45 UTC
Brazil prepared to extend political asylum to Zelaya

The Brazilian government is considering extending political asylum to Honduran ousted president Manuel Zelaya who remains holed in at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa since last September according to reports in the Sunday press.
Saturday, December 5th 2009 - 09:21 UTC
OAS commemorates 25th anniversary of Argentine/Chile peace treaty

During its regular session Friday at OAS headquarters in Washington, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) commemorated the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Peace and Friendship Treaty between the Republics of Argentina and Chile.
Saturday, December 5th 2009 - 09:20 UTC
President-elect Lobo “best positioned” to return democratic rule to Honduras

Washington based Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza said on Friday that Honduras president –elect Porfirio Lobo is the person “best positioned” to boost the restoration of democratic rule in the Central American country.
Saturday, December 5th 2009 - 09:14 UTC
Brazil and Peru create integrated border area in Amazon states

Brazilian president Lula da Silva will be signing with his Peruvian peer Alan García next week in Lima the creation of an integrated zone in the Amazon.