Latin America

• Wednesday, August 26th 2009 - 11:06 UTC

  Honduras government balks at accord

  

  The government of de facto Honduran President Roberto Micheletti is not ready to sign a proposed agreement to end the country's ongoing political crisis, Costa Rican Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno said in Honduras.

• Wednesday, August 26th 2009 - 09:04 UTC

  “This is Chile” website in three languages launched by President Bachelet

  

  President Michelle Bachelet launched a new website Monday afternoon aimed at informing foreigner about Chile.

• Wednesday, August 26th 2009 - 07:39 UTC

  Majority of Colombians agree with US forces deployed in the country

  

  Over half of Colombians support or agree with the presence of US forces in the country’s military bases, as established in a cooperation agreement which has triggered a strong controversy in South America.

• Wednesday, August 26th 2009 - 01:39 UTC

  Unasur remains divided on the US/Colombian military agreement

  

  The Union of South American Nations, Unasur, will be meeting Friday in Bariloche, Argentina for an extraordinary summit to address an agenda headed by the Colombia/US agreement which triggered a controversy in the region and impeded an official statement at recent the Quito, Ecuador summit, last August 10.

• Wednesday, August 26th 2009 - 00:50 UTC

  The presidential re-election syndrome torments Latinamerica

  

  Presidential re-election has become a controversial issue in Latinamerican politics and some of the latest incidents are regional headlines including the current upheaval in Honduras which remains unsolved and can be traced to ousted President Manuel Zelaya alleged re-election bid.

• Tuesday, August 25th 2009 - 15:08 UTC

  Chile’s Bachelet among the world’s most powerful women

  

  Forbes magazine last week listed Chilean President Michelle Bachelet as the 22nd most powerful woman in the world – up three notches from last year.

• Monday, August 24th 2009 - 11:28 UTC

  Brazil reaffirms influence in Bolivia and support for Evo Morales

  

  President Lula da Silva reaffirmed Brazil’s influence during his visit to Bolivia where he announced the opening of the Brazilian market to Bolivian textiles and extended a loan to build a leg of the bi-oceanic corridor which will eventually join Santos in the Atlantic with Iquique on the Pacific.

• Monday, August 24th 2009 - 11:23 UTC

  Colombia in Unasur will discuss “all issues”, not only the US agreement

  

  Colombia will participate in the coming Union of South American Nations, Unasur, summit “to discuss all issues” and not only the US/Colombia agreement on military bases, anticipated Jaime Bermúdez, Colombian Foreign Affairs minister.

• Monday, August 24th 2009 - 11:21 UTC

  Peru has adopted the “positive sides” of the Chilean model

  

  President Alan García said that Peru had adopted the “positive sides” of the Chilean model and insisted that Peru will “not adopt a retaliatory or a diminished attitude towards Chile; we simply want to be better than them”.

• Monday, August 24th 2009 - 10:59 UTC

  Cuban press releases pictures of Fidel Castro with Ecuador’s Correa

  

  A new picture of Fidel Castro has been published in a state-run newspaper, apparently showing Cuba's ailing former leader in much better health. Castro, 83 was pictured meeting with the Ecuadorean president, Rafael Correa, on Friday.