Latin America

• Monday, September 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Punta Arenas rated by residents as the safest city in Chile

  

  Punta Arenas is Chile's city with the lowest percentage of victimized homes and where prosecution is best evaluated according to a poll from Paz Ciudadana-Adimark, a non government organization which monitors violence and crime in Chilean society.

• Friday, September 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chavez ousts US ambassador and recalls his

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced on Thursday that the Unite States ambassador has 72 hours to leave Venezuela and he's recalling his ambassador from Washington.

• Friday, September 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Full support for Bolivia's Morales from regional leaders

  

  Bolivian President Evo Morales after having secured support from South American neighbors tried on Friday to halt a wave of political violence that has killed at least 12 people by arranging talks with one of four rebel governors who fiercely oppose his reforms.

• Thursday, September 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Protests in Bolivia cuts gas exports; US ambassador expelled

  

  President Evo Morales said Wednesday that he is expelling the U.S. ambassador in Bolivia for allegedly inciting violent opposition protests. Morales' announcement came hours after a pipeline blast triggered by saboteurs forced the country to cut natural gas exports to Brazil by 10%.

• Thursday, September 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chavez and Kirchner linked to cash scandal cover up operation

  

  On the second day of the Miami federal trial involving an international cash scandal and attempts to conceal the origin of the money, jurors were able to listen to recordings which establish the close links between the presidents of Argentina and Venezuela and attempts to cover up the mishap.

• Thursday, September 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Kissinger efforts to prevent Allende taking office in 1970

  

  On the eve of the thirty-fifth anniversary of the military coup in Chile, (September 11, 1973) the National Security Archive based in Washington published for the first time formerly secret transcripts of Henry Kissinger's telephone conversations that set in motion a massive US effort to overthrow the newly-elected socialist government of Salvador Allende.

• Thursday, September 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Betancourt back in the hit list of FARC terrorist group

  

  Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages rescued from the Colombian group FARC last July have again been declared “military targets” by the guerrilla group, claimed Ms Betancourt in New York.

• Thursday, September 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Helicopter sales soar with mining industry in Chile

  

  Helicopter sales in Chile are going up, up, up. Due to the dramatic growth of the mining and energy sectors, the country has tripled its sales of the aircrafts in the past three years. In 2005, the main provider of helicopters in the country sold only six units, while this year they have already sold 22.

• Thursday, September 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Mexican billionaire has 6.4% stake in the New York Times

  

  Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has bought a 6.4% stake in publisher of the New York Times, according to a US regulatory filing.

• Thursday, September 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Peru tries to cool fastest growing regional economy

  

  The Peruvian Central Bank raised on Thursday its benchmark interest rate to 6.5% from 6.25%, the latest of several measures to curb inflation. The announcement followed a release from the Ministry of Economy and Finance saying the economy had expanded in July at an estimated 8.9% boosted y by domestic demand and construction industry.