Latin America

Monday, September 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Nuclear powered “Peter the Great” en route to Venezuela

A fleet of Russian warships is heading to Venezuelan waters for joint naval war games in November, the biggest since the end of the Cold War. The fleet left its base at Severomorosk in the Arctic and is headed by a nuclear powered cruiser.
Saturday, September 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Morales proposal: greater autonomy for constitution vote

Bolivian President Evo Morales offered Friday to include eastern provinces' autonomy demands in his proposed new constitution, raising hopes for a solution to the country's prolonged violent political crisis.
Saturday, September 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Human rights group accuses Chavez of growing “intolerance”

The Venezuelan government's expulsion of two Human Rights Watch staff underscores the President Hugo Chávez administration's increasing intolerance of dissenting views, Human Rights Watch said on Friday.
Saturday, September 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Uribe lobbies before US Congress for approval of trade pact

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe urged US Congress on Friday to quickly approve a bilateral free-trade agreement that remains stalled in the Democrat controlled House of Representatives since last April.
Friday, September 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Latam well positioned to face global crisis, says World Bank

Latinamerica is well positioned to face risks in the event of a global financial recession, according to the World Bank vicepresident for Latinamerica and the Caribbean, Pamela Cox who this week visited Uruguay.
Thursday, September 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Latinamerica markets suffer merciless broad based losses

Stock markets across Latinamerica suffered a beating on Wednesday amid growing anxiety about turmoil in the US financial sector expanding globally and ever-tightening credit conditions.
Wednesday, September 17th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Morales and Bolivian opposition scheduled talks for this week

Bolivian President Evo Morales and the governors who led a violent rebellion against his administration's reforms agreed on Tuesday on a road map to end the confrontation. Once all governors sign the round of negotiations is scheduled to begin Thursday.
Wednesday, September 17th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Late starter 2008 ozone layer shaping to be a record

This year's ozone hole surrounding the Southern Hemisphere's pole is shaping up to be one of the largest ever, having already surpassed the size of last year's, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
Wednesday, September 17th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
“Mare Australis” opened cruise season in Ushuaia

Last Tuesday Ushuaia, in Argentine Tierra del Fuego, declared the 2008/09 cruise season officially inaugurated with the arrival of Chilean flagged “Mare Australis”, reports the local press.
Wednesday, September 17th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
“Civil war risk persists” if Morales remains intransigent

Bolivian president Evo Morales should accept a credible international mediation to avoid a more serious confrontation with the opposition, or he runs the risk of triggering a civil war in the country, warns Eduardo Gamara, a Bolivian political scientist and professor at the International University of Florida in Miami.