Latin America

• Thursday, July 11th 2013 - 07:22 UTC

  Falklands: Ambassador Castro renews sovereignty claims and blasts the US for spying

  

  Argentine ambassador to the United Kingdom Alicia Castro renewed Argentina’s sovereignty claims over the Falkland Islands and put the Edward Snowden spy row on London’s table: “We are free nations that neither need nor want to be spied on,” Castro warned.

• Wednesday, July 10th 2013 - 17:25 UTC

  Spain apologizes to Bolivia for ‘any misunderstanding’ regarding Morales plane incident

  

  Spain's foreign minister Tuesday offered apologies to Bolivia's Evo Morales for “any misunderstanding” linked to last week's diversion of the Latin American leader's aircraft, but insisted that Madrid never barred the plane from its airspace. Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo addressed the issue at a breakfast with reporters in Madrid.

• Wednesday, July 10th 2013 - 06:05 UTC

  OAS condemns Morales plane incident and urges EU countries involved to apologize

  

  The Organization of American States Permanent Council (OAS) adopted on Tuesday a resolution expressing solidarity with President of Bolivia Evo Morales whose official aircraft last July 2 was delayed because of air space pass-by denial in Europe and urged the European countries involved to provide explanations and apologies.

• Wednesday, July 10th 2013 - 06:01 UTC

  Storm clouds ahead for Chilean economy as world copper prices continue to fall

  

  Chile cut its copper output forecast for the year to 5.53 million tons due to setbacks at certain mines, though production is still expected to jump from 2012 as a new deposit comes online, the mining ministry said this week.

• Wednesday, July 10th 2013 - 05:42 UTC

  Chile inflation spikes in June but ends in the first half year at 1.9%

  

  Chile's consumer inflation was up 0.6% in June, the biggest increase in eight months and slightly above expectations as costs jumped for accommodation, electricity, fuel products and water, the government said on its latest stats report.

• Wednesday, July 10th 2013 - 05:39 UTC

  IMF anticipates slower growth for Chile’s export dependent economy

  

  Growth in Chile's export-dependent economy will slow to 4.6% this year due to softer copper prices, investment and domestic demand, the IMF said in a report posted on the central bank's website earlier this week. In April, the IMF projected the economy of the world's leading copper producer would expand by 4.9% in 2013.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2013 - 06:39 UTC

  Main organized labour leader calls on workers not to vote for CFK next October

  

  The powerful organized labour leader and former ally of the government Hugo Moyano, called on workers to vote against the administration of President Cristina Fernandez (CFK) and her candidates in the coming mid term elections of next October, during a political rally in the iconic Plaza de Mayo, downtown Buenos Aires

• Tuesday, July 9th 2013 - 06:26 UTC

  Bolivia wants EU ambassadors to reveal who said Snowden was aboard Morales plane

  

  Bolivia demanded France, Portugal, Spain and Italy reveal who told them that former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden was aboard President Evo Morales' flight from Moscow last week.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2013 - 01:50 UTC

  Paraguay not interested in Mercosur if Venezuela holds the chair, says top official

  

  Paraguay called for practical sense from its Mercosur partners Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay to try and overcome the current impasse which could lead to a rift if Venezuela occupies the chair of the group at this week’s summit in Montevideo. Paraguay does not recognize Venezuela’s full membership because it was decided in its absence.

• Monday, July 8th 2013 - 07:11 UTC

  Opinion polls are not enthusiastic about Cristina Fernandez ahead of October mid-term election

  

  Five weeks ahead of primaries and three months away from mid term congressional election, public opinion polls indicate that President Cristina Fernandez could be heading to a serious defeat, particularly in the province of Buenos Aires, which with 37% of the national vote is decisive for any victory pretension.