Latin America

• Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 07:49 UTC

  Dozens arrested at funeral of Cuban dissident leader at a Havana church

  

  Cuban police arrested dozens of dissidents Tuesday at a funeral for political activist Oswaldo Paya and after his daughter's vow to seek justice over his sudden death in a road accident.

• Wednesday, July 25th 2012 - 00:54 UTC

  Spain suggests Paraguay should not attend Ibero-American summit in Cadiz

  

  Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel García-Margallo suggested on Tuesday that it would be best for Paraguay not to attend the coming Ibero-American summit scheduled to take place in Cadiz, next November, because of the complex political situation.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 23:43 UTC

  Unasur conditions return of Paraguay to democratic, transparent elections

  

  Paraguay must comply with democratic and transparent elections if it pretends to again become a member of the Union of South American Nations, Unasur, said the regional block following meetings on Tuesday held in Lima, Peru.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 23:36 UTC

  Chavez unveils 3D image of Simon Bolivar based on his exhumed body

  

  Venezuela's Hugo Chávez unveiled a 3D image of South America's 19th century independence hero Simon Bolivar on Tuesday, based on bones the president ordered exhumed two years ago to test his theory that Bolivar was murdered.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 20:57 UTC

  Chavez in a veiled threat tells Spain’s Repsol to seek agreement with Argentina

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez advised Repsol to seek a friendly agreement in its dispute with Argentina and noted that the Spanish energy company held important assets in his country.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:40 UTC

  The only ‘coup’ was including Venezuela in Mercosur with Paraguay suspended

  

  Paraguayan president Federico Franco said on Monday that the only coup, if that is the word, was implemented by Mercosur from the moment they left Paraguay out of the decision to incorporate Venezuela as a full member of the group.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:33 UTC

  Latinamerica has 15.100 ultra-rich; Brazil leads with 4.725 and 890 billion dollars

  

  Latinamerica has 15.100 super rich (8% of the world total) according to the latest World Report on the Ultra Rich 2011/12 from Wealth-X. Super rich is defined as a person with net assets over 24.4 million Euros (30 million dollars).

• Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:08 UTC

  Chile to request Havana details of the car accident in which Cuban dissident died

  

  Chile will request from Cuba all the information on the death of opposition leader Oswaldo Payá who according to the Havana government died in a car accident, something with the Chilean authorities wants to corroborate to “complete certainty”.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 01:59 UTC

  Chilean ruling coalition blocks in Congress report on profiteering of education institutions

  

  Chilean student leaders and opposition politicians vowed to protest last week’s ruling by the Chamber of Deputies to reject the findings of a report on the profiteering of education institutions in the country. The controversial subject matter was decided by a razor-thin margin, with 46 in favour, 45 against and one abstention.

• Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 01:21 UTC

  Vatican strips leading Peruvian university of the title “Catholic” and “Pontifical”

  

  The Vatican has withdrawn the titles “Catholic” and “Pontifical” from a university in Peru after decades of discussions over the school's Catholic identity and after tensions between university officials and the local cardinal over control of the school's assets.