Latin America

Saturday, October 30th 2010 - 05:12 UTC
Centre-left victory in Lima anticipates major changes in Peruvian politics

The battle to be mayor of Lima, finally won by Susana Villaran, may have been the tightest electoral race in Peru's history. It was certainly one of the most drawn-out. <br />
Electoral officials took more than three weeks to recount 8,384 ballots that were challenged over technical errors such as missing fingerprints and signatures on tally sheets.
Friday, October 29th 2010 - 06:17 UTC
South American presidents give their full support to Cristina Kirchner

South American Presidents of Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil and Paraguay met Thursday at the wake of former Argentine president Néstor Kirchner, where they expressed their condolences to widow and current Head of State Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
Friday, October 29th 2010 - 04:49 UTC
Timerman anticipates Cristina Fernandez will run for re-election in 2011

Argentine Foreign Affairs minister Hector Timerman anticipated that Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will be again president of all Argentines, although admitting that the decision to be or not to be a candidate “rests on her”.
Friday, October 29th 2010 - 03:50 UTC
New US ambassador praises Chile as a model of stability

In his first press conference in Santiago, new U.S. ambassador to Chile Alejandro Wolff said that the miners’ rescue impressed him greatly.
Thursday, October 28th 2010 - 05:59 UTC
Unasur presidents confirm presence at wake ceremony

Several Latin American presidents expressed sorrow for former President Néstor Kirchner's death and pledged to be present in the country for the upcoming wake of the UNASUR Secretary-General.
Thursday, October 28th 2010 - 05:55 UTC
Unasur members declare three days of national mourning

The Chilean government announced three days of national mourning to honour former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner who died of a massive stroke Wednesday morning at his home in El Calafate, Patagonia.
Thursday, October 28th 2010 - 05:32 UTC
LAN profits soar and plans to invest 7.7 billion USD to double its fleet

LAN Airlines which this week reported a doubling of third-quarter profit plans to invest 7.72 billion US dollars through 2018 to more than double its fleet as Latin American passenger and cargo traffic recovers.
Thursday, October 28th 2010 - 05:01 UTC
LAN Airlines completes acquisition of second largest operator in Colombia

Chile’s flag carrier, LAN Airlines announced Wednesday an agreement to acquire 98.942% of the outstanding shares of Colombian airline AIRES, through the purchase of its parent entities.
Tuesday, October 26th 2010 - 04:44 UTC
An overwhelming majority of Chileans accept cohabitation before marriage

Eighty-seven percent of Chileans believe that single mothers are capable of raising children just as well as married couples or mothers with partners, according to a recent survey. Support for men as single parents is similarly strong, as 79 percent of those surveyed believe the same of single fathers.
Tuesday, October 26th 2010 - 02:30 UTC
Unasur begins shipping medicines and aid to fight outbreak of cholera in Haiti

The Union of South American nations, Unasur agreed to ship to Haiti medicines, drinking water and other needed aid to help combat the outbreak of cholera in the Caribbean island.