Latin America

Friday, April 10th 2009 - 11:07 UTC
Bolivian Congress approves controversial vote law

Bolivia's Congress approved on Thursday the “overall content” of an electoral law hours after President Evo Morales went on hunger strike to protest at opposition lawmakers' efforts to block the bill.
Friday, April 10th 2009 - 07:14 UTC
World Economic Forum on Latin America to be held in Rio do Janeiro

More than 500 political, social and economic leaders from 37 countries will meet next week in Rio for the World Economic Forum on Latin America, the organizers announced on Wednesday.
Friday, April 10th 2009 - 05:16 UTC
Bolivian president on hunger strike to force Congress

Bolivian President Evo Morales went on a hunger strike Thursday to demand Congress pass an electoral law which includes a firm date for December’s general election and other reforms which could make it easier for him to get re-elected and win control of Congress.
Thursday, April 9th 2009 - 08:48 UTC
Fidel Castro describes as “magnificent” meeting with US Congress members

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has described as “magnificent” a recent meeting with three Democratic US lawmakers, and is urging Washington to take the initiative to improve ties with Havana.
Thursday, April 9th 2009 - 08:01 UTC
Listeriosis outbreak in Santiago de Chile

Santiago de Chile health officials promised information on the latest listeriosis outbreak in the metropolitan region with eight confirmed cases including one death and two miscarriages caused by the bacteria.
Wednesday, April 8th 2009 - 05:58 UTC
Peru’s Fujimori convicted to 25 years in prison for human rights crimes

A three-judge panel of Peru’s Supreme Court convicted former president Alberto Fujimori of human rights crimes committed by his government's security forces in the 1990s. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of murder and kidnapping.
Wednesday, April 8th 2009 - 05:21 UTC
Fidel Castro meets with three US members of Congress

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has held a meeting with three members of the US House of Representatives. The event was his first known meeting with US officials since he underwent emergency intestinal surgery in 2006.
Wednesday, April 8th 2009 - 01:14 UTC
Illex squid ‘no show’ for Falklands zones

The Illex fishery has been a “no show” for Falkland Islands zones so far this year, confirmed Director of Fisheries John Barton.
Wednesday, April 8th 2009 - 01:10 UTC
Magallanes gas production reaches one million cubic metres per day

Oil and gas company Geopark which operates in the extreme south of Chile announced this week it had reached a daily extraction of a million cubic metres of natural gas, equivalent to 20% of Chilean production, making her the country’s largest private producer.
Wednesday, April 8th 2009 - 00:30 UTC
Huge mining project will turn Magallanes into Chile’s “coal region”

A huge project involving 300 million US dollars for the exploitation of coal deposits in the extreme south Chilean Magallanes Region was officially presented in Punta Arenas this week by Energy Minister Marcelo Tokman and top officials from the two companies involved in the project.