Latin America

Saturday, December 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Rescuers ready to pick up freed FARC hostages

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sent two helicopters into Colombia on Friday on a delicate mission to pluck three hostages from the rebel-held jungle.
Saturday, December 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Damaged Antarctic cruise takes refuge in Chilean base

The Norwegian flagged cruise vessel MS Fram with 318 passengers on board drifted into an iceberg in Antarctica overnight Saturday but there were no injuries and passengers were reported to be calm. The vessel is currently anchored next to Chile's President Frei Antarctic base in King George Island.
Wednesday, December 26th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Several countries involved in release of Colombian hostages

Colombia agreed on Wednesday to allow Venezuelan aircraft to land in the country to pick up three hostages held for years by leftist guerrillas, including a child born in captivity. Peace “commissioners” from five countries including Argentina's former president Nestor Kirchner will be involved in the operation.
Tuesday, December 25th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Italian prosecutors after Operation Condor suspects

Prosecutors in Italy have issued arrest warrants for 140 people who participated in the South American dictatorships coordinated repression of the seventies, which was known as Operation Condor.
Saturday, December 22nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Highly contagious disease spreads in Chilean salmon farms

Marine Harvest ASA, the world's largest salmon company announced this week that they are seriously considering moving part of their salmon farming interests following a serious outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anemia, ISA.
Friday, December 21st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chavez proposes “oil for social services” to Caribbean region

Cuba's Raul Castro and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez presided Friday in Cuba over the opening of the fourth Petrocaribe summit which will address the region's lack of sufficient energy resources.
Friday, December 21st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Three tasks for the Chilean Navy in the southern seas

The incoming naval commander of the Chilean Naval Zone III in Punta Areas identified three main tasks for the Chilean Navy in the area next year. They include reopening an Antarctic base, relocating all the Navy's land operations into a single building and have Chile's icebreaker Admiral Oscar Veil definitively stationed in Punta Arenas.
Friday, December 21st 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Punta Arenas, Lan's hub for Falklands and Ushuaia flights

Saturday flights to Falklands/Malvinas are virtually fully booked because it's the high season and there are many travelers linked to Antarctic activities flying to the Islands, according to Lan airline Punta Arenas General Manager Paola Contardo.
Thursday, December 20th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Peru is planning not to renew loan agreements with IMF

Peru, one of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, clients has announced it has no intention of renewing the stand by agreement that extends until February 2009.
Thursday, December 20th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
S. Korea and Bolivia to develop copper mine in the Andes

South Korea and Bolivia have agreed to jointly develop a copper mine in the Andean highlands estimated to have at least 15 million tons of the natural resource, according to a government release from La Paz and Seoul.