Latin America

• Sunday, December 30th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Oliver Stone will film the release of hostages in Colombia

  

  United States filmmaker Oliver Stone will be filming the much expected handover and release of three hostages held by Colombia's guerrillas, an international operation involving representatives from eight countries.

• Sunday, December 30th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Aztec pyramid found in Mexico City could rewrite history

  

  Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an 800-year-old Aztec pyramid in the heart of Mexico City that could show the ancient city is at least a century older than previously thought. Mexican archaeologists found the ruins, which are about 11 meters high, in the central Tlatelolco area, once a major religious and political centre for the Aztec elite.

• Saturday, December 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Magallanes and Punta Arenas have Chile's lowest unemployment

  Magallanes in the extreme south of Chile remained as the region with the lowest unemployment, 2.6% during the September-November quarter, according to the latest release from the National Statistics Institute.

• Saturday, December 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Petroperu plans to sell 10% stake to finance investments

  Petroleos del Peru SA, Peru's state oil company and the country's largest, plans to sell a 10% stake on the Lima Stock Exchange next year to raise funds for investment projects, Chief Executive Officer Cesar Gutierrez revealed on Thursday.

• 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.