Latin America

Thursday, September 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
United States embargo has cost Cuba US$89B

Washington's 45-year-old embargo has cost Cuba more than US$89 billion to date, wreaking havoc on everything from primary education to pest control and nearly all other facets of island life, the foreign minister said Tuesday
Wednesday, September 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Experts Confirm Meteorite Crash in Peru

A fiery meteorite crashed into southern Peru over the weekend, experts confirmed Wednesday, but they were still puzzling over claims that it gave off fumes that sickened 200 people.
Tuesday, September 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia's Morales says elites resent Indian power

Bolivian President Evo Morales says wealthy elites are trying to block his leftist reforms because they do not like having an Indian leading the South American country.
Monday, September 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Greenspan in housing market warning

World-renowned economist Alan Greenspan has warned that Britain's housing market is set to turn and predicted a difficult time ahead for homeowners
Monday, September 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Independence Day holidays celebrates Chile

Last Saturday kicked off a record five days of “Fiestas Patrias” celebrations, as the entire nation celebrates its Declaration of Independence from Spain, declared nearly two centuries ago. Most work came to a grinding halt Friday at mid-day, as thousands prepared for a quick exit to coastal or mountain retreats, or a fun-filled weekend of dance and music at the hundreds of 'fondas' that will dot city and rural landscapes during the five day celebration.
Monday, September 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Latin America Indians conference in Bariloche

Representatives from indigenous communities from across Latin America will join international experts in Bariloche, in a bid to articulate their concerns over threats to their ancestral lands.
Monday, September 17th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez Threatens to Nationalize Private Schools

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, after nationalizing oil, electricity and telecommunications this year, said private schools that fail to teach a ''socialist'' curriculum will be taken over by the state.
Thursday, September 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile accepts 100 Palestinian refugees displaced from Iraq

Several Chilean cities have offered to take in as many as 100 Palestinian refugees that are currently living in refugee camps along the Iraqi border. These include the cities of La Calera and San Felipe in Region V, and Ñuñoa in the Metropolitan Region.
Wednesday, September 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Two thirds of Chilean workers earn less than 480 US dollars

Nearly 15% of Chile's work force earns a salary that is less than the legal minimum wage, according to the latest Survey of National Socioeconomic Composition (CASEN).
Wednesday, September 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner, Uribe and Calderon, region's most popular leaders

Argentina's president Nestor Kirchner together with the presidents of Colombia Alvaro Uribe and Mexico's Felipe Calderon rank as the top of the list of Latinamerican leaders in performance support according to Consulta Mitofsky a respected Mexican public opinion consultant.