Latin America

• Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  UN Human Rights Council seat seems certain for Chile

  In a surprise announcement this week Venezuela said it will not seek a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, thus paving the way for Chile to assume the position. Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez had been expected to put up a fight to obtain the seat.

• Tuesday, September 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina and Brazil propose maintaining WTO fishing subsidies

  

  The governments of Argentina and Brazil on Monday presented a joint proposal to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that would allow subsidies to developing countries for construction, purchase or repair of fishing vessels, and support for fuel supply and other fishery activities related to the livelihood of fishers and their families.

• Monday, September 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  A Trojan Horse for Peru's Alan Garcia

  The Peru that fugitive Alberto Fujimori will return to is going to seem very different from the one he left back in 2000. The man that he ordered to be captured either dead or alive in the 1992 coup is now the President of the Republic.

• Sunday, September 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  A panacea for SA's energy problems?

  Brazil and Venezuela agreed to forge ahead with two joint ventures between their state-run oil companies and a natural gas pipeline that would stretch across the Amazon rainforest.

• Sunday, September 23rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Fujimori back in Peru facing up 30 years in prison

  

  Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori landed on Peruvian soil for the first time in seven years on Saturday.

• Saturday, September 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Former president Fujimori back in Peru to face trial

  

  Disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori arrived in Peru for the first time in seven years under armed guard on Saturday to face charges of abusing human rights and stealing public money during his decade-long rule in the 1990s.

• Friday, September 21st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Bachelet leads bipartisan delegation to Big Apple

  President Michelle Bachelet on Sunday will lead a delegation of high-profile Chilean politicians to the United Nations headquarters in New York City. While the purpose of the trip is ostensibly to participate in the U.N.'s 62nd General Assembly, the journey also gives Chile an opportunity to shore up support in its bid for a seat on the international body's Human Rights Council (UNHCR).

• Friday, September 21st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Cuba's Castro looks healthy in TV interview

  

  Fidel Castro looked alert and healthier in a video taped Friday, the first images released of the ailing 81-year-old leader in more than three months

• Thursday, September 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Blaze Destroys Chilean Hotel, Casino

  

  A devastating fire ripped through a hotel and casino Monday morning in the southern town of Pucon. The five-star resort complex, which hosts Hotel of the Lake and the Enjoy Casino, was consumed by flames after a short circuit in the casino's electrical system.

• 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