Latin America

• 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

• 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.