Latin America

Thursday, June 14th 2012 - 11:19 UTC
Indian delegation after investments and technology cooperation with Brazil

India has invited companies from Brazil to invest in the country’s national infrastructure, manufacturing in Special Economic Zones and the food processing sector.
Thursday, June 14th 2012 - 10:43 UTC
University Rankings: Brazilian dominance points to future economic might

By Danny Byrne, Editor of TopUniversities.com - Universities throughout Latin America are in a period of transition. Though precise circumstances vary by country, factors such as the growth in scientific research, massification of social demand for higher education, increased student mobility and the rise of private universities have exerted an influence across the region.
Thursday, June 14th 2012 - 10:21 UTC
Brazil has 65 of the top 250 universities in Latam, with Sao Paulo top ranked

Brazil dominates the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Latin American University Rankings for the second year, with 65 institutions in the top 250, led by the Universidad de Sao Paulo.
Tuesday, June 12th 2012 - 23:02 UTC
Unasur new Secretary General promises to work for energy integration and reduce poverty

Venezuela has taken the Unasur secretary general post from Colombia during a ceremony last Monday held in Bogotá with the attendance of Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos and his Paraguayan counterpart Fernando Lugo.
Tuesday, June 12th 2012 - 19:42 UTC
The Pacific Alliance, yet another bloc in Latin America

The newly-formed Pacific Alliance bloc seems more like a political club to counterbalance the Atlantic-facing, Brazil-led Mercosur group. However, the bloc accounts for 30% of India’s trade with Latin America. Can India engage the group so it is not left out from their Asia focus?
Tuesday, June 12th 2012 - 09:00 UTC
Massive outburst of support for Chavez as he registered for October 7 presidential election

Thousands of supporters thronged the streets of Caracas Monday to join cancer-stricken Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as he registered to seek re-election amid ongoing concerns about his health.
Monday, June 11th 2012 - 19:54 UTC
Debate confirms front runner Peña Nieto as most probable next Mexican president

Mexico's presidential front-runner Enrique Peña Nieto emerged largely unscathed in a televised debate on Sunday night after his adversaries failed to take advantage of an increase in opposition to his bid.
Monday, June 11th 2012 - 05:38 UTC
Bolivia’s Morales nationalizes zinc and tin mines licensed to Swiss group

Bolivia announced on Sunday the nationalization of the mining company Colquiri to the west of the country and which belongs to the Swiss group Glencore. The announcement by Minister of the Presidency, Juan Ramon Quintana, followed a meeting with the mining unions and the villages from Colquiri region.
Monday, June 11th 2012 - 05:34 UTC
Major Indian steel company readies plans to scrap huge mining project in Bolivia

India's Jindal Steel & Power said on Saturday it was making plans to scrap a 2.1 billion dollars steel project in Bolivia, saying the Bolivian government had not met contract terms that include supply of natural gas for the project.
Monday, June 11th 2012 - 05:25 UTC
The past haunts Chile: film praising Pinochet triggers violent clashes in Santiago

Hundreds of protesters clashed violently with police in the Chilean capital as they demonstrated on Sunday against the screening of a new documentary honouring the late dictator Augusto Pinochet.