Latin America

• Saturday, June 23rd 2012 - 03:43 UTC

  “A coup against democracy” organized by the political class and mafia claims Lugo

  

  Ousted Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo addressed thousands of citizens outside the presidential palace and assured there had been a “coup against democracy” but also said he would respect the formality of the Senate’s decision and called on followers to march peacefully.

• Saturday, June 23rd 2012 - 03:25 UTC

  Mercosur/Unasur anticipate “appropriate measures” against coup in Paraguay

  

  President Cristina Fernández assured on Friday night that “Argentina does not condone the coup in Paraguay” and anticipated that “appropriate measures” will be taken at next week’s Mercosur Summit, scheduled to take place in Mendoza.

• Friday, June 22nd 2012 - 08:31 UTC

  Premier Wen Jibao will address China-Latam relations at a conference in ECLAC

  

  Premier of China, Wen Jiabao, will visit the headquarters of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday 26 June to deliver a lecture.

• Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 23:32 UTC

  Unasur delegation travels to Paraguay to ensure “democratic system integrity”

  

  A delegation of Foreign Affairs ministers should be arriving late Thursday to Asunción where the Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo is facing political impeachment that could have him out of office.

• Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 17:52 UTC

  UK to reopen embassy in Paraguay and new embassy in Haiti

  

  Following on the UK policy to establish closer ties with Latin America, Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced plans to re-open the British Embassy in Paraguay and a new British Embassy in Haiti.

• Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 16:35 UTC

  Urgent meeting of Unasur leaders to address the Paraguayan situation

  

  Unasur presidents attending the Rio+20 summit met urgently on Thursday to analyze the current political situation in Paraguay where President Fernando Lugo is facing political impeachment following a land eviction incident that killed 17 peasants and policemen.

• Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 06:08 UTC

  Bachelet calls for transitional measures to boost number of female lawmakers

  

  Chile should bring in “transitional measures” to boost the number of female lawmakers, said former President Michelle Bachelet, who heads the United Nations body charged with empowering women.

• Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 06:05 UTC

  Protesting Chilean students again take to the streets; minor clashes with Carabineros

  

  Dozens of Chilean high school students were detained in Santiago on Wednesday as a protest organized by the National Confederation of Secondary Students (CONES) turned ugly.

• Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 05:40 UTC

  Colombia determined to ensure a floor oil production of 1 million bpd

  

  Colombia which has become South America’s third- largest crude supplier, is speeding environmental permits for oil companies as delays threaten to derail an output target of 1 million barrels a day this year, the nation’s regulator said.

• Thursday, June 21st 2012 - 05:24 UTC

  Father of former president Bachelet was tortured to death by Pinochet dictatorship

  

  The father of former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet probably died as a result of torture after the 1973 military coup, a judge said in Santiago on Wednesday.