Latin America

Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 20:34 UTC
Piñera Invites Ecuadorian President To Meeting In Antarctica

Chilean president Sebastian Piñera invited Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa to join him in a visit to Antarctica to continue diplomatic discussions concerning Chile’s ongoing maritime border dispute with Peru. The trip is expected to take place between Nov. 6 and Nov. 8.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 18:11 UTC
US Dollar Drops To Its Lowest Level In Six Months

Globally the US dollar has been sinking this year and the Chilean peso has fared particularly well against it.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 04:58 UTC
Chilean president to spend most October and November overseas

Chilean president Sebastián Piñera will be travelling to the United States, Europe and Asia in the coming months with the purpose of boosting trade and investment, announced Wednesday Foreign Affairs minister Alfredo Moreno.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 04:49 UTC
Businessman is next Chilean ambassador in London

Businessman Tomas Müller has been nominated as the new Chilean ambassador in London. He will be replacing Rafael Moreno. The announcement was made this week by Chilean Foreign Affairs minister Alfredo Moreno and visiting Foreign office minister Jeremy Browne.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 04:33 UTC
Chavez admits Colombia can sign military agreements even with United States

Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez said Colombia is “sovereign” and as such can sign a military agreement with the United States, an issue which at the time triggered a bilateral conflict and which he admitted having addressed with Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos during their meeting this week.
Wednesday, August 11th 2010 - 23:38 UTC
Piñera promises full investigation into accident with 33 trapped miners

With 33 miners remain trapped in a mine near the city of Copiapó in Chile’s north the Chilean government is taking action to determine who is responsible for this tragedy and how similar events can be avoided in the future.
Wednesday, August 11th 2010 - 06:46 UTC
Ecuador’s Correa blames former leader Uribe for the bilateral conflict

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa blamed former president Alvaro Uribe for wrecking trust between the two nations by ordering a military attack on Ecuador's soil (in 2008) without requesting authorization from Quito.
Wednesday, August 11th 2010 - 06:39 UTC
Two scientists allege to have solved “The Bermuda Triangle” mystery

According to two research scientists the mystery of vanished ships and airplanes in the region dubbed “The Bermuda Triangle” has been solved. No need to appeal to outer space aliens, time anomalies, submerged giant Atlantis pyramids and bizarre meteorological phenomena ... the “Triangle” simply suffers from an acute case of gas.
Wednesday, August 11th 2010 - 06:38 UTC
Church bells in Wales return home to Santiago to mark Chile’s bicentennial

A set of church bells that survived a Santiago fire and spent almost 150 year in Wales will return to Chile to mark the country's bicentennial celebrations, Minister for Latin America Jeremy Browne made the announcement Tuesday.
Wednesday, August 11th 2010 - 06:11 UTC
Former Mexican president backs legalization of drugs: prohibition has failed

Former Mexican president Vicente Fox, a key US ally in the war on drugs, has backed the legalization of drugs, saying prohibition has failed to curb Mexico's spiralling violence and corruption.