Latin America

Wednesday, July 7th 2010 - 06:38 UTC
Unasur will be the “political complement which is missing with Mercosur”

Unasur (Union of South American Nations) Secretary General Nestor Kirchner said on Tuesday that the regional block will become “the political complement which is missing with Mercosur”.
Wednesday, July 7th 2010 - 06:19 UTC
Argentina, Brazil, Spain leaders offer to mediate in Middle East conflict

The European Union and Latinamerica could play a crucial role in helping solve the Middle East conflict said Syrian president Bashar al-Assad following an offer from Spanish president Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero to mediate in a Damascus-Israel dialogue.
Wednesday, July 7th 2010 - 06:01 UTC
Retrurn of Honduras to OAS, is “only a matter of time”

United States Under-secretary of State for Hemisphere Affairs, Arturo Valenzuela, said Honduras' re-incorporation to the Organization of American States (OAS) “is progressing” and that it is only “a matter of time.”
Tuesday, July 6th 2010 - 09:32 UTC
Economist predicts slow recovery from the crisis and major shift in world power

The Secretary General for Ibero-America and former president of the Inter American Development Bank, IDB, Enrique Iglesias warned Monday that exiting the current global crisis will be “much slower than was anticipated” and will give greater emphasis to “more government and less markets”.
Tuesday, July 6th 2010 - 09:25 UTC
Human rights groups in Cuba say number of political prisoners has dropped

The number of political prisoners in Cuba has declined in the last six months, an independent human rights group said Monday.
Tuesday, July 6th 2010 - 09:20 UTC
Initiative to upgrade Chilean Antarctic Province to “Special Territory”

A group of Chilean senators from the ruling Conservative coalition presented a constitutional reform initiative that would declare as a ‘special territory’ the Chilean Antarctic Province with the purpose of protection and conservation of the zone’s biodiversity.
Tuesday, July 6th 2010 - 07:20 UTC
IMF needs to find ‘adequate balance between economics and politics’

The International Monetary Fund should find an adequate balance between economics and politics, and take advantage of its cross-country experience to deepen its engagement in the Western Hemisphere and improve the effectiveness of its economic policy advice, a group of high-level advisors recommended Monday.
Monday, July 5th 2010 - 05:05 UTC
IDB president Moreno forecasted to be re-elected this week for five more years

The Inter American Development Bank will be electing new President this week, but with the nomination period closed last June 26 and no names presented, Colombia’s Luis Alberto Moreno seems certain to be re-elected.
Monday, July 5th 2010 - 05:02 UTC
Morales inaugurates presidential jet and former Miss Bolivia as special envoy

Bolivian President Evo Morales has a new presidential aircraft, a Falcon 900EX manufactured by the French company Dassault. The Bolivian Air Force One was delivered by Philippe Létrilliart, France’s Chargé d’Affairs in La Paz during a ceremony at the air base of El Alto.
Monday, July 5th 2010 - 04:51 UTC
Venezuela and Chile to preside over another Latam unity group

Venezuela and Chile will jointly preside over a new regional block to promote integration in the Americans but excluding United States and Canada was announced over the weekend during a meeting of Foreign Affairs ministers in Venezuela.