Mercosur

• Sunday, September 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Petrobras offshore exploration in the South Atlantic

  Petrobras, Brazil's government owned oil company is exploring in waters 1,000 meters deep south of Buenos Aires province (South Atlantic) in partnership with Energia Argentina SA and other oil companies, revealed Decio Oddone, Petrobras executive manager for the Southern Cone.

• Sunday, September 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazilian green light for US/Uruguay trade talks

  Mercosur junior members' decision to negotiate free trade agreements with third parties received Friday the blessing of Brazil, current chair of the group, following a meeting of the Brazilian and Uruguayan presidents, Lula da Silva and Tabare Vazquez.

• Sunday, September 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Hain backs Brown to succeed Blair

  Another senior Cabinet minister has joined the war of words over whether Chancellor Gordon Brown will be Tony Blair's successor as Prime Minister.

• Sunday, September 10th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bermuda braces for storm Florence

  At 2100 GMT Tropical Storm Florence was 745km (465 miles) south of Bermuda, moving north-west at 20km/h, the US National Hurricane Center said.

• Saturday, September 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  In Uruguay, the President also reads mammograms

  Every Tuesday from nine to past noon, Dr. Vázquez, a 66-year-old oncologist who specializes in breast cancer, can be found at the Mammary Diagnostic Centre, which serves more than 23,000 patients.

• Saturday, September 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Oil prices continue to slide

  Oil prices fell by almost $1 a barrel on Friday, dipping below $67 as traders focused on slackening demand and rising supplies.

• Saturday, September 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Moderate Quake Hits Chile's central valley

  A medium-intensity earthquake hit Chile's central valley at 1:32 p.m. on Saturday and lasted for 40 seconds.

• Saturday, September 9th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Growing division in Bolivia over future Constitution

  Opposition leaders from Bolivia's wealthier eastern regions said a one-day strike in protest at plans by the administration of President Evo Morales to re-write the constitution was a huge success.

• Friday, September 8th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Lopez Obrador says he will create government

  Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has given up efforts to have himself declared winner of Mexico's presidential race, but he still plans a parallel government to cater to the poor and keep alive his fight against the president-elect, a party spokesman said Friday

• Thursday, September 7th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil hosts new global trade talks launching

  Brazil will be hosting this week end a high level meeting in an attempt to rescue World Trade Organization negotiations with the participation of the G-20 group of emerging countries and negotiators from the leading powers, Europe, United States and Japan.