Mercosur

• Tuesday, May 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  “Grumpy” Uruguay fed up with Mercosur

  Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez currently in Washington announced Monday Uruguay has decided to scale down its relation with Mercosur from full member to associate member

• Tuesday, May 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  US President Bush support plummets to 34%

  United States president George W. Bush support dropped to a new low with only six months to mid term elections when the ruling Republican party will be fighting to retain control in Congress.

• Tuesday, May 2nd 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil launches anti FAM vaccination campaign

  Brazil the world's leading exporter of beef begun this week the mid year vaccination campaign against foot and mouth disease with a target of 139.4 million cattle.

• Monday, May 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  “Leaving Mercosur is the best alternative”

  Uruguayan former president Jorge Batlle underlined that Uruguay “ceased to be an Argentine province long time ago” and said “leaving Mercosur is the best alternative”.

• Monday, May 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bolivia takes over energy industry: Brazil and Spain alert

  Bolivia's Socialist president Evo Morales signed Monday a “supreme decree” giving the government “absolute control” over the country's huge hydrocarbons reserves and operations while the Army was sent to ensure control of wells and refineries.

• Monday, May 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Peruvian candidate accused of receiving Venezuelan money

  Alan Garcia said Monday that his opponent in this month's Peruvian presidential runoff, ultra nationalist Ollanta Humala, is financed by Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, another left-leaning former Army colonel and failed coup-plotter.

• Monday, May 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  OAS calls on country members to “cool”

  The Organization of American States, OAS, Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza called Monday on country members to “abstain from acts that can further increase the atmosphere of tension” existent among some of them.

• Monday, May 1st 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile's dilemma: what to do with so much money

  With copper prices soaring and no limit in sight Chile faces an ironic situation since governments traditionally and historically are struggling to make ends meet.

• Sunday, April 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Peru recalls Venezuela ambassador

  Peru recalled its ambassador from Venezuela on Saturday over what it called President Hugo Chavez's “persistent and flagrant interference” in its upcoming presidential elections.

• Sunday, April 30th 2006 - 21:00 UTC

  Bolivia, Cuba, Venezuela Reject U.S. Trade

  Bolivia's new left-leaning president signed a pact with Cuba and Venezuela on Saturday rejecting U.S.-backed free trade and promising a socialist version of regional commerce and cooperation.