Mercosur

• Monday, May 30th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Violence and secession threaten Bolivia's unity

  Bolivian president Carlos Mesa warned of an impending coup by “minority groups” who want to oust him and prevent Congress from resuming work this Tuesday.

• Monday, May 30th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News from Pta. Arenas.

  Headlines:
  Antarctic season to begin from Puerto Williams; Unemployment in Punta Arenas drops to 5,9%; New Hereford Association president; Budget increase for Chilean Antarctic research; Large iceberg redrafts Antarctic charts.

• Monday, May 30th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Lan, best airline in South America and Caribbean

  For the fifth time Lan has been chosen as the top airline of South, Central America and the Caribbean according to the Official Airline Guide, OAG, the leading world guide regarding air passenger transport.

• Sunday, May 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercosur-EU resume trade talks next July

  Next July 4 Iberoamerican and Mercosur Foreign Affairs ministers will be meeting in Brussels with European Union Commissars, announced Saturday in Portugal Laila Rachid Cowles, Mercosur's pro tempore chair.

• Sunday, May 29th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  French NO sends shockwaves to EU project

  French voters overwhelmingly rejected this Sunday the European Union's proposed constitution in a key referendum that sent shockwaves to the whole continent, possibly dealing a fatal blow to the whole process.

• Saturday, May 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina says Brazil bid for UN seat Is 'Elitist'

  Argentina's Foreign Minister Rafael Bielsa said Brazil's request for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council is ''elitist and not very democratic.'

• Saturday, May 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay and Paraguay to fortify Mercosur.

  Montevideo: Presidents of Uruguay and Paraguay Tabare Vazquez and Nicanor Duarte, respectively, agreed to meet to strengthen the Southern Common Market.

• Saturday, May 28th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Bush to speak at OAS session June 6

  The White House confirmed that President Bush will speak at the Fort Lauderdale General Assembly of the Organization of American States next month.

• Friday, May 27th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Religious festivity calms Bolivian protests

  Bolivia's capital La Paz woke up Thursday in relative peace after protesters who for the last few days had paralyzed the city declared a truce in honour of a religious festival.

• Friday, May 27th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazil-Japan team after permanent Security Council seats

  Japan and Brazil plan to press ahead in their efforts to gain permanent United Nations Security Council seats, forging a new “alliance” to bolster economic links and bring Asia and South America closer.