Mercosur

• Monday, April 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  IADB forecasts sustained growth in 2005/06

  Latinamerica is forecasted to expand strongly this year supported by the sound policies implemented in the region, forecasted Inter American Development Bank Enrique Iglesias during a forum in Holland.

• Monday, April 25th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Lan invests 27 million in Argentine associate

  Lan Chile will be investing the equivalent of 27 million US dollars this year in Argentina where it will begin operating next June with fifteen different domestic and international destinations.

• Sunday, April 24th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Pope reaches out to all people

  Pope Benedict XVI formally began his stewardship of the Roman Catholic Church, reaching out to Jews, other Christians and “non-believers alike,” and asking for prayers from the 350,000 pilgrims and dignitaries gathered in St Peter's Square as he assumes “this enormous task.”

• Sunday, April 24th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News.

  Headlines:
  Sheep farming promotion in central Chile; Target of two million tourists in 2005; English as a second language; Cellular phones in Antarctica.

• Sunday, April 24th 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Another chapter in Mexico's power struggle.

  Mexico City Mayor Andres Lopez Obrador announced Sunday during a massive support rally that this Monday he will return to office from which he has been absent since Congress last April 7 stripped him of immunity from prosecution.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Mining project in Andes glaciers zone

  Canada's Barrick Gold is still hoping to receive approval of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for its 1,5 billion US dollars Pascua Lama gold-silver project on the Chile-Argentine border high up in the Andes, reported company spokesperson Vince Borg.

• Saturday, April 23rd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Australia targets illegal fishing

  Australia's largest air and sea operation targeting illegal fishing has netted 27 Indonesian boats carrying 240 crewmembers in the past week off the country's north coast, reported Fisheries Minister Ian Macdonald.

• Friday, April 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  IMF and Argentina begin “long distance” talks

  Argentina faces crucial budgetary challenges in spite of having achieved a strong fiscal relief with the restructuring of its public debt, said IMF Managing Director Rodrigo Rato and stressed that IMF is willing to aid Argentina.

• Friday, April 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  ENAP suffers heavy losses in Colombia

  Chile's government owned company ENAP suffered heavy losses with its international affiliate Sipetrol exploring for oil and gas in Colombia, according to the 2004 balance sheet.

• Friday, April 22nd 2005 - 21:00 UTC

  Ecuador: no light at the end of the tunnel

  Ecuador's new president Alfredo Palacio officially took office Thursday midday and immediately named the main ministers of his “technical, non political” cabinet.