Chile's role as a non permanent member of the United Nations Security Council is becoming increasingly important as United States and Britain push for a second resolution on Iraq scheduled for March 7.
The European Union this week banned all beef imports from Paraguay after recording serious problems in the foot and mouth supervision and control measures. The decision was taken by the EU Food Chain and Animal Health Permanent Committee in Brussels following a proposal from the European Commission.
The Israeli Intelligence chief who master-minded the abduction of the Nazi killer Adolf Eichmann in Argentina in 1960 for trial and execution in Israel has died in Israel, aged 91. Isser Harel was the head of Israel's foreign intelligence agency, Mossad, and also the first director of its domestic security agency, Shin Bet.
The United Status trade deficit reached a record 435,2 billion US dollars in 2002, a 21,5% increase over the 358 billion of 2001, according to an official release from the Department of Commerce.
Memories of football's first ever World Cup final in Uruguay more than 70 years ago have been revived by the proposed sale of the Uruguay Captain's gold medal.
Headlines: Argentina rejects war on Iraq; Brazil hikes interest rate; Pro Mercosur Ambassador.
United States multilateral and bilateral approach to tariff reductions and its insistence in protecting US farm subsidies in the framework of the current Free Trade Association of the Americas talks in Panama have stalled agriculture negotiations.
Ten presidential hopefuls registered for the coming general elections in Paraguay that will be held next April 27. Nine of them are described by the Paraguayan press as conservative or populist and just one belonging to the left.
Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez administration and the opposition signed a non aggression pact aimed at defusing tensions, according to the Organisation of American States, OAS, that has been mediating in the increasingly violent and acrimonious conflict.
US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned that uncertainties over a possible war against Iraq are weakening US economic growth, creating formidable barriers to new investment and thus to the resumption of a vigorous expansion of overall economic activity.