Paraguay's smaller political parties, including the one founded by convicted coup leader Lino Oviedo, are set to hold primaries Sunday leading up to the April 27 general election
Visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said here Saturday that he would give a vote of confidence to the Friends of Venezuela group being formed to mediate the crisis between his government and the opposition.
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, confirmed this Thursday in Washington that an agreement had been reached with Argentina, which will be considered by the multilateral financial organization board in the coming days.
The Interamerican Development Bank announced this Wednesday the suspension of credit disbursements to Argentina after this country failed to make a crucial 681 million US dollars re payment.
Lucio Gutiérrez became president of Ecuador on Wednesday, three years after leading a short-lived coup that toppled the presidency of Jamil Mahuad at the height of an economic crisis.
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his Argentine counterpart Eduardo Duhalde during their meeting held in Brasilia agreed on several initiatives with the purpose of strengthening Mercosur.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants to expand membership in Mercosur, the world's third-largest trade bloc comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
A strike that has almost paralyzed Venezuela's crucial oil industry is an act of terrorism that has cost the country $4 billion, the energy and mines minister said.
With over three million tourists last year, a 15,4% jump over 2001, Argentina's tourism industry is undergoing a boom and this year expects to further increase the number of foreigners attracted by the country's multitude of possibilities and excellent prices since the peso was drastically devalued twelve months ago.
Argentina's historic condition as a melting pot of immigrants from all over Europe is providing hundreds of thousands of children and grandchildren of those pioneers with the hope of escaping their nation's economic nosedive and returning across the Atlantic