Mercosur

• Monday, July 15th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Chavez popularity plunges

  Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez popularity dropped to 32,3%, the lowest ever since the controversial populist former paratrooper took office three and a half years ago, according to the latest opinion poll taken by Datanálisis.

• Monday, July 15th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News

  Headlines:
  Britain supports Uruguay's request;
  Costly Chilean Congress; “Geometric progression” budget deficit; “Democracy and market economy”

• Monday, July 15th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Paraguay declared a state of emergency

  Paraguay on Monday declared a state of emergency suspending some constitutional guarantees in response to coordinated demonstrations by farmers demanding the resignation of President Luis Gonzalez Macchi.

• Sunday, July 14th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Galtieri and Human Rights

  Former President of Argentina, General Leopoldo Galtieri, has at long last been arrested and charged with human rights crimes allegedly committed in 1980 before he became President in 1981.

• Saturday, July 13th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  From Boca Juniors to Casa Rosada?

  Mauricio Macri, president of Argentina's most popular football team Boca Juniors, and head of a network of companies, is seriously considering running for the Argentine presidency next March 2003.

• Friday, July 12th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Ex-Argentine Dictator Detained

  Former junta leader Leopoldo Galtieri was arrested Thursday for allegedly taking part in the abduction, torture and execution of 20 leftist guerrillas and others during Argentina's military dictatorship.

• Thursday, July 11th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina Charges Ex-Dictator Gen. Galtieri and Others in 'Dirty War' Deaths

  An investigative judge today ordered the arrest of Gen. Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentina's former military dictator, and more than 30 other military officers on charges that they abused human rights during the “dirty war” against leftists here more than 20 years ago.

• Wednesday, July 10th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  Breaking News

  Headlines:
  Pinochet: plaintiffs insist;
  Chilean economy slower; WTO cautions Europe;US unemployment increase

• Tuesday, July 9th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  South America News

  Headlines:
  Surprise in Bolivia; Controversial pipeline; Chile fears deflation; How to recover credibility

• Monday, July 8th 2002 - 21:00 UTC

  “Sluggish negotiations”

  Agriculture Ministers from Mercosur four full members complained during the group's summit in Buenos Aires about the sluggishness of negotiations to achieve a “genuine opening” of the European Union market to the area's agricultural commodities.