Politics

• Saturday, September 18th 2010 - 09:35 UTC

  Bolivarian governments preach Socialism but have serious democratic deficiencies

  

  Bolivarian governments preach Socialism and work for the dispossessed but also have serious shortcomings since they ignore basic democratic standards in freedom of the press, human rights, and citizenry participation according to Norbert Neuser, member of the European Parliament.

• Saturday, September 18th 2010 - 03:41 UTC

  Women “guardians” to look after Chavez and ensure victory on September 26

  

  With less than ten days to crucial legislative elections Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez took the oath to the “Guardians of Chavez” a group of women tasked with the mission of defending the Bolivarian revolution and the permanence of the populist leader in office.

• Friday, September 17th 2010 - 04:14 UTC

  EU and Argentina overcome differences and look ahead to Mercosur trade talks

  

  The European Union said differences with Argentina over food import impediments belonged to the past, but in private warned that such measures only help to erode the needed trust to keep advancing negotiations for a free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur.

• Thursday, September 16th 2010 - 21:25 UTC

  Distribution of land deeds among locals defuses conflict in Chile’s Easter Island

  

  Chile’s Interior Ministry Undersecretary Rodrigo Ubilla announced this week that more than 30 Easter Island title deeds will be delivered to Rapa Nui families within the next 60 days.

• Thursday, September 16th 2010 - 18:35 UTC

  Brazil’s presidential candidate Rousseff seems immune to corruption allegations

  

  President Lula da Silva's chief of staff Erenice Guerra resigned over a corruption scandal that the opposition is trying to use to derail his candidate in next month's presidential election.

• Thursday, September 16th 2010 - 05:20 UTC

  EU fully committed to reach a free trade agreement with Mercosur

  

  The European Union remains fully committed to reach a free trade agreement with Mercosur said Geoffrey Barrett head of the EU delegation in Uruguay and Paraguay, during a EU sponsored conference in Asunción.

• Thursday, September 16th 2010 - 05:10 UTC

  Chile’s first Antarctic base declared National Historical Monument

  

  Chile’s National Monuments Council has unanimously declared Chile’s Arturo Prat research base naval in Antarctica a National Historical Monument. Their decision was based on the historic strategic value of the base and its functional construction for extreme weather conditions.

• Thursday, September 16th 2010 - 05:04 UTC

  Chavez party has “slight lead” legislative election polls, but 37% are undecided

  

  Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez party has a “slight lead” for the coming legislative elections of September 26, but final results will depend on the undecided, which still represent 37% of the electorate, according to pollster Datanalisis.

• Thursday, September 16th 2010 - 04:57 UTC

  Survival claims Guarani Indians in Brazil are held prisoners by ranchers

  

  A large group of Guarani Indians in Brazil is being held prisoner by gunmen hired by ranchers. The gunmen have cut off the Indians’ access to food, water and health care since they surrounded their community one month ago claims Survival the London based non government organization that supports tribal peoples.

• Thursday, September 16th 2010 - 02:38 UTC

  Transparency demands more ‘anti-corruption’ action to fulfil development goals

  

  The global anti-corruption organisation Transparency International (IT), warns that the failure by governments to address corruption is threatening the fulfilment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It calls on governments, donors and non-governmental organisations to adopt anti-corruption measures in all their MDG action plans in order to reach the goals in the next five years and sustain progress beyond the 2015 timeline.