Politics

• Friday, August 28th 2009 - 20:04 UTC

  Independent pollster forecasts opposition hopeful as next Uruguayan president

  

  “Unless we face an abrupt and overwhelming change in the vote tendency of the majority of Uruguayans, the next president of the country will be the opposition National Party candidate, Luis Alberto Lacalle”, according to independent pollster MPC.

• Friday, August 28th 2009 - 19:59 UTC

  Brazilian general questions Lula da Silva’ stance on the Amazon

  

  The Brazilian government magnified the importance of the deployment of US troops in Colombian military bases, according to Brazilian retired Army general Luiz Eduardo Rocha Paiva who is also a lecturer in strategic affairs.

• Friday, August 28th 2009 - 19:50 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Flights dispute in limbo as diplomatic talks continue

  

  FALKLANDS, UK and Argentine diplomats today remain locked in sensitive discussions as the latest dispute over the next of kin flights enters its second week.

• Friday, August 28th 2009 - 19:38 UTC

  Colombia and Venezuela raise the stakes for the Unasur summit

  

  Colombia reiterated its willingness to an open discussion on the deployment of US forces in Colombian bases but also wants Venezuela to adopt a similar attitude regarding its arms, armament and alliance policies.

• Friday, August 28th 2009 - 19:29 UTC

  Lula da Silva and Sarney promise quick approval of Itaipú accord

  

  Brazilian president Lula da Silva and the head of the Senate Jose Sarney promised a delegation of visiting Paraguayan lawmakers that the Itaipú dam accord reached last July will receive congressional approval as soon as possible.

• Friday, August 28th 2009 - 04:13 UTC

  Advance party of Argentine Families holding talks in Falklands

  

  Members of the Argentine Families' Commission arrived in the Falkland Islands Wednesday to carry out a scoping visit in preparation for the Next of Kin visits which are due to take place in October for the official inauguration of the Memorial at the Argentine cemetery.

• Thursday, August 27th 2009 - 16:23 UTC

  AF 447: Brazil families demand crash probe

  

  Relatives of Brazilian victims of the Air France crash in the mid-Atlantic earlier this year have called for a criminal investigation to be opened into the incident.

• Thursday, August 27th 2009 - 15:56 UTC

  Uruguayan Independence Day in New York City

  

  For many Uruguayans living in the New York area, the 25th August is not only an important day to remember their origins, but also a day to meet old and new friends, alike.

• Thursday, August 27th 2009 - 15:39 UTC

  Paraguay interested in discussing “arms race” at the Unasur summit

  

  Conflict hypothesis and arms race in the region must also be included in the context of the controversy over US forces in Colombian bases during the coming Unasur (Union of South American Nations) summit in Argentina, according to the Paraguayan government official position.

• Thursday, August 27th 2009 - 15:36 UTC

  Obama envoy: “US not interested in having bases in Colombia”

  

  A top official from President Obama’s administration touring South America said on Wednesday that “the US is not interested in military bases in Colombia” and suggested Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez “is not acting responsibly” when he talks of “winds of war” in the region because of a security agreement between United States and Colombia