Politics

Friday, April 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Millions expected in Brazil for Pope Benedict XVI visit

Pope Benedict XVI coming visit to Brazil from May 9 to 13 is expected to attract millions of faithful and tourists which will spend in the order of 22 million Euros in Sao Paulo according to estimates from the city's Tourist Office.
Friday, April 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lula da Silva praises Conservative allies in coalition

Brazilian president Lula da Silva would like to see his ruling coalition remain in office even if this means supporting a conservative presidential candidate in 2010, according to an official spokesperson from the Planalto Palace.
Friday, April 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
EU will not join US in WTO complaint against China

The European Union does not plan to join United States complaint to the WTO about intellectual property rights and piracy in China despite agreeing with its substance, a senior European official said on Thursday.
Friday, April 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner tells IMF to MYOB and stop making recommendations

Argentine president Nestor Kirchner on Thursday again criticized the International Monetary Fund, IMF, and ironically said that “the IMF no longer can indicate what we should do, we well know what happened when we did so”.
Friday, April 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Penguin News weekly update

Headlines:
'Bash' helps bring veterans back; Pension trustees angered by subsidy loss; Gainer withdraws from tourism job; 190 expected at Forum; Blaze aboard Irizar; Summer time ends this weekend.
Thursday, April 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Army to patrol streets of crime plagued Rio do Janeiro

Gov. Sergio Cabral Filho has formally requested that the army intervene to contain the violence that has been spiraling out of control in Rio de Janeiro.
Thursday, April 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner: “honor” for Malvinas veterans and sovereignty dialogue

Argentina's First Lady Senator Cristina Fernandez called for “dialogue and perseverance” in the struggle to recover the Malvinas/Falklands sovereignty and asked for “honor and respect” for those who fought in the 1982 South Atlantic conflict.
Wednesday, April 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine Congress launches Malvinas Observatory website

The Argentine government renewed on Tuesday its call to the United Kingdom for a resumption of dialogue on the Falkland Islands sovereignty. The occasion was the official launching of the web site of the Malvinas Parliamentary Observatory which functions in the Argentine Congress Lower House.
Wednesday, April 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine teachers' strife sparks further political unrest

The beleaguered governor of the Patagonian province of Neuquén Jorge Sobisch reshuffled on Tuesday his cabinet and decapitated the provincial police force following last week's death of a teacher during street protests which on Monday forced Argentina to an almost standstill.
Wednesday, April 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina/Uruguay pulp mills dispute remains “unchanged”

Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez currently visiting Chile said that the pulp mills conflict with Argentina remains “unchanged” as far as Uruguay is concerned because “we won't negotiate until the bridges blockades are definitively lifted”.