Politics

Monday, March 9th 2015 - 07:59 UTC
Peru to withdraw ambassador from Chile because of alleged military espionage

Peru said it was withdrawing its ambassador from Chile, amid an intensifying diplomatic spat that was sparked by accusations of military espionage. The Peruvian government is prosecuting two non-commissioned officers in its navy and investigating a third for allegedly spying for neighboring Chile.
Monday, March 9th 2015 - 07:39 UTC
Colombia and FARC agree to clear minefields; 11.000 people killed in 15 years

Colombian government and Marxist oriented guerrillas jointly announced an agreement to remove landmines and other explosives from the battlefield in a sign of progress in their two-year-old peace talks being held in Cuba.
Monday, March 9th 2015 - 07:34 UTC
Rousseff's message deafened by pot-banging, horn-blowing and messages calling for her resignation

President Dilma Rousseff appealed to Brazilians on Sunday to back fiscal austerity policies, while saying that the belt-tightening will last as long as needed and results will only start showing at the end of this year.
Monday, March 9th 2015 - 07:24 UTC
Major financial scandal in Chile has several political figures in the dock

A Chilean judge ordered the arrest of Carlos Alberto Delano and Carlos Eugenio Lavin, owners of the financial holding company Penta Group, and four associates who face tax fraud and bribery charges.
Monday, March 9th 2015 - 07:16 UTC
Taiwanese fishing boat with 49 crew missing in the South Atlantic

A Taiwanese fishing boat that has gone missing in waters off southeastern Argentina could have lost power, Fisheries Agency Deputy Director-General Huang Hung-yan said this weekend, about a week after the vessel was reported missing.
Saturday, March 7th 2015 - 08:29 UTC
US economy keeps creating jobs, while unemployment drops to 5.5%

US economy added 295,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate fell to 5.5% from 5.7%, according to Labor Department figures. It was the 12th month running that the economy added more than 200,000 jobs, the longest such run since 1994.
Saturday, March 7th 2015 - 08:11 UTC
Obstruction of justice complaint against Cristina Fernandez dismissed

Argentine Federal Judge Ariel Lijo has dismissed the obstruction of justice complaint filed by journalist Cristian Sanz against President Cristina Fernández for lacking “solid argumentation”.
Saturday, March 7th 2015 - 08:04 UTC
Journalism, a dangerous profession in northern Paraguay

A Paraguayan radio journalist has been shot to death in a Brazilian city bordering a crime-ridden area that is a hotbed for drugs and arms smuggling, officials said on Friday. Gerardo Servian worked for a local radio station near the city of Pedro Juan Caballero.
Saturday, March 7th 2015 - 07:41 UTC
Petrobras corruption: Supreme Court approves investigation of 54 politicians

Brazil's Supreme Court late Friday approved an investigation of dozens of top politicians, including a former president and leaders of congress, for alleged connections to what they call the biggest graft scheme ever uncovered in the country which has the largest economy in Latin America.
Saturday, March 7th 2015 - 07:37 UTC
February inflation in Brazil at 7.7% is at its highest level since May 2005

Inflation jumped in Brazil on February with price increases hitting an annual rate of 7.7%, the highest in nearly nine years, officials said on Friday. The national statistics institute IBGE said prices rose 1.22% in February, pushing inflation well above the government's target ceiling of 6.5%.