Politics

• Wednesday, December 19th 2012 - 06:50 UTC

  Brazil wants closer links with Mexico; Rousseff plans to travel next March

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff is planning to visit Mexico in early 2013 taking advantage of the good chemistry with the new leader Enrique Peña Nieto, and with the purpose of re-launching the deteriorated relations between the two main economies of Latinamerica.

• Wednesday, December 19th 2012 - 06:39 UTC

  Temporary relief for Clarin Group; case delayed for another two months

  

  Argentine media group Clarin SA was granted temporary relief on Tuesday from the government's effort to implement a media law that would force the conglomerate to sell some of its most profitable assets.

• Wednesday, December 19th 2012 - 06:32 UTC

  Chilean Antarctic bases expect to host 250 scientists and over 50 projects

  

  An estimated 250 scientists from several countries will be working at Chile’s Antarctic bases during the austral summer (December 21/March 21) in different projects such as global warming and climate change, reported the Chilean Antarctic Institute, INACH, based in Punta Arenas.

• Wednesday, December 19th 2012 - 06:23 UTC

  Brazil plans large-scale anti crime border operation ahead of soccer Cups

  

  Brazil said on Tuesday its armed forces would launch a large-scale anti-crime border operation next year ahead of the Confederations Cup and the World Cup in 2014.

• Wednesday, December 19th 2012 - 01:52 UTC

  Queen Elizabeth becomes first monarch since 1781 to attend a cabinet meeting

  

  Queen Elizabeth became on Tuesday the first monarch, since 1781, during the US war of independence, to make a historic visit to Downing Street and attend a cabinet meeting.

• Wednesday, December 19th 2012 - 01:46 UTC

  Brazilians say Venezuelan leader condition stable and with positive developments

  

  Brazil’s Foreign minister says Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez seems to be improving after cancer surgery.
  Brazil’s state-run news agency Agencia Brasil cites Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota as saying that Brazilian officials are monitoring daily the health of Chavez.

• Tuesday, December 18th 2012 - 22:37 UTC

  Organized labour challenges Cristina Fernandez with a demonstration on Wednesday

  

  Argentina’ so organized CGT Labour Confederation boss Hugo Moyano, and CTA umbrella union leader Pablo Micheli confirmed on Tuesday a downtown march against the government of President Cristina Fernandez on Wednesday.

• Tuesday, December 18th 2012 - 22:33 UTC

  Ghanaian government confirms the release of ARA Libertad

  

  The Ghanaian government confirmed on Tuesday it would comply with the UN Law of the Sea court decision to release the Argentine navy flagship ARA Libertad, impounded in Tema since October 2, over a debt dispute between a US hedge fund and the Argentine government.

• Tuesday, December 18th 2012 - 22:18 UTC

  UK names southern part of British Antarctic Territory “Queen Elizabeth Land”

  

  The Foreign Secretary announced on Tuesday that the southern part of British Antarctic Territory has been named Queen Elizabeth Land.

• Tuesday, December 18th 2012 - 06:00 UTC

  Argentine government begins process to dismember Clarin media group

  

  Argentina's government Monday began the process of auctioning off media licenses and related assets held by the media conglomerate Grupo Clarin SA. The move, which government officials say should take about 100 business days to complete, comes after a lower court judge ruled Friday that a three-year-old media law requiring Clarin to be dismantled is constitutional.