Politics

Sunday, January 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Iranian president visits Latinamerica's “US critics club”

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad currently on a visit to the three Latinamerican countries most vocal critics of United States said on Sunday that Nicaragua and Iran share “common interests, common enemies and common goals”
Sunday, January 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Psychiatric tests to decide Peron's wife extradition

Former Argentine president Maria Estela Martinez de Peron, 75, will undergo psychiatric tests to determine whether the absences and mental fragility exposed before a Spanish judge were real or “simulated” to avoid extradition.
Sunday, January 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Pulp mills dispute moves again to The Hague

Argentina will formally present Monday before the International Court of The Hague the full background of its case against Uruguay for having unilaterally authorized the location of pulp mills along the river Uruguay which is regulated by a joint statute dating back to 1975.
Saturday, January 13th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Former Argentine president arrested in Madrid

Spanish police arrested Friday former Argentine president Maria Estela Martinez de Peron, 75, in her home in Madrid over the disappearance of a leftist activist in 1976.
Saturday, January 13th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Communist Vietnam joins WTO and promises privatizations

Vietnam became this week the 150th member of the World Trade Organization. U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab welcomed Vietnam into the WTO saying this is an historic day for Vietnam and the rules-based global trading system.
Thursday, January 11th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Britain's Princess Anne to Visit Chile

Chile receives its fair share of high-profile visitors, from heads of state, to world famous rock musicians to Hollywood movie stars. Rarely, though, does the country play host to true royalty, much less to a key member of Great Britain's House of Windsor.
Thursday, January 11th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Death of former Falklands Governor; a cautious man for turbulent times

News has recently arrived in the Falkland Islands of the death of former Governor, Mr. Ernest Gordon (Toby) Lewis. OBE, CMG, in London, at the age of 88.
Thursday, January 11th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Arrest warrant for former president Isabel Peron

An Argentine judge has ordered the arrest of former President Isabel Peron over the disappearance of a leftist activist while she ruled between 1974 and 1976.
Thursday, January 11th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Pulp mills dispute: banks retain “Oust Botnia” stamped Argentine bills

Hundreds of bank clients in the Argentine city of Gualeguaychú suffered the effects of the ongoing battle of this city against the construction of pulp mills in neighboring Uruguay when bills with the inscription “Oust Botnia” were retained by cashiers.
Wednesday, January 10th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
OAS members support Insulza; Chavez wants an apology

Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Migule Insulza received on Tuesday full support from country members' representatives during a debate promoted by Venezuela following the controversy with Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.