Politics

Monday, January 16th 2012 - 07:18 UTC
Chile prepares for “crossed pressures” on the Falklands’ conflict 30th anniversary

The Chilean Foreign Affairs ministry has been very busy doing a complete review of norms and of maritime traffic and international trade agreements in the event of what are considered growing pressures from Argentina to establish a sort of “regional blockade” against the Malvinas Islands, a UK Overseas Territory.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 07:02 UTC
Meryl Streep wins Best Actress Golden Globe for her role as “The Iron Lady”

Meryl Streep has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama for her role as former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady” who in Latin America is remembered for her fight against the unions, the Falklands conflict and her disgust with a ‘federation’ of Europe.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 03:56 UTC
Chilean student leader launches book and considers entering formal politics

The popular student leader and vice president of the University of Chile’s Student Federation (FECh), Camila Vallejo launched her new book “Podemos cambiar el mundo” or “We can change the world” at a central park in the capital Santiago de Chile on the second day of the centenary celebration of the Communist Party, Fiesta de los Abrazos.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 02:45 UTC
Argentine government and farmers clash over drought emergency support

As extreme drought conditions punish Argentina’s crops throughout the country farmers’ organizations are at loggerheads with the government of President Cristina Fernandez, which is refusing to increase the emergency fund for such situations and to alleviate the tax burden.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 02:35 UTC
PM Cameron ready to discuss a referendum on Scottish independence

British Prime Minister David Cameron offered on Sunday to hold talks with Scottish leader Alex Salmond to thrash out their differences over arrangements for a referendum on Scottish independence that could lead to a break-up of the United Kingdom.
Sunday, January 15th 2012 - 09:32 UTC
Ahmedinejad Visits Latin America, Washington Implores and Seethes

At the best of times, the U.S. government is regarded as somewhat out of touch with what's happening in the American “heartland,” much less the world at large, so much so that the phrase “inside the Beltway” was coined to define the syndrome.
Sunday, January 15th 2012 - 01:03 UTC
Chavez pledges that if an opposition candidate wins, he will hand power

Venezuela's Hugo Chávez said that if an opposition candidate wins this year's presidential election he will be the first to recognize the rival's victory and hand over power.
Saturday, January 14th 2012 - 06:28 UTC
Piñera and Mujica committed to expand their countries Antarctic efforts

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica and his host and peer Sebastián Piñera said they are committed to expand and intensify the presence of their countries in Antarctica which they described as a “continent of peace and of the future”.
Saturday, January 14th 2012 - 06:16 UTC
Bolivia ratifies complete support for Argentina’s Malvinas sovereignty claim

Bolivian president Evo Morales said the Malvinas Islands are Argentine and gave full support to his peer Cristina Fernandez siding with Mercosur in the dispute with the UK over the South Atlantic Islands sovereignty and the latest decision to bar all Falklands flagged vessels from regional ports.
Saturday, January 14th 2012 - 06:03 UTC
Brazil warns it is ready to respond to Argentina’s new trade restrictions

Brazil's government is ready to respond to Argentine trade restrictions introduced this week but will evaluate the impact of the measures before making any retaliatory moves, trade officials said Friday.