Politics

Saturday, July 30th 2011 - 22:40 UTC
Paraguayan president in good health with lymphatic cancer in remission

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo's lymphatic cancer is still in remission, one of his doctors said on Friday a day after the leader cancelled a trip to Peru and went to Brazil for early routine medical tests.
Saturday, July 30th 2011 - 22:33 UTC
Cristina and Dilma reaffirm ‘strategic alliance and commitment to Mercosur

Argentina and Brazil reaffirmed on Friday their strategic alliance and commitment to Mercosur and regional integration during a summit in Brasilia, where President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner together with her Brazilian peer Dilma Rousseff inaugurated the new Argentine Embassy in the Brazilian capital.
Saturday, July 30th 2011 - 22:12 UTC
Cuba allows more charter flights from the US; 350.000 visited the island in 2010

Air travel between the United States and Cuba will become easier with the opening of charter flights to the island from an additional nine US cities announced by Cuba authorities on Friday.
Friday, July 29th 2011 - 18:56 UTC
Rio-Paris flight crash report opens legal battle between Airbus and Air France

French investigators said on Friday that the crew of Air France's Rio-Paris flight which crashed into the Atlantic two years ago ignored repeated stall warnings and failed to follow textbook procedures.
Friday, July 29th 2011 - 18:50 UTC
Rodriguez Zapatero calls early election; Spanish opposition leads opinion polls

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero announced Friday an early general election in November, four months early than scheduled, looking to capitalize on a slight upturn in opinion poll ratings.
Friday, July 29th 2011 - 07:25 UTC
One officer and 3 civilians killed during eviction of a landsite in north Argentina

A shootout between police and civilians in Argentina’s northern province of Jujuy left one officer and four protesters dead plus more than 30 injured, after clashes occurred during the eviction of more than four hundred families from a land site.
Friday, July 29th 2011 - 07:02 UTC
Latam and Caribbean hold 727bn dollars in US government debt assets

The UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC, expressed public concern about the ongoing discussions between the White House and Congress regarding the governments’ borrowing limit and the August 2 deadline to reach an agreement.
Friday, July 29th 2011 - 06:47 UTC
Peruvian president Humala promises economic growth with social inclusion

Peru's incoming President Ollanta Humala promised on Thursday the poor would take part in the country's economic boom, investors and their contracts would be respected and changes will be moderate and gradual.
Friday, July 29th 2011 - 06:25 UTC
Rio’s Maracana stadium will host the 2014 World Cup final

Rio de Janeiro's famous Maracaná stadium will host the final of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke indicated Thursday, pending formal ratification of the decision at FIFA executive committee meeting in October.
Friday, July 29th 2011 - 06:22 UTC
President Cristina Fernandez “disregards and looks down on the rural sector”

A respected reference in Argentine politics, Senator Carlos Reutemann came out strongly this week in support of farmers saying that the government of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, (CFK), “disregards and looks down on the rural sector”.