Politics

• Saturday, July 23rd 2011 - 06:16 UTC

  Chavez preparing for a second round of chemotherapy treatment in Cuba

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he was preparing for a second round of chemotherapy treatment in Cuba to eliminate the risk of malignant cells. Last weekend, Chavez flew back to Cuba for chemotherapy after delegating limited powers to his finance minister and vice president.

• Saturday, July 23rd 2011 - 04:26 UTC

  US Congress de-lists Argentina from regional ‘democratic leaderships’

  

  For the second time in less than a month the United States Congress has sent a strong message to Argentina warning it “does not belong” to the group of countries that abides by international law and strongly promotes democratic values.

• Saturday, July 23rd 2011 - 04:09 UTC

  Lula da Silva: forget biblical nonsense, the poor are entitled to heaven now and here

  

  Former president Lula da Silva described as ‘nonsense’ the biblical statement that the poor will be “blessed with treasure in heaven” and strongly supported the policies of his government (2003/2010) which helped millions in Brazil lift from poverty.

• Saturday, July 23rd 2011 - 02:09 UTC

  President Rousseff is “playing with fire” warn ruling coalition allies

  

  The Brazilian Executive is “playing with fire” in the way it addresses relations with other partners of the ruling coalition warned the Party of the Republic (PR) which is threatening to join the opposition conditioning the government’s majority in Congress.

• Saturday, July 23rd 2011 - 02:05 UTC

  Brazil: race and skin colour condition jobs, relations with police and magistrates

  

  Most Brazilians feel that race and skin colour have great influence in labour relations and in the way they are treated by police and the judiciary, according to a report from the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute, IBGE.

• Saturday, July 23rd 2011 - 01:53 UTC

  Argentine president called IMF chief and had a half hour conversation

  

  The IMF confirmed that Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner phoned incoming Managing Director Christine Lagarde last week, a few hours before the Fund reiterated its objections to Argentina’s official statistical data.

• Friday, July 22nd 2011 - 06:24 UTC

  Organizing and hosting major sports events deliver a “positive social legacy”

  

  The upcoming World Cup soccer tournament and Summer Olympics in Brazil should be harnessed to deliver a “positive social legacy” for the South American country and beyond, the United Nations envoy for sports and peace has said.

• Friday, July 22nd 2011 - 02:04 UTC

  International press blasts Ecuadorian court libel suit ruling on freedom of expression

  

  The International Press Institute (IPI) blasted an Ecuadorian court’s decision to jail a journalist and three executives of critical opposition daily El Universo for libeling President Rafael Correa, and to impose 40 million dollars in fines against the defendants and the newspaper.

• Thursday, July 21st 2011 - 23:57 UTC

  Peruvian president-elect names orthodox pro-business in key cabinet posts

  

  Peruvian President-elect Ollanta Humala picked more moderates for his Cabinet on Thursday as he tries to reassure investors he will govern as a centrist in one of the world's fastest-growing economies.

• Thursday, July 21st 2011 - 23:53 UTC

  Chavez proclaims Venezuela was “robbed of victory goal” against Paraguay

  

  President Hugo Chavez proclaimed Venezuela had been “robbed” of their victory goal after his team was beaten on penalties by Paraguay in the Copa America semi-finals.