Politics

Sunday, December 5th 2010 - 23:35 UTC
Paraguayan leader calls Senate to vote Venezuela’s incorporation to Mercosur

President Fernando Lugo called on the Paraguayan political establishment “not to identify Venezuela with President Hugo Chavez” and reiterated support from lawmakers to vote for the incorporation of Venezuela as a full member of Mercosur.
Sunday, December 5th 2010 - 19:29 UTC
Business deals “above 600 million USD” in Chile’s naval and maritime expo

The recent Exponaval 2010 and Transport 2010 exhibit held in the Chilean port of Valparaíso was described as a complete success by the organizers of the event that convened over 150 exhibitors, 34 foreign navies’ delegations and totalling business deals “above 600 million US dollars”.
Saturday, December 4th 2010 - 06:58 UTC
Unasur secretary general nomination could be delayed until mid December

The nomination of a secretary general for Unasur, Union of South American Nations, could be delayed until mid December since discussions on the sidelines of the XXth Ibero-American summit in Mar del Plata, Argentina, are currently stalled and time is running short, according to political analysts.
Saturday, December 4th 2010 - 06:53 UTC
Partial announcement of Brazilian president-elect cabinet

Brazil's president-elect on Friday named as her chief of staff a former aide to President Lula da Silva who was forced to resign as Finance minister in 2006 amid a corruption scandal.
Saturday, December 4th 2010 - 06:48 UTC
Brazil recognized the state of Palestine based on borders before 1967

Brazil recognized on Friday the state of Palestine based on borders before Israel seized control of the West Bank in 1967. The foreign ministry said the recognition was in response to a request made by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to President Lula da Silva earlier this year.
Saturday, December 4th 2010 - 03:20 UTC
Falklands’ referendum planned on ‘single constituency’

Despite a resounding ‘no’ nine years ago, from the Falklands’ Camp (rural) community, to the idea of a single voting constituency, the Islands government has agreed that the question will be asked again.
Saturday, December 4th 2010 - 01:31 UTC
Lula da Silva and Obama, best evaluated leaders in Western Hemisphere

Brazil’s Lula da Silva and US Barack Obama are the Western hemisphere leaders best evaluated and most respected, according to a paper based on a public opinion poll and which was released Friday by the NGO Latinobarometro.
Saturday, December 4th 2010 - 00:24 UTC
Falkland Islands Government wants a louder voice in the world stage

The UK Coalition Government would like to see the Falkland Islands being more proactive in getting the message to the world that the Islands are a modern democracy with good above international governance standard.
Friday, December 3rd 2010 - 06:44 UTC
Hillary Clinton rings Cristina Fernandez and apologizes for the cables

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Thursday afternoon to apologize in relation to the WikiLeaks release of confidential diplomatic documents, including one in which the US Embassy in Buenos Aires is requested to gather information on the personality and mental health of the Argentine leader.
Friday, December 3rd 2010 - 06:33 UTC
Putin flies to Zurich to thank FIFA for trusting Russia the 2018 World Cup

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin thanked FIFA President Sepp Blatter for the trust the association deposited in Russia that was chosen to host in 2018 football’s major event, the World Cup.