Politics

• Wednesday, September 30th 2009 - 07:20 UTC

  World Bank predicts ten million will fall into poverty in Latinamerica

  

  The World Bank forecasts that about ten million people will join the ranks of the poor in Latin America this year as a result of the global economic slowdown, reversing social gains since 2002.

• Wednesday, September 30th 2009 - 05:43 UTC

  The Honduras crisis and a Republican Senator from South Carolina

  

  Who’s in command? is the question political analyst Andres Oppenheimer has asked in his weekly column on Latinamerican affairs, precisely because in the midst of the Honduras crisis, the Obama administration has not been able to confirm key players, Under Secretary for Hemispheric Affairs and the US ambassador in Brazil.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2009 - 13:21 UTC

  Lula da Silva’s presidential candidate cured of lymphatic cancer

  

  The woman Brazilian President Lula da Silva wants to succeed him is cured of lymphatic cancer, her doctors said Monday.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2009 - 10:45 UTC

  Chile documents its Antarctica roots for bicentennial celebrations

  

  A documentary “Antarctica Secreta” (Secret Antarctica) which explores and promises abundant evidence of Chile’s long established roots in Antarctica, dating back to over a hundred years, is expected to be ready for its launching August next year, on time for the country’s bicentennial celebrations.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2009 - 10:34 UTC

  Bag of claims inflation: Falklands, Cuba plus Diego García and Mayotte

  

  The recent second summit of South America and African leaders added to the traditional statements on the Falklands/Malvinas dispute and the US trade embargo on Cuba, similar demands referred to disputes over islands in the Indian Ocean involving Britain and France.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2009 - 07:50 UTC

  The party is over: Cubans are told to work harder and solve their problems

  

  Cubans should no longer “expect the government to solve all of its problems” and “should work hard and efficiently to overcome the crisis and ensure the continuity of the revolution” said Communications Minister Ramiro Valdes quoted with extensive coverage in Havana’s Sunday media.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2009 - 06:50 UTC

  US describes Zelaya’s actions “irresponsible and foolish”

  

  A top US diplomat says deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was “irresponsible and foolish” to return before a settlement had been reached. Lewis Amselem, US ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), said Washington had asked Mr Zelaya not to return because of potential unrest. He called on him to urge his supporters to keep their protests peaceful.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2009 - 06:20 UTC

  Cristina Kirchner, the president with the lowest support in South America

  

  Presidents from El Salvador, Brazil, Chile, Panama and Colombia figure among the Latinamerican leaders with the highest ratings of support and Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in the bottom short list with 23%, according to the respected Mexican pollster Mitofsky Consultants, MC.

• Monday, September 28th 2009 - 15:15 UTC

  Germany's Merkel Set To Form New Coalition Govt

  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday prepares to form a new center-right government, after she won a second term in Sunday's general election.

• Monday, September 28th 2009 - 08:51 UTC

  Uruguayan president bans use of his image in the electoral campaign

  

  Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez banned the use of his image in the closing weeks of the country’s general election next October 25th. The decision was aired in the Uruguayan Presidency site and coincides with the lifting of the ban on political publicity in the media.