Politics

Monday, August 30th 2010 - 19:20 UTC
US has “permanent military bases” in Guantanamo and Falklands, says Castro

United States has permanent military bases in Guantamano (Cuba) and the Falkland Islands, but it is prepared and capable of setting up troops anywhere else in Latin America in “a matter of hours” said the ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro quoted by the official press.
Monday, August 30th 2010 - 07:03 UTC
Serra in disarray “campaigns” for Lula da Silva’s protégé Dilma

While the Brazilian ruling coalition presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff consolidates her lead in opinion polls and is almost certain to win in the first round October 3, her main rival Jose Serra’s campaign seems to have fallen in disarray.
Monday, August 30th 2010 - 06:36 UTC
Timerman expected in Montevideo to coordinate monitoring of River Uruguay

Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Héctor Timerman will meet Monday in Montevideo with his Uruguayan counterpart, Luis Almagro, to advance with the implementation of the scientific committee that will monitor the UPM (ex Botnia) pulp mill and the River Uruguay.
Saturday, August 28th 2010 - 07:18 UTC
Brazilian Supreme Court lifts ban on political candidates and parties satire

Brazil's Supreme Court suspended starting Friday the rule banning radio and television comedians and programs from producing political satire about parties and their candidates in the October election.
Saturday, August 28th 2010 - 07:10 UTC
Former Uruguayan Defence minister honoured by US Centre for Defence Studies

The United States Centre for Hemispheric Defence Studies (CHDS) has selected U.S. Army Gen. John Galvin and former Uruguayan Defence Minister Dr. José Bayardi in the individual category and the Mexican Centre for Superior Naval Studies (CESNAV) in the institutional category for the 2010 William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defence Education.
Saturday, August 28th 2010 - 07:08 UTC
UK most powerful attack submarine HMS Astute officially commissioned

The UK’s most powerful attack submarine, HMS Astute, was welcomed into the Royal Navy on Friday. In a Commissioning ceremony overseen by the boat's patron the Duchess of Cornwall, Astute officially became 'Her Majesty's Ship'.
Saturday, August 28th 2010 - 06:58 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner sends bill declaring production of newsprint of “public interest”

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner sent the project that aims to declare of “public interest” the production and distribution of newsprint to the Lower House of Congress, where it is believed the opposition's A Group would vote against the bill; however, centre-left parties might join the pro-government initiative.
Saturday, August 28th 2010 - 06:49 UTC
Timerman names two Argentine scientists for the River Uruguay monitoring

Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Héctor Timerman confirmed the names of those who had been appointed as the two Argentine scientists taking part in the upcoming River Uruguay and pulp mill UPM/Botnia joint monitoring agreed with neighbouring Uruguayan authorities.
Saturday, August 28th 2010 - 06:46 UTC
Indictments related to the killing of Anglo Chilean priest in 1973 total 33

Chilean Justice indicted on Friday fourteen former members of Carabineros (militarized police and Navy) for the kidnapping and killing of Anglo-Chilean Catholic priest Miguel Woodward.
Saturday, August 28th 2010 - 06:28 UTC
Bolivia confiscates 115.000 hectares of land to distribute among peasants

Bolivia confiscated 115.000 hectares of allegedly fallow or ill-gotten land as part of President Evo Morales' drive to redistribute land to the poor, reported the National Agrarian Reform Institute (INRA).