Politics

• Tuesday, July 27th 2010 - 04:53 UTC

  Colombia/Venezuela conflict: Kirchner meets president-elect Santos

  

  Unasur (Union of South American Nations) chairman Nestor Kirchner confirmed Monday ongoing contacts at different levels to try and defuse the Colombia/Venezuela conflict.

• Tuesday, July 27th 2010 - 04:49 UTC

  Chile, Peru and Colombia, trade platform for China in South America

  

  Colombia, Chile and Peru are increasingly the platform for South American trade with China, according to official statistics. The three countries have China as one of the largest and most dynamic trade partners and are working on a common strategy for further liberalization of trade.

• Tuesday, July 27th 2010 - 02:37 UTC

  Soy-oil: Argentina hopeful India will replace China as main client

  

  India could become the main buyer of Argentine soybean oil according to Industry Minister Deborah Giorgi. The official made the announcement following a meeting on Monday with Indian in Buenos Aires Rengaraj Viswanathan.

• Tuesday, July 27th 2010 - 02:35 UTC

  Barack administration breaks deporting records: 400.000 in 2010

  

  The administration of President Barack Obama is deporting undocumented immigrants in unprecedented numbers and has intensified inspections in hundreds of companies that appealed to “illegal cheap labour”, according to The Washington Post.

• Tuesday, July 27th 2010 - 02:33 UTC

  Gibraltar airport scheduled to become operational next May 2001

  

  Gibraltar's new airport terminal is scheduled for completion in May 2011 and will come into operation regardless of whether or not the works on the La Linea North Entrance have been completed, Chief Minister Peter Caruana has confirmed.

• Tuesday, July 27th 2010 - 02:09 UTC

  Uruguay/Argentina agree water-monitoring negotiations are “not blocked”

  

  Discussions for the joint monitoring of the River Uruguay with Argentina are “not blocked” and “we have a very strong commitment with the on-going negotiations” said Uruguayan Foreign Affairs minister Luis Almagro following Monday morning’s ministerial cabinet meeting headed by President Jose Mujica.

• Monday, July 26th 2010 - 22:31 UTC

  Cuban reforms “step by step” at the “rhythm we determine” says Castro regime

  

  The Cuban leadership on the 57th anniversary of the revolution said that economic reforms will take place “step by step, at the pace we determine” and certainly not “by campaigns from the foreign press”.

• Monday, July 26th 2010 - 05:41 UTC

  Venezuela/Colombia conflict “weakens” South America’s image, says Brazil

  

  Brazil’s Executive foreign affairs advisor said that the breaking of relations between Venezuela and Colombia “weakens” South America and negotiations to bring both sides together should not be seen as a confrontation between Unasur (Union of South American Nations) and OAS (Organization of American States).

• Monday, July 26th 2010 - 05:39 UTC

  “Boys, we’re not in the sixties” Chavez tells Colombia’s FARC

  

  In an attempt to take distance from the Colombian guerrilla following claims of his alleged links with the rebels presented by Bogotá before the Organization of American States, OAS, President Hugo Chavez said that “Colombian armed groups must reconsider their armed strategy”.

• Monday, July 26th 2010 - 05:36 UTC

  Both Kirchners, Nestor and Cristina want to run in the 2011 presidential election

  

  Former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner added more fuel to speculations about next year’s presidential election when he insinuated that both members of the most powerful couple in Argentina could be running.