Politics

Monday, July 5th 2010 - 05:05 UTC
IDB president Moreno forecasted to be re-elected this week for five more years

The Inter American Development Bank will be electing new President this week, but with the nomination period closed last June 26 and no names presented, Colombia’s Luis Alberto Moreno seems certain to be re-elected.
Monday, July 5th 2010 - 05:02 UTC
Morales inaugurates presidential jet and former Miss Bolivia as special envoy

Bolivian President Evo Morales has a new presidential aircraft, a Falcon 900EX manufactured by the French company Dassault. The Bolivian Air Force One was delivered by Philippe Létrilliart, France’s Chargé d’Affairs in La Paz during a ceremony at the air base of El Alto.
Monday, July 5th 2010 - 04:57 UTC
Three out of ten Argentine urban households, victims of crimes in 2009

Three out of ten Argentine households have been a victim of crime in 2009, according to the latest poll from the Argentine Catholic University, UCA, published Sunday in the Buenos Aires daily Clarin.
Monday, July 5th 2010 - 04:51 UTC
Venezuela and Chile to preside over another Latam unity group

Venezuela and Chile will jointly preside over a new regional block to promote integration in the Americans but excluding United States and Canada was announced over the weekend during a meeting of Foreign Affairs ministers in Venezuela.
Monday, July 5th 2010 - 04:46 UTC
Obama administration is “weak” to ensure Middle East peace process

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad wrapping up his Latinamerican tour of four countries, Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina described the government of US President Barack Obama as ‘weak’ to ensure a peace process in the Middle East adding he was hopeful of negotiations sponsored by other countries such as Brazil and Turkey.
Monday, July 5th 2010 - 04:40 UTC
Foreign Secretary William Hague: “The world has changed and if we do not change with it, Britain’s role is set to decline”

The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, gave the following speech outlining the Government's vision for UK foreign policy on 1 July 2010.
Monday, July 5th 2010 - 04:30 UTC
Argentina protests visit of Chilean students to Falklands

The recent Chilean students’ visit to the Falkland Islands for three weeks to improve their English and become acquainted with the Islands’ culture was questioned by Argentine diplomatic officials who contacted Punta Arenas mayor Vladimiro Mimica, reports the Sunday edition of La Prensa Austral.
Sunday, July 4th 2010 - 03:44 UTC
World Bank committed 17.9 billion USD is support of Latam in 2010

The World Bank Group (WBG) committed 17.9 billion US dollars in fiscal year 2010 –a slightly higher figure over last year’s record lending of 17.1 billion- to support countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as they recover from the global financial crisis and resume a path of sustained growth, according to the latest report from the multilateral organization.
Friday, July 2nd 2010 - 03:28 UTC
China’s Xinhua launches 24-hour global news channel in English, CNC

China's state news agency Xinhua has launched a 24-hour global news channel in English. Officials said CNC World would present “an international vision with a China perspective”.
Friday, July 2nd 2010 - 03:07 UTC
EU suggests Argentina’s import restrictions could delay Mercosur trade talks

Negotiations for a trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, re-launched this week in Buenos Aires, could not have a second chapter if the Argentine government insists in restrictions to food imports, said the head of the EU delegation.