Politics

• Friday, October 29th 2010 - 03:50 UTC

  New US ambassador praises Chile as a model of stability

  

  In his first press conference in Santiago, new U.S. ambassador to Chile Alejandro Wolff said that the miners’ rescue impressed him greatly.

• Friday, October 29th 2010 - 03:44 UTC

  Pope calls on Brazilian Catholic bishops to oppose legalization of abortion

  

  Bishops must guide their faithful to use their vote to oppose efforts to legalize abortion and euthanasia, Pope Benedict XVI told bishops from Brazil.

• Thursday, October 28th 2010 - 06:16 UTC

  Fraga: Cristina Kirchner chance to finally play her role as President

  

  The disappearance of Nestor Kirchner generates multiple uncertainties and signals for the first time in Argentine history that the absence of someone who is not the president can cause such a situation and so many questions, writes Rosendo Fraga, Argentine historian and political commentator.

• Thursday, October 28th 2010 - 05:59 UTC

  Unasur presidents confirm presence at wake ceremony

  

  Several Latin American presidents expressed sorrow for former President Néstor Kirchner's death and pledged to be present in the country for the upcoming wake of the UNASUR Secretary-General.

• Thursday, October 28th 2010 - 05:55 UTC

  Unasur members declare three days of national mourning

  

  The Chilean government announced three days of national mourning to honour former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner who died of a massive stroke Wednesday morning at his home in El Calafate, Patagonia.

• Thursday, October 28th 2010 - 05:45 UTC

  Mrs Kirchner promises to keep fighting “for all the Argentine people”

  

  “I will keep fighting for all the Argentine people” was President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner first public message following the death of her husband and former president Nestor Kirchner early Wednesday morning in the Patagonian resort of El Calafate.

• Thursday, October 28th 2010 - 05:39 UTC

  United Nations, OAS and IMF leaders praise the former president

  

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated he was “sorry to hear Néstor Kirchner had died so prematurely.” The UN leader placed strong emphasis on Kirchner's “relevant role for multilateralism.”

• Wednesday, October 27th 2010 - 17:17 UTC

  With Lula da Silva campaigning, Dilma consolidates as a clear frontrunner

  

  With only four days left for the presidential run-off and President Lula da Silva fully involved in the campaign frontrunner Dilma Rousseff consolidated her lead over opposition rival Jose Serra according to the latest Sensus public opinion released Wednesday.

• Wednesday, October 27th 2010 - 16:38 UTC

  Argentina complains to IMO British military exercises in Falklands/Malvinas

  

  Argentina informed the International Maritime Organization (IMO) of a letter from the United Kingdom referred to missile test firing in the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, which it wishes to circulate among IMO members as a way to warn of the deliberate violation of IMO regulations by the British government.

• Wednesday, October 27th 2010 - 14:37 UTC

  Argentina’s most powerful political leader dies in Patagonia

  

  Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner (2003/2007), the current president's husband and one of the country's most powerful politicians, died early Wednesday, confirmed state television.