Politics

• Monday, October 18th 2010 - 00:03 UTC

  Timmerman and Amorim report to the Mercosur parliament in Montevideo

  

  Argentina and Brazil’s Foreign Affairs ministers, Hector Timerman and Celso Amorim are expected Monday in Montevideo to report to the Mercosur parliament on the current situation of the regional block and future steps.

• Sunday, October 17th 2010 - 15:04 UTC

  Argentina warned: “Falklands’ defences remain strong

  

  As the United Kingdom reviews the strength of its armed forces amid severe Government economic cuts, the Secretary of State for Defence, Doctor Liam Fox, has declared that the defence of the Falkland Islands remains strong.

• Saturday, October 16th 2010 - 20:46 UTC

  New Governor tells Falklands oil exploration is “your legitimate business”

  

  THE Falkland Islands new Governor Nigel Robert Haywood CVO reiterated the United Kingdom’s support of the Falklands right to self-determination, during his speech at the official swearing in ceremony today in Stanley.

• Saturday, October 16th 2010 - 01:50 UTC

  Carlos Menem, best Argentine pro-business president in the last 50 years

  

  The liberal policies carried out by former Argentine president Carlos Saúl Menem continue to reap the approval of the majority of businessmen that are attending an economic colloquy in the Argentine capital, reports the Buenos Aires Herald.

• Saturday, October 16th 2010 - 01:47 UTC

  Piñera promises overhaul of mine safety legislation, standards and mechanisms

  

  As some of its 33 rescued miners begin to go home, and as international interest in the story has yet to wane, Chile’s President Sebastian Piñera is promising a revision of “legislation, standards and mechanisms” to improve safety of miners in the country.

• Saturday, October 16th 2010 - 01:46 UTC

  Miners endured a temperature of 40º. Celsius and almost 100% humidity

  

  Manuel González, the first rescue worker to descend the San José mine pipe during the operative set up to save the 33 Chilean miners that were trapped for 70 days 700 metres under ground, assured the temperatures and humidity the workers had to face were “terrible.”

• Saturday, October 16th 2010 - 01:41 UTC

  Chile to insist on extradition from Argentina of terrorist accused of crimes in democracy

  

  Chilean president Sebastián Piñera's administration announced it has decided to file a formal complaint before the National Refugees' Committee (CONARE) as a way of deepening their discontent on the political asylum the body decided to grant to ex guerrilla fighter Sergio Galvarino Apablaza Guerra.

• Saturday, October 16th 2010 - 00:04 UTC

  Mercosur/EU on track to reach an agreement by mid 2011

  

  European Union and Mercosur representatives concluded Friday in Brussels a new round of negotiations for an association and cooperation agreement for which they have proposed an ambitious work calendar extending until mid 2011, when the accord could be closed.

• Friday, October 15th 2010 - 06:34 UTC

  Miners rescue operation cost between 10 and 20 million US dollars

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Piñera revealed that the rescue operation for the 33 miners trapped during 70 days 622 metres underground in the north of the country cost between 10 and 20 million US dollars.

• Friday, October 15th 2010 - 06:31 UTC

  G 24 president suggests “a better understanding” on Falklands/Malvinas

  

  Argentina and Great Britain should understand each other regarding the disputed Falklands/Malvinas, suggested the president of the United Nations Decolonization Committee Ambassador Donathus Keith Saint Aimée, who arrived Thursday to Buenos Aires responding to an invitation extended last May by Argentine authorities.