Politics

• Wednesday, October 6th 2010 - 05:22 UTC

  President Piñera’s cousin and Senator says the Kirchners are not to be trusted

  

  A leading Chilean Conservative Senator said on Tuesday it is going to be very difficult to have a confidence relation “with the Argentine government, the President and the Kirchner couple” and described Foreign Affairs minister Hector Timerman as someone who lacks “human and intellectual category”.

• Wednesday, October 6th 2010 - 05:20 UTC

  Chile freezes relation and calls off series of meetings with Argentina

  

  Chilean Argentine relations deteriorated seriously on Tuesday when the government of President Sebastian Piñera announced they were calling off a series of meetings at Foreign Affairs ministerial level following on Buenos Aires decision to grant political asylum to a former guerrilla fighter.

• Wednesday, October 6th 2010 - 05:16 UTC

  Correa extends state of emergency and Army replaces police as Congress guards

  

  Ecuador's government extended a state of emergency and soldiers replaced the police as the force that guards Congress after a deadly revolt by some officers last week over a new law cutting their bonuses.

• Wednesday, October 6th 2010 - 05:13 UTC

  Chavez rejects claims Spanish ETA terrorists were trained in Venezuela

  

  Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez dismissed claims from Spain that two members of Basque separatist group ETA were trained in Venezuela as part of an international campaign to besmirch his government.

• Wednesday, October 6th 2010 - 02:20 UTC

  Brazil’s most voted federal Deputy could be barred from Congress for illiteracy

  

  The candidate who won the most votes in Brazil’s Sunday general elections, Tiririca the clown, will have to show electoral authorities that he can read and write to avoid his electoral victory being annulled, an elections official said.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 22:05 UTC

  Leading Tory ministers and advisors attend Gibraltar reception in Birmingham

  

  Gibraltar Chief Minister, Peter Caruana addressed leading MPS and guests on Sunday at the start of the British Conservative conference in Birmingham.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 20:50 UTC

  A third of Peruvians have opted for a moderate, female mayor

  

  A moderate leftist who gained renown as a human rights advocate consolidated what remained a narrow lead (0.81%) Tuesday over her pro-business rival. Whoever wins, Lima will have its first elected female mayor ever.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 20:30 UTC

  Falklands’ Governor Designate swearing in ceremony October 16th

  

  The swearing in ceremony for Falkland Islands Governor Designate, Nigel Haywood CVO has been announced for Saturday October 16 and will be followed by a parade and a reception at Government House.

• Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 03:06 UTC

  Brazil’s Greens confident they hold the key to Lula da Silva’s successor

  

  Brazil’s Green party considers that their presidential candidate Marina Silva and her demands in support of an environmental policy will be decisive in the run off between the ruling Workers Party Dilma Rousseff and runner up Jose Serra from the Social Democracy of Brazil (PSDB).

• Tuesday, October 5th 2010 - 03:03 UTC

  Rift widens as Chile hands letter of complaint to Argentine ambassador

  

  The differences between Chile and Argentina with regards to the ex guerrilla fighter Sergio Galvarino Apablaza Guerra's situation were clearly marked during the meeting between Chile's Foreign Minister, Alfredo Moreno, and Argentine Ambassador to Chile Ginés Gonzáles García.