Politics

• Friday, August 13th 2010 - 02:49 UTC

  A festival of cricket for the Falklands

  

  The cricketers of the Falkland Islands may become regular visitors to Scotland if plans for further stagings of the 'Festival of the Three Falklands' cricket festival are realised, according to a report from the Live Cricket web site.

• Friday, August 13th 2010 - 02:44 UTC

  Valparaiso receives 140 thousand USD from Unesco for reconstruction efforts

  

  During the 34th convocation of the UNESCO World Heritage Foundation recently held in Brazil, members discussed the importance of reconstruction efforts in the Chilean coastal city of Valparaíso, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in the aftermath of February’s earthquake.

• Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 21:59 UTC

  Uruguay former guerrillas and retired military officers on reconciliation path

  

  Uruguay’s Defence minister and former guerrilla leader Luis Rosadilla, and retired military officers made a huge “shared” reconciliation gesture when they agreed to forget pending bills, look to the future and establish a constructive dialogue.

• Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 20:34 UTC

  Piñera Invites Ecuadorian President To Meeting In Antarctica

  

  Chilean president Sebastian Piñera invited Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa to join him in a visit to Antarctica to continue diplomatic discussions concerning Chile’s ongoing maritime border dispute with Peru. The trip is expected to take place between Nov. 6 and Nov. 8.

• Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 17:56 UTC

  Possible way out to Gibraltar/La Linea ‘car congestion tax’ controversy

  

  Spain's Public Works Ministry (Ministero de Fomento) has refused La Linea permission to divert traffic toward a toll gate, in a move that could scupper controversial plans to tax drivers heading to Gibraltar, reports the local press.

• Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 17:46 UTC

  Uruguay calls for a Mercosur with “open regionalism” for smaller members

  

  Uruguay called on Brazil and Argentina to allow Mercosur junior members to reach unilateral trade agreements with third countries helping to boost the group’s dynamism.

• Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 04:58 UTC

  Chilean president to spend most October and November overseas

  

  Chilean president Sebastián Piñera will be travelling to the United States, Europe and Asia in the coming months with the purpose of boosting trade and investment, announced Wednesday Foreign Affairs minister Alfredo Moreno.

• Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 04:49 UTC

  Businessman is next Chilean ambassador in London

  

  Businessman Tomas Müller has been nominated as the new Chilean ambassador in London. He will be replacing Rafael Moreno. The announcement was made this week by Chilean Foreign Affairs minister Alfredo Moreno and visiting Foreign office minister Jeremy Browne.

• Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 04:33 UTC

  Chavez admits Colombia can sign military agreements even with United States

  

  Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez said Colombia is “sovereign” and as such can sign a military agreement with the United States, an issue which at the time triggered a bilateral conflict and which he admitted having addressed with Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos during their meeting this week.

• Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 04:30 UTC

  Hillary Clinton praises Argentina for its role in helping consolidate peace

  

  Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Héctor Timerman and US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, met at the US Department of State Wednesday on what was the second and final day of the minister's diplomatic trip to Washington, DC