Politics

Tuesday, November 9th 2010 - 00:53 UTC
Narco-violence and political repression threaten Latin American press

Latin American media leaders warned Sunday that press freedoms in the region are under threat from narco-violence in Mexico and political repression in Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador.
Monday, November 8th 2010 - 23:26 UTC
Falklands achieves philatelic milestone: completes national stamp collection

The Falklands has achieved a philatelic milestone – the completion of the country’s national stamp collection.
Monday, November 8th 2010 - 16:29 UTC
Venezuelan military would “not accept” an elected opposition government

A top Venezuelan military commander said that the National Bolivarian Armed Force is committed to President Hugo Chavez and his Socialist project, therefore if in the coming elections the opposition wins “it will not be accepted because they would sell the country”.
Monday, November 8th 2010 - 15:25 UTC
Brazilian exporters ask Rousseff for a US dollar between 2 and 2.2 Real

The Brazilian Confederation of Industry, CNI, is strongly lobbying president-elect Dilma Rousseff who takes office next January first to adopt additional measures to help contain the strong appreciation of the Real vis-à-vis the US dollar.
Monday, November 8th 2010 - 04:17 UTC
Argentine president leaves for Korea to address investors and G-20 summit

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner travels Monday to South Korea in order to take part in the Heads of State Group of Twenty (G-20) Summit that will be held Thursday and Friday in Seoul.
Monday, November 8th 2010 - 04:04 UTC
Pope tries to rebuild prestige of the Church visiting once “very faithful” Spain

Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday consecrated a world monument to family, the Sagrada Familia church, in Spain but faced a gay kiss-in protest before he attacked abortion and defended male-female marriage.
Monday, November 8th 2010 - 03:06 UTC
Rural poverty remains strong in Latin America in spite of agriculture boom

Agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean has had a dynamic development growth during this decade but it has not been sufficient to reduce rural poverty in the region according to a report from FAO and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Cepal.
Monday, November 8th 2010 - 02:59 UTC
Google Maps errors rekindle border conflict between Nicaragua and Costa Rica

Google Maps error is being blamed for Nicaraguan troops accidentally invading Costa Rica last week. The troops have been accused of crossing the hotly disputed Nicaragua border into Costa Rica in Central America and setting up camp for the night after taking down a Costa Rican flag and raising the Nicaraguan flag.
Monday, November 8th 2010 - 02:45 UTC
Commander in Chief of Chinese Navy on official visit to Chile

In the framework of the close relations between Chile and China, the commander of the Chinese Navy, Admiral Wu Shengli was scheduled to arrive Sunday in Santiago for an official several days visit, according to a release from the Chilean Navy.
Monday, November 8th 2010 - 02:34 UTC
Bad weather impedes presidents Piñera and Correa from visiting Antarctica

The Chilean air force plane carrying President Sebastian Piñera and his Ecuadorian counterpart, Rafael Correa, to Antarctica was forced to return to Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, after the pilots found it impossible to land due to bad weather, officials said.