Politics

Friday, February 26th 2010 - 06:39 UTC
Falklands: UK MOD denies naval incident with Argentine vessel

The British Ministry of Defence strongly denied Thursday any incident in the Falklands territorial waters involving a Royal Navy South Atlantic patrol and an Argentine Navy corvette, as reported in some London sensational media.
Friday, February 26th 2010 - 06:35 UTC
Mujica praises “strong message” from the US; plans to invite Obama to Uruguay

Uruguayan president elect Jose Mujica will hold a meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday morning, before the official inauguration, and will take advantage of her presence to invite US President Barack Obama to visit Uruguay.
Friday, February 26th 2010 - 06:30 UTC
Chile’s largest copper producer increases output: first time in five years

Chile’s Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, increased production in 2009 for the first time in five years, helped by a new mine. The company also generated an impressive surplus over the last four years.
Friday, February 26th 2010 - 06:24 UTC
Spain, Cuba’s main supporter in the EU “deeply deplores” death of dissident

Spain said it “deeply deplores” the death of Cuban dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo and regrets that the human rights situation on the Castro brothers ruled island has led to “this very terrible outcome”.
Zapata, 42, died Tuesday at a Havana hospital after an 85-day hunger strike.
Friday, February 26th 2010 - 01:19 UTC
Peruvian private pension funds purchase Lan Chile shares

Peruvian Finance Minister Mercedes Araoz welcomed the participation of Peruvian private pension funds, AFP, in Thursday auction of a 6.4% stake (21.83 million shares) of Chilean flagship airline.
Thursday, February 25th 2010 - 05:09 UTC
Falklands’ dispute reaches the UN: Ban Ki-Moon’s praises peaceful attitude

Argentina’s Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana as had been anticipated on Wednesday formally asked United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to interfere in the “unilateral decisions” Britain has made regarding the Falklands/Malvinas Islands issue and highlighted that “from now on” everyone has to wait until Ban acts within a “good-solicitor” framework.
Thursday, February 25th 2010 - 05:03 UTC
Argentine court keeps freeze on Central Bank reserves

An Argentine federal court kept a hold on the government’s plan to use 6.6 billion US dollars in Central Bank reserves to pay debt, sending the case to the Supreme Court for a final ruling, Argentina’s Court Information Center Web site said.
Thursday, February 25th 2010 - 04:56 UTC
“Political intolerance” and “citizen insecurity” rampant in Venezuela says OAS

Venezuela routinely violates the rights of its citizens, using the “punitive power of the state” to intimidate and punish people for their political opinions, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) said Wednesday.
Thursday, February 25th 2010 - 01:27 UTC
On its fiftieth anniversary Brasilia exposed to a major political dispute

The acting governor of Brazil's federal district resigned this week in connection with a corruption scandal that has tarnished one of the main opposition parties and could affect the campaign of front-runner Jose Serra in this October's presidential race.
Thursday, February 25th 2010 - 01:25 UTC
EU ready to reach trade agreements with Latinamerica by next May

Spanish president Jose Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and European Commission president Jose Manuel Durao Barroso said they were confident of a successful conclusion of trade and cooperation agreements the EU is currently in the process of negotiations with Latinamerica.