Politics

• Saturday, November 28th 2009 - 05:11 UTC

  Costa Rica calls for recognition of Honduras Sunday elections results

  

  Costa Rica president Oscar Arias, who mediated in the Honduran political crisis, announced his country would recognize the winner of next Sunday’s election and called on other countries to follow in statements to CNN.

• Friday, November 27th 2009 - 11:36 UTC

  Brazil and the US confirm differences over Honduras Sunday elections

  

  Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Celso Amorim reaffirmed on Thursday divergences with the United States regarding the political crisis in Honduras before the opening of the Amazon basin countries and France Summit on climate change in Manaus, Brazil.

• Friday, November 27th 2009 - 11:31 UTC

  Falklands’ begins 2010 with a new Director of Community Safety

  

  Chief Superintendent Gary Finchett, Northern Area Commander of Cheshire Police in the United Kingdom will be taking up the post of the Falkland Islands Director of Community Safety on 11 January.

• Friday, November 27th 2009 - 11:25 UTC

  “South American Sails 2010” begins in Rio, February with calls in ten countries

  

  A dozen tall ships from the Americas and Europe will be participating next year in a regatta that will tour ten Latinamerican countries in the framework of the bicentennial celebrations, which marked the beginning of the end of Spanish colonial rule in the region.

• Friday, November 27th 2009 - 08:47 UTC

  Full support for Brazilian incumbent presidential pre-candidate

  

  Brazilian cabinet chief Dilma Rousseff, and presidential hopeful for next year’s election, said that very soon she would no longer need to use a wig, forced on her since she had to undergo chemotherapy treatment.

• Friday, November 27th 2009 - 08:43 UTC

  Ecuadorean oil in exchange for Chinese credits, cooperation and war planes

  

  Ecuador and China signed this week three cooperation agreements worth 442 million US dollars including a loan to buy four warplanes, announced the Ecuadorian government. The two countries are also planning joint operations in developing oil fields in the Amazon zone.

• Friday, November 27th 2009 - 08:36 UTC

  Dubai’s financial health sends shock waves to world markets

  

  European, Asian and Latinamerican shares have been hit by concerns over Dubai's financial health, after a government-owned company asked for an extension on repaying its debts.

• Friday, November 27th 2009 - 05:22 UTC

  Honduras Supreme Court supports Zelaya’s ousting procedure

  

  Honduras Supreme Court apparently has supported the ousting of deposed President Manuel Zelaya according to judicial sources which makes his reinstatement highly improbable.

• Friday, November 27th 2009 - 05:14 UTC

  Brazilian Senate further delays vote on Mercosur incorporation of Venezuela

  

  Former Brazilian president and head of the Senate Jose Sarney said that the upper house has no interest “for the moment” in casting a vote on the Protocol papers for the incorporation of Venezuela as the fifth full member of Mercosur.

• Friday, November 27th 2009 - 05:12 UTC

  South America backs Argentina/Uruguay bid to host 2030 World Cup

  

  South American football's governing body CSF has backed a bid by Argentina and Uruguay to jointly stage the 2030 World Cup finals to commemorate the centenary of the first tournament that was also held in Uruguay.