Politics

Thursday, December 10th 2009 - 04:40 UTC
The unique 'mysterious sympathy' between Britain and Chile

An interview with William “Eddie” Edmundson, Author of “A History of the British Presence in Chile”
Wednesday, December 9th 2009 - 14:49 UTC
Mercosur summit fails to advance in internal trade issues

The political coincidences of the two-day Mercosur presidential summit held in Montevideo overshadowed the lack of relevant decisions for the consolidation of the block as a customs union, according to Brazilian sources.
Wednesday, December 9th 2009 - 14:41 UTC
Mercosur summit committed to advance trade negotiations with Europe

Mercosur is committed to advance trade negotiations with the European Union and expects to have drafted a viable position when leaders from Latinamerica and the Caribbean meet with their European Union counterparts next May for the Madrid summit.
Wednesday, December 9th 2009 - 14:37 UTC
Mercosur presidents strongly reject Honduras November elections

Mercosur presidents expressed their most “energetic condemnation” of the Honduran coup and “total and full rejection” of the November 29th elections which represent a strong blow to “the democratic values of Latinamerica and the Caribbean”.
Wednesday, December 9th 2009 - 14:33 UTC
HRW: 1.000 “resistance” killings annually by Rio and Sao Paulo police

Police officers in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo routinely resort to lethal force, often committing extrajudicial executions and exacerbating violence in both states, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Tuesday.
Wednesday, December 9th 2009 - 14:29 UTC
Venezuelan top private bankers help to calm markets and depositors

A two-week banking crisis in Venezuela seems to be settling down following President Hugo Chavez announcement that private banks will be respected but new rules to make the system more transparent and production-geared will begin to be enforced.
Wednesday, December 9th 2009 - 08:32 UTC
Brazilian Senate ready to vote on Venezuela’s Mercosur incorporation

Brazilian president Lula da Silva announced Tuesday during the Mercosur summit in Montevideo that the Brazilian Senate should, finally, vote on the incorporation of Venezuela to the South American trade group as a full member.
Wednesday, December 9th 2009 - 08:23 UTC
Search for remains of British priest killed when 1973 Chilean coup

Investigators will be searching for the body of torture victim Father Micheal Woodward at a cemetery in the Chilean city of Valparaiso (Region V) through next month, the victim’s family informed Chilean press on Monday.
Wednesday, December 9th 2009 - 00:51 UTC
England’s Capello is paid eight times more than Dunga or Maradona

The 32 coaches of the national teams participating in the South Africa 2010 World Cup are paid handsomely with England’s Fabio Capello top of the list with an annual salary of 10 million US dollars while Nigeria’s Shaibu Amodu, figures at the other extreme with 180.000 US dollars, according to the Argentina’s sports publication Olé.
Wednesday, December 9th 2009 - 00:23 UTC
Woman elected president to the Brazil’s most popular football club

Former swimmer Patricia Amorim became the first woman to be elected president of Flamengo, the most popular football club in Brazil.