Politics

Wednesday, September 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Valparaíso honors Chilean Navy new patrol “Piloto Pardo”

The Chilean Navy recently incorporated new maritime zone patrol “Piloto Pardo” was received with full honors when on Monday she sailed for the first time into Valparaiso.
Tuesday, September 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilian spies suspended for tapping phones

Brazil's President Lula da Silva suspended on Monday the entire leadership of the country's intelligence agency after it was accused of spying on the Supreme Court chief and members of Congress.
Tuesday, September 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilian population to reach 190 million next October

Brazil' population reached 189.6 million and will cease to grow in thirty years time when it's expected to total 220 million inhabitants according to a report from the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute, IBGE.
Tuesday, September 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean presidency changes ageing 707 with Boeing 767-300

The Chilean Air Force formally presented last weekend the new presidential aircraft, a Boeing 767-300ER which cost 30 million Euros and will enable Chilean leaders to reach any point in the world.
Tuesday, September 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina yields to creditors: cancels Paris Club debt

Argentina will repay its 6.7 billion US dollars of pending debt with the Paris Club group of creditors, seeking to ease companies' access to financing as growth slowed and growing signals from risk rating agencies indicated the country was heading for a default scenario if no changes were implemented to economic policies.
Tuesday, September 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Taiwan confident about diplomatic ties with Paraguay

Taiwan's diplomatic ties with Paraguay will remain unchanged despite an assertion by the new Paraguayan president that he will no longer support the island's entry into the United Nations, a senior Taiwanese official said Tuesday in Taipei.
Monday, September 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia's Morales visit Libya and Iran for energy cooperation

Evo Morales, Bolivia's anti-Washington president, has arrived in Tehran on his first official visit to the Islamic Republic.
Monday, September 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Pte Chávez Threatens to Expel American Ambassador

Fuming over assertions by American officials that cocaine smuggling through Venezuela has surged in recent years, President Hugo Chávez threatened the American ambassador with expulsion on Sunday, opening a new phase of tension between Venezuela and the United States.
Monday, September 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Deforestation rises sharply as farmers push into Amazon

Concerns over the destruction of the Brazilian rainforest resurfaced at the weekend after it emerged that deforestation jumped by 64% over the last 12 months, according to official government data.
Monday, September 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine farmers resume protest and march on Congress

After the four-month conflict with the Argentine government over the hike in grains and oilseeds export duties, farmers began protesting again last week in the interior of the country demanding an end to President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner administration's inaction.