Politics

Friday, September 25th 2009 - 09:53 UTC
PM Brown denies rebuffed requests for a one-to-one meeting with Obama

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown denied Thursday reports of a rift with Barack Obama following reports that Washington repeatedly rebuffed requests for a one-to-one meeting with the US president.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 02:09 UTC
Catholic Church blasts “irritating” Argentine government numbers on poverty

Argentina’s Catholic Church considers “irritating” the argument that poverty had diminished in the country when it is plain evidence that this is not the case, “rather the contrary”. It is indignant for Argentina that the system should consider the excluded as “a variable of political success”.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 00:46 UTC
South America-Africa Summit to address energy and cooperation

Margarita Island, in north-eastern Venezuela, has geared up for the upcoming second South America-Africa Summit (SAAS), which will take place on Saturday and Sunday hosted by President Hugo Chavez.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 00:19 UTC
Social Democracy Is Working In Brazil, Chile and Uruguay

Amongst the different leftist governments in Latin America, there are new and rather strident populist regimes (Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador), which seem to grab all the attention.
Thursday, September 24th 2009 - 12:12 UTC
Uruguay opposition parties blast Argentine ambassador’s interferences

Uruguayan opposition parties are demanding Argentine ambassador Hernan Patiño be sanctioned for his active participation in a political rally in support of the ruling Broad Front coalition, an action described as “interference” in Uruguayan internal affairs.
Thursday, September 24th 2009 - 11:17 UTC
OAS and EU agree on massive diplomatic effort to solve Honduras crisis

The Organization of American States, OAS, and the European Union agreed Wednesday to send their ambassadors in Honduras back to Tegucigalpa, the city which they left following the June coup that deposed constitutional president Manuel Zelaya.
Thursday, September 24th 2009 - 10:59 UTC
Peru blasts military expenditure and arms purchases in Latinamerica

Peruvian president Alan García demanded Wednesday that the Organization of American States, OAS, help contain the arms purchasing spree in Latinamerica, an issue that has created irritation and disputes among several countries of the region.
Thursday, September 24th 2009 - 09:21 UTC
Lula da Silva calls on international community to reinstate Zelaya

Brazilian President Lula da Silva said the international community demands the reinstatement of ousted Honduran leader Manuel Zelaya. Addressing the United Nations, Lula da Silva used the situation in Honduras as an example of where greater global political will was needed.
Thursday, September 24th 2009 - 09:11 UTC
Dutch pilot arrested on charges he flew “death flights” in Argentina

Spanish authorities have arrested a pilot for Dutch airline Transavia.com on charges he flew “death flights” for Argentina's former military rulers, a Dutch Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 24th 2009 - 08:39 UTC
South America unifies position on regional migratory policy

The 9th South American Conference on Migration ended Tuesday in Ecuador with the approval of the “Quito Declaration” aimed at harmonizing the regional migratory policy of the twelve participant countries.