Politics

Saturday, August 16th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Full scale military exercise to defend Brazil's offshore oil

Brazil announced Friday it will hold military exercises next month to show its capability of defending new offshore oil reserves that could convert the country into a global energy player.
Saturday, August 16th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands Islands: 47-strong pilgrimage planned for November

PLANS for a pilgrimage of more than 40 veterans to the Falklands in November are well underway.
Saturday, August 16th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Menem indicted in Río Tercero explosion case

Federal Judge Oscar Valentinuzzi yesterday indicted former president Carlos Menem in connection with the 1995 explosion of the Río Tercero's munitions plant in Córdoba province that killed seven people, and ruled that there is a lack of enough evidence regarding then army chief-of-staff and current ambassador to Colombia Martín Balza.
Saturday, August 16th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Dominican Republic president sworn in for 3rd term

President Leonel Fernandez promised to boost agriculture production but warned of dire economic times as he was sworn in for a third term on Saturday
Friday, August 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Former president organizing challenge to Kirchners' power

Former Argentine president Eduardo Duhalde said his counterpart Nestor Kirchner suffers a profound “psychological impairment” and compared a recent speech of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner husband to those from Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler.
Friday, August 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

Headlines: Student woos potential new boss; Union condemns C&W move; Government meets with C&W; New deal for Desire; Mt Maria back on line.
Friday, August 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Paraguay's Lugo promises to end corruption and misery

Former bishop Fernando Lugo was inaugurated Friday as Paraguay's president, ending six decades of one-party rule. Tens of thousands of Paraguayans cheered as the tie less, sandal-clad Lugo raised his hand in the air and was sworn in, addressing the crowd in both Spanish and the Guarani indigenous language from a huge stage in front of Congress.
Friday, August 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Twelve Brazilian Super Tucanos for Chilean Air Force

Brazil's aircraft manufacturer Embraer signed a contract on Friday to provide the Chilean Air Force (FACH) with 12 Super Tucano for tactical training missions. The first should be delivered in the second half of 2009.
Thursday, August 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia: Morales and opposition governors agree to sit and talk

Bolivian President Evo Morales and opposition regional governors agreed on Wednesday to meet in an attempt to ease the bitter power stand off that has paralyzed the country for most of the year.
Thursday, August 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
S. America spending to upgrade armed forces and equipment

Although most Latinamerica and United States officials deny the existence of an arms race in South America, “large increases in military expenditure have been taking place in several countries of the region”, points out the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, SIPRI: