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Politics

  • Sunday, December 7th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Chilean vessel manages to out run Somali pirates

    Container vessel <i>Norasia Valparaiso</i>

    A Chilean cargo vessel managed to outrun an attack with rifles from pirates in the north east of Africa, according to Arturo Claro Fernandez, vice-president of Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores, CSAV, one of Chile's main maritime transport companies.

  • Saturday, December 6th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    New Peruvian Army chief helps overcome rift with Chile

    New Army Chief General Otto Guibovich

    Peruvian Armed Forces “never again” should be involved in politics and must only be committed to the protection of democracy said the incoming Army Chief General Otto Guibovich on Friday helping to cool a spat with neighbouring Chile.

  • Saturday, December 6th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Argentina and Chile recall John Paul II and celebrate peace

    Pte. Bachelet and her counterpart Fernadez during the celebrations

    Argentina and Chile commemorated Friday in Punta Arenas the 30th anniversary of the papal mediation which prevented a full fledged war between the neighbouring countries caused by a limits dispute over three islands next to the Beagle channel in Tierra del Fuego.

  • Saturday, December 6th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Russian warship crosses Panama Canal after 64 years

    The <i>Admiral Chabanenko</i> at Panama channel (Photo:AP)

    The Admiral Chabanenko had earlier completed manoeuvres with Venezuela's navy, coinciding with a Latin American tour by the Russian president.

  • Friday, December 5th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

    Headlines: Norwegian Sun marks the arrival of Falklands summer; Missing cocaine: Not guilty pleads Spanish fisherman; Chief of Police's conduct under investigation; Skype users low priority?; The week's cruise ships.

  • Friday, December 5th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Heavyweight Lagos quits Chilean presidential race

    Former Pte. R. Lagos

    Former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos announced he's not running in next year's presidential race, leaving the ruling but weakened centre-left Concertacion coalition without its main contender.

  • Thursday, December 4th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Falklands dedicates new stamp issue to five penguin species

    The five species of breeding penguins in the Falkland Islands will soon be winging their way through letter boxes, appearing on a new issue of postage stamps &ndash; Breeding Penguins &ndash; which were released this week by the Falkland Islands Post Office.

  • Thursday, December 4th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Commons office raid: Home Secretary stands by the police

    Jacqui Smith required “clarification of the events from Metrolpolitan Police Commissioner”

    United Kingdom's Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has defended the decision to call in the police to investigate leaks from the Home Office. In a Commons statement, Mrs Smith again insisted she had no prior knowledge that Tory frontbencher Damian Green was about to be arrested in connection with the inquiry.

  • Thursday, December 4th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    Vazquez disgusted with disarray quits Socialist Party

    Pte Vazquez felt he  was being ingnored by his own party

    Uruguay's president Tabaré Vazquez decision to quit the Socialist Party sent shockwaves inside the ruling coalition. The news only became public this week although the letter was dated November 24 a day after the Socialist party rejected a presidential veto on a bill to decriminalize abortion.

  • Thursday, December 4th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

    President Sarkozy unveils 30 billion USD stimulus plan

        President Sarkozy

    French President Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled Thursday a stimulus plan worth more than 30 billion USD to fight the economic and financial downturn. The French plan is the latest of a series of proposals by various European governments to earmark massive amounts of money to help reinvigorate their moribund economies.