Politics

Monday, August 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Lula optimistic about a Doha round global trade agreement

Brazilian president Lula da Silva said he believes the Doha round global trade talks have not failed and anticipated that Brazil will insist that negotiations should continue until a satisfactory agreement for all is reached.
Sunday, August 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Lula da Silva and Chavez in Argentina to talk about trade

Presidents Lula da Silva of Brazil and Hugo Chavez from arrived Sunday night in Buenos Aires where they will meet President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to discuss pending issues, such as trade relations between the three countries.
Sunday, August 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil changing military strategy to rapid strike force

Brazil does not intend or is planning a massive troop build-up along its northern borders but wants a well-equipped rapid strike force to dissuade foreign intrusions, a senior government official said this weekend.
Sunday, August 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine farmers: “never again caboose on camp decisions”

Stating that whoever attacks the camp “attacks Argentina” and promising to “never again accept being the caboose of the decisions that compromise the farm's integrity and destiny”, the president of the Argentine Rural Society Lucinao Miguens inaugurated this weekend the country's main agro-show in the Palermo premises.
Saturday, August 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
UN General Assembly president Srgjan Kerim visits Argentina

United Nations General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim yesterday met with Vice-President Julio Cobos and Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana as part of an official three-day visit to Argentina, which is part of a wider tour in South America.
Saturday, August 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil launches Amazon rainforest protection fund

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called on developed countries to donate money to a new fund designed to protect the Amazon rainforest.
Saturday, August 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
CFK: “I would do each and every thing that I did again”

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, who has spent most of her first eight-months in office in a deep political crisis, defended her administration on Saturday and ruled out further cabinet changes.
Friday, August 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Exceptional papal waiver for bishop president in Paraguay

Pope Benedict granted an unprecedented waiver to allow former bishop and elected president Fernando Lugo to serve as head of Paraguay Executive without violating church rules, said the Vatican representative in the capital Asuncion.
Friday, August 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News Update

Headlines: Champions!; 'Medical Services' tax dropped; FIGAS fares capped at £50; Experts to deal with Ocean 8 wreck; Commonwealth Games team prepares for Pune.
Friday, August 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner with a sustained negative rating of 50%

Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has a negative image rating of 50.4% and a positive one of only 19.2%, according to the results of an opinion poll conducted by the Giacobbe & Asociados consultancy which were released recently.