Politics

• Tuesday, July 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine judge shelves case against Nestor Kirchner

  An Argentine Judge shelved on Monday a report requesting that former president Néstor Kirchner be probed for accusing the farmers of being coup-mongers.
  
  Rafecas' decision came after prosecutor Federico Delgado requested that the case Judge Daniel Rafeca's decision came after prosecutor Federico Delgado requested that the case submitted by lawyer Ricardo Monner Sans be shelved

• Monday, July 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uribe clears the ground for a possible third mandate

  

  Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has scrapped his plan to rerun the 2006 election in which he won re-election, the government announced, a move that could set the stage for him to seek a third term in 2010.

• Monday, July 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands' new constitution bolsters “Britishness”

  

  THE 'Britishness' of the Falkland Islands is to be underlined in its new constitution, by a change that insists all individuals applying for Falklands status must first become a British citizen.

• Monday, July 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine Air Force replaces ageing F-27s with SAAB 340B

  

  The first two, of a total of four, SAAB 340B aircraft acquired by Argentine Air Force for passenger transport operations in Patagonia will arrive in Buenos Aires by the end of the year it was announced in Buenos Aires.

• Monday, July 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Colombia and Brazil agree on ample defense cooperation

  

  Colombia and Brazil agreed on a cooperation and defense pact aimed at controlling the one thousand mile lawless common border which is regularly used by drugs and arms dealers as well as the cocaine-funded FARC rebel group.

• Monday, July 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  EU offers to cut farm tariffs by 60% at Doha round talks

  

  The European Union has offered to cut its farm tariffs by 60% to kick-start trade talks in Geneva. EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson urged Brazil, India and China to reciprocate by slashing their industrial tariffs. The EU previously offered to cut farm tariffs by 54%.

• Monday, July 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Castro promises idle land to farmers to boost food production

  

  Cuban President Raul Castro announced the redistribution of government land that is not in use to private farmers to stimulate food production and efficient farming. Cuba in spite of abundant farm land must import half of its food.

• Sunday, July 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chilean aide admits risk of loosing to conservatives

  

  Chile's ruling coalition “Concertación”, but challenged by protests and a slowing economy should be prepared to lose the 2009 elections after 18 years in power, the interior minister said in an interview published in the Santiago media.

• Saturday, July 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  When Mrs. Kirchner's resignation became a real option

  The tense hours following the stunning defeat of the grain and oilseed export tax in the Argentine Senate have been by far the most demanding moments ever undergone by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner since even her resignation was considered, according to reports in the Buenos Aires press.

• Friday, July 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Conflict still on, until resolution 125 is revoked by Executive

  Argentine farm organizations called Thursday on President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to revoke the controversial sliding grain and oilseeds export tax, resolution 125, as the government had promised if the bill was repealed by Congress.