Politics

Tuesday, September 16th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
South America full support for Morales; advisory committee

South American leaders ratified their full support for the constitutional government of Bolivia and elected President Evo Morales following an emergency meeting Monday in Santiago de Chile.
Tuesday, September 16th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
British citizenship for Chilean family in Falklands

A young Chilean family who are among a number choosing to adopt the Falkland Islands as their home, received British citizenship at a ceremony conducted at Government House, Stanley on Monday evening.
Monday, September 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Cash scandal main witness guest at Casa Rosada reception

The Miami federal court cash scandal case which involves Venezuela and Argentina is becoming increasingly embarrassing for the administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Monday, September 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
South America leaders meet to address Bolivian crisis

Bolivia's government said on Sunday it had reached a basic agreement with the opposition on ending the violence which officials say has left at least 30 people dead. The deal came after long hours of talks in the capital, La Paz.
Monday, September 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Mrs. Kirchner “on the wrong track” says 65% of Argentines

Only 23% of Argentines believe President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is performing a good job, while 65% consider she's “on the wrong track”, according to the latest public opinion to be released over the weekend.
Monday, September 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina honors last airman downed in Falklands' war

In a moving military ceremony the remains of an Argentine Air Force Canberra navigator shot down over the Falkland Islands in 1982 were handed on Monday to his family for burial in Cordoba.
Monday, September 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil police murders on behalf of drug gangs, says UN

Brazil's police are responsible for a significant proportion of the 48,000 murders committed every year, a United Nations human rights expert said Monday in a report heavily criticizing law enforcement in the South American country.
Sunday, September 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivian government and opposition agree and call for calm

Bolivia's government and a key opposition figure appealed on Saturday for calm following days of political violence which have left at least 16 people killed in clashes. A summit of South American leaders to address the situation has been convened for Monday in Santiago de Chile.
Sunday, September 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine leader tempts farm chiefs to join politics

Former Argentina president Eduardo Duhalde has called on the leaders of Argentina's farm rebellion to engage actively in politics, urging them to participate in government and congressional posts. Farm protests should not fade away, he said.
Sunday, September 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Menem think tank planning “Argentina after Kirchners”

The hegemonic political system forged by former Argentine president Néstor Kirchner and his wife and successor Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has suffered an irreversible blow with the defeat of their grain duty hike bill in Congress in July, according to three Menemist intellectuals.