Politics

Tuesday, September 22nd 2009 - 05:34 UTC
Ousted Zelaya in back in Honduras and calls for dialogue

Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has returned to his country, nearly three months after being deposed. Mr Zelaya has sought refuge inside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, and has called on supporters who gathered in the streets to go to the embassy.
Monday, September 21st 2009 - 21:22 UTC
Uruguay denies harmful river pollution:“the right pulp mill at the right place”

Uruguay denied on Monday Argentina's claims at the International Court of The Hague that a pulp mill on a river separating the two countries is polluting the air and water, saying it meets environmental protection standards.
Monday, September 21st 2009 - 11:34 UTC
“Peace without Borders” concert in Havana breaks all records

A million people packed a main square in the Cuban capital Havana Sunday to witness a rare and ambitious concert that, despite its nonpolitical theme, drew criticism from some Cuban exiles in the United States.
Monday, September 21st 2009 - 11:31 UTC
Argentina announces formal negotiations with the Club of Paris

Argentina’s Economy minister Amado Boudou meets this week with its French peer Christine Lagarde for the resumption of negotiations with the Club of Paris. The meeting will take place previous to the G-20 presidential summit in Pittsburgh.
Monday, September 21st 2009 - 11:26 UTC
Malvinas families trip to the Falklands “end of a long mourning period”

The coming trip to the Falkland Islands for the official inauguration of the memorial at the Argentine cemetery in Darwin, “somehow represents the end of a long mourning period”, but at the same time “re-signifies the strong meaning that the Malvinas have for the Argentine people”, said Cesar Trejo representative of the Malvinas Families Commission.
Monday, September 21st 2009 - 11:12 UTC
Colombian government/FARC agree on hostages’ liberation

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe agreed to demands from next of kin of hostages held by the FARC rebels and will accept the release of kidnapped policemen and soldiers one at a time rather than all at once, a reversal in government policy that could speed up releases.
Monday, September 21st 2009 - 08:37 UTC
Lula da Silva denies arms race and justifies investment in defence

Brazilian president Lula da Silva denied South America had embarked in an arms race and justified purchases by Brazil, Chile, Venezuela and Colombia the four countries at the forefront of military hardware expenditure.
Monday, September 21st 2009 - 06:57 UTC
South Georgia’s whaling history to the prelude of the Falklands conflict (*)

On September 13th 1909, 100 years ago, the “SS Starlight” arrived at South Georgia with men and materials to erect a shore whaling station. Her destination was a cove in Stromness Bay which became known appropriately as Leith Harbour because the company building the station was Christian Salvesen's of Leith, on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
Saturday, September 19th 2009 - 11:34 UTC
US tighter supervision of credit rating agencies

United States credit rating agencies will face tighter supervision under new rules adopted by the US financial watchdog.
Saturday, September 19th 2009 - 11:19 UTC
Latinamerican conference on regional migratory policy

Latinamerican countries will try to unify a regional migratory policy during the 9th South American Conference on Migration, to be held here on Sept. 21-22, announced Ecuadorian Migration Minister Lorena Escudero.