Politics

• Monday, April 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  OAS mediation to prevent armed conflict in Bolivia

  

  The OAS, Organization of American States, has sent a top negotiator to Bolivia in an attempt to mediate between the administration of President Evo Morales and Santa Cruz province governor Ruben Costas, ahead of next Sunday's controversial autonomy referendum which could signal the beginning of the dismembering of the landlocked country.

• Sunday, April 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Millions of pounds to clear Falklands' 16.000 mines

  

  Multi-million pound plans to finally rid the Falkland Islands of thousands of deadly landmines left behind by Argentine forces 26 years ago are being considered in Whitehall, reports the Liverpool Daily Post.

• Sunday, April 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Opposition promise support for Paraguay president elect

  

  Paraguay's President Nicanor Duarte revealed that he had talks with president elect Fernando Lugo “to ensure governance” for the country, and if the incoming administration proposes a constitutional review, he will support it from Congress, according to reports in Asunción Sunday press.

• Sunday, April 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine gov. looks split over farmers' conflict

  

  The doves of the Argentine cabinet headed by vice president Julio Cobos called on farmers to give the new cabinet a chance and more time to discuss the issues which so far have stalled negotiations.

• Saturday, April 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Zero in Argentine geography: Malvinas are Falklands (GB)

  

  School text books distributed by an Argentine provincial government identify the Islas Malvinas as the “Falklands” with the GB for Great Britain next to the map. The error (blooper¿?) triggered a strong reaction from the local chapter of the Malvinas veterans and the provincial congress.

• Friday, April 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

  

  Headlines: An end to Queen's parade?; Puerto Deseado begins survey; Will Desire reveal all?; War focus for feature film.

• Friday, April 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentine Economy Minister Martin Lousteau Resigns

  

  Argentine Economy Minister Martin Lousteau resigned four months into President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's administration amid disputes over farm policies and accelerating inflation in South America's second-largest economy

• Friday, April 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Frustrated Argentine farmers preparing for a second conflict

  With only a week left for the end of the month long truce, negotiations between Argentine farmers and government are virtually paralyzed, --and with growing animosity--, while rural organizations begun to review protest mechanisms, taking lessons from the three weeks strike, in the event of the resumption of the conflict as of May 2.

• Friday, April 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Incoming Argentine economy minister “thinks just like us”

  

  Argentina's incoming Economy Minister “thinks in the same terms as us” and will follow on “with government main guidelines”, said cabinet chief Alberto Fernandez who also confirmed that the controversial Secretary of Interior Trade, Guillermo Moreno remains in his post.

• Thursday, April 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Hillary and Obama determined to fight to the very end

  Hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama entered Wednesday the final phase of the US Democratic presidential primary with Clinton saying her decisive Pennsylvania win proved she was the best candidate to beat Republican John McCain in the race for the White House.