Politics

Monday, April 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Frustrated Argentine farmers ready to resume conflict May 2

In a massive Sunday rally the Argentine farmers ratified their willingness to continue the round of talks with government, --in spite of some attitudes and unilateral decisions--, but also warned that time is running out and the agreed deadline is May 2.
Monday, April 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Food prices challenge Peru's economy and president's approval

Peruvian president Alan Garcia's approval rating fell to 26% (28% in March) despite the strong performance of Peru's economy, the fastest growing in South America, according to an Ipsos Apoyo survey published in Lima's main newspaper El Comercio.
Monday, April 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Islanders have proved the best aircraft for the Falkland Islands

THE Falkland Islands Government Air Service General Manager Sean Minto says that air frame replacement has not been included in the current internal review - “We can't get aircraft that operate better or cheaper.”
Monday, April 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Warnings about Brazil's high interest rates policy

Sao Paulo governor Jose Serra and one of Brazilian leaders tipped to dispute the presidency in 2010 warned about the possibility of an economic downturn when President Lula da Silva concludes his second mandate.
Monday, April 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Morales: “eliminate capitalism” to save planet and mankind

Bolivian President Evo Morales has called for an end to capitalism as part of a series of radical measures “to save the planet and mankind”.
Monday, April 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
UN Continental shelf committee received Mexican submission

The United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf dealt with the submission presented by Mexico, the ninth it has received so far. This was the twenty first session of the Commission and was held at UN headquarters from 17 March to 18 April.
Monday, April 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Lula da Silva blames farm subsidies and oil for food crisis

Brazilian president Lula da Silva, currently visiting Ghana, blamed rising oil prices for the current global food crisis, saying that bio-fuels had nothing to do with the problem, as some have suggested. He insisted escalating oil prices are pushing up freight costs, which in turn affects world food prices.
Sunday, April 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Paraguay cracks six decades of iron fist one party rule

Former Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo won a historic victory in Paraguay's Sunday presidential election, signaling the demise of more than six decades of one-party hegemonic rule in one of South America's poorest countries.
Saturday, April 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
“Puerto Deseado” surveying north Falklands' waters

The Argentine Navy scientific research vessel Puerto Deseado set to sea last Thursday towards the Falkland Islands to conclude collecting data and double checking on previous information referred to the outer limits of the continental shelf, contemplated in the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, reports the Argentine press.
Friday, April 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Ecuador's Correa warns FARC and Colombian Gov.

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa warned Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces, FARC that any incursion into Ecuadorian territory would be considered an “act of war” and asked for a “helpful hand” from the Organization of American States, OAS, to put an end to the “disrepute campaign” launched by the Colombian government.