Politics

Friday, November 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay, Argentina only agree on praise to King Juan Carlos

Uruguayan and Argentine officials meeting on Thursday in Chile have agreed to keep disagreeing on the pulp mills dispute, but praised the facilitating efforts of the Spanish King who helped to reestablish dialogue conditions.
Friday, November 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UN Ban highlights development and social cohesion values

The struggle for economic development, the need to do more to tackle climate change and the value of greater social cohesion were all spotlighted by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as he traveled to Chile, the second stop on his tour to South America.
Friday, November 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Ibero-American Summit begins in Chile

The 17th Ibero-American summit kicked off Thursday, bringing together Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries in Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and Andorra, to discuss regional social issues and bilateral problems between neighbors.
Friday, November 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: Weekly Penguin News update

Headlines:
Welcome back, boys!; New port report out now; New Lan aircraft - but no change for Falklands; UN's Ki-moon in South America.
Friday, November 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Green light for Botnia pulp mill; Argentina furious

Uruguay finally granted the long-awaited start-up permit for Finland's Botnia pulp mill, which Argentina argues will contaminate a shared river. The green light came late Thursday following a last ditch effort to resolve the several years-long diplomatic dispute between the neighboring countries during the Ibero American summit in Santiago, Chile.
Friday, November 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Chilean support for UK in Falklands '82, “things of the past”

Chile's Deputy Foreign Affairs minister Alberto Van Klaveren described the support given by the regime of General Augusto Pinochet to Britain during the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas conflict as “things of the past”.
Friday, November 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands remembers leading figure of post-conflict recovery

David Taylor CBE the first Falkland Islands Government Chief Executive passed away in London on Thursday. The Falkland Islands Government on making the sad announcement on Friday underlined David's contribution to the recovery of the Islands following the 1982 conflict.
Friday, November 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
UN defines democracy and calls for International Day

Stressing the continuing need to promote democratization, development and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, the General Assembly agreed to observe 15 September each year as the International Day of Democracy.
Friday, November 9th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Uruguay blocks bridge to prevent pickets crossing

Uruguay announced on Friday precautionary security measures in the area surrounding a controversial pulp mill that late Thursday was given the green light to begin production to which Argentina objects, generating a serious diplomatic rift between Montevideo and Buenos Aires.
Thursday, November 8th 2007 - 20:00 UTC
Ban Ki-moon begins South American trip in Argentina

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived Wednesday in Argentina the first stop of his visit to three South American countries that will see him travel from the Amazon basin to Antarctica.