Politics

Tuesday, September 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chilean presidency changes ageing 707 with Boeing 767-300

The Chilean Air Force formally presented last weekend the new presidential aircraft, a Boeing 767-300ER which cost 30 million Euros and will enable Chilean leaders to reach any point in the world.
Tuesday, September 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina yields to creditors: cancels Paris Club debt

Argentina will repay its 6.7 billion US dollars of pending debt with the Paris Club group of creditors, seeking to ease companies' access to financing as growth slowed and growing signals from risk rating agencies indicated the country was heading for a default scenario if no changes were implemented to economic policies.
Tuesday, September 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Taiwan confident about diplomatic ties with Paraguay

Taiwan's diplomatic ties with Paraguay will remain unchanged despite an assertion by the new Paraguayan president that he will no longer support the island's entry into the United Nations, a senior Taiwanese official said Tuesday in Taipei.
Monday, September 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Bolivia's Morales visit Libya and Iran for energy cooperation

Evo Morales, Bolivia's anti-Washington president, has arrived in Tehran on his first official visit to the Islamic Republic.
Monday, September 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Pte Chávez Threatens to Expel American Ambassador

Fuming over assertions by American officials that cocaine smuggling through Venezuela has surged in recent years, President Hugo Chávez threatened the American ambassador with expulsion on Sunday, opening a new phase of tension between Venezuela and the United States.
Monday, September 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Deforestation rises sharply as farmers push into Amazon

Concerns over the destruction of the Brazilian rainforest resurfaced at the weekend after it emerged that deforestation jumped by 64% over the last 12 months, according to official government data.
Monday, September 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine farmers resume protest and march on Congress

After the four-month conflict with the Argentine government over the hike in grains and oilseeds export duties, farmers began protesting again last week in the interior of the country demanding an end to President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner administration's inaction.
Monday, September 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina to present Antarctic and insular sea bed claims

Argentina will be making a formal presentation before United Nations claiming Antarctic sea bed sometime in early 2009 it was announced this weekend in Buenos Aires. The issue is back in the headlines following the UK's claim presentation involving St Helena and Ascension islands in the mid Atlantic.
Sunday, August 31st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Thousands of Mexicans protest killings

Thousands of Mexicans marched inthe capital on Saturday to protest against a wave ofkidnappings and gruesome murders, putting pressure on PresidentFelipe Calderon to meet his promises to crack down on crime.
Sunday, August 31st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Falkland Islands: New RIC get straight to work

THE new Roulement Infantry Company (RIC) in the Falklands is B Company of 3rd Battalion the Rifles, based in Edinburgh and partof 11 Light Brigade. The Commanding Officer, Major James Richardson, has a close personal affiliation with the Falkland Islands.