Politics

Friday, September 25th 2009 - 10:53 UTC
Ecuador ready to purchase combat aircrafts from South Africa

Ecuador is considering the purchase of 12 Atlas Cheetah C fighter bombers from South Africa, according to Defence minister Javier Ponce in an interview with Quito’s newspaper El Universal.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 10:49 UTC
Zelaya’s activities in embassy triggers controversy in Brazil

The activity displayed by ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya from the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa has triggered controversy in Brazil’s political establishment and uncertainty about diplomatic jargon such as the extent of the “refuge” condition.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 10:46 UTC
Brazilian Senate president family again caught red-handed

Brazilian president Lula da Silva’s main ally in the Senate, Jose Sarney is again on the “corruption” spotlight following the release of incriminating tapes, this time involving his son Fernando Sarney.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 09:53 UTC
PM Brown denies rebuffed requests for a one-to-one meeting with Obama

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown denied Thursday reports of a rift with Barack Obama following reports that Washington repeatedly rebuffed requests for a one-to-one meeting with the US president.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 02:09 UTC
Catholic Church blasts “irritating” Argentine government numbers on poverty

Argentina’s Catholic Church considers “irritating” the argument that poverty had diminished in the country when it is plain evidence that this is not the case, “rather the contrary”. It is indignant for Argentina that the system should consider the excluded as “a variable of political success”.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 00:46 UTC
South America-Africa Summit to address energy and cooperation

Margarita Island, in north-eastern Venezuela, has geared up for the upcoming second South America-Africa Summit (SAAS), which will take place on Saturday and Sunday hosted by President Hugo Chavez.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 00:19 UTC
Social Democracy Is Working In Brazil, Chile and Uruguay

Amongst the different leftist governments in Latin America, there are new and rather strident populist regimes (Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador), which seem to grab all the attention.
Thursday, September 24th 2009 - 12:12 UTC
Uruguay opposition parties blast Argentine ambassador’s interferences

Uruguayan opposition parties are demanding Argentine ambassador Hernan Patiño be sanctioned for his active participation in a political rally in support of the ruling Broad Front coalition, an action described as “interference” in Uruguayan internal affairs.
Thursday, September 24th 2009 - 11:17 UTC
OAS and EU agree on massive diplomatic effort to solve Honduras crisis

The Organization of American States, OAS, and the European Union agreed Wednesday to send their ambassadors in Honduras back to Tegucigalpa, the city which they left following the June coup that deposed constitutional president Manuel Zelaya.
Thursday, September 24th 2009 - 10:59 UTC
Peru blasts military expenditure and arms purchases in Latinamerica

Peruvian president Alan García demanded Wednesday that the Organization of American States, OAS, help contain the arms purchasing spree in Latinamerica, an issue that has created irritation and disputes among several countries of the region.