Politics

Thursday, March 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Bush's visit: Brazil proclaims itself South America's speaker

Brazil would like to see the current relation with United States become something positive for South America and expects that Washington's renewed interest in the hemisphere is based on cooperation and not in the old “intervention” style, said Friday Brazilian Foreign Affairs minister Celso Amorim.
Thursday, March 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lula/Vazquez agenda was previously checked by Argentina

The Brazilian initiatives proposed by President Lula da Silva during his Monday summit in Uruguay with his counterpart Tabare Vazquez were previously considered with Argentina, according to reports in the Buenos Aires press.
Wednesday, February 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Gibraltar has a Parliament, MPs and is “effectively decolonized”

Gibraltar's House of Assembly was consigned to the history books this week as the Gibraltar Parliament convened for its first session under the framework of the new Constitution. The precincts of the former House will from now on be known as Parliament Building reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Wednesday, February 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN decolonization: “a success story albeit unfinished”

Decolonization, part of the United Nations' founding mission, is a success story, albeit an unfinished one, said United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Asha-Rose Migiro at the opening of this year's annual meeting of the 24-member Special Commission on Decolonization at UN Headquarters in New York.
Wednesday, February 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
New constitution for the British Virgin Islands

The successful conclusion this week of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) constitutional talks was praised by Foreign Office Minister Lord Triestman.
Tuesday, February 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentine/UK controversy over Falklands' war commemoration

Britain hopes the Argentine government will reconsider its decision not to participate in joint commemorations of the 25th anniversary of the Falkland Islands conflict as offered by London, said a spokesperson for the British Embassy in Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, February 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lula da Silva and Vazquez agree to another patch for Mercosur

Presidents from Uruguay and Brazil, meeting in Colonia Monday, seem to have smoothed strained economic and political ties with promises of stronger bilateral relations and a new boost to the battered Mercosur block, although Argentina, just fifty kilometers away was not present at the summit.
Tuesday, February 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Climate change champion and Oscar winning Al Gore to visit Chile

Nobel Peace Prize nominee and former Clinton administration vice-president Al Gore will make a trip to Chile this coming May as the guest of 2005 conservative presidential candidate Sebastian Piñera. And a very expensive guest at that: Gore's visit will cost almost 400.000 US dollars.
Tuesday, February 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
CIA believes Raul Castro is consolidating as Fidel's successor

The United States government said Tuesday that Raul Castro has consolidated as successor of his brother since last July and admitted that in the event of Fidel's death there will not be an
immediate “positive change”.
Monday, February 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands' war 25th anniversary: “Not an easy year” for UK Argentina relation

British Ambassador in Buenos Aires said Sunday that 2007 “will not be an easy year for the relationship” with Argentina because of the upcoming 25th anniversary of the war over the Falklands/Malvinas.