Politics

Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Lula da Silva proposes a Rio + 20 environment summit

Standing before the United Nations General Assembly one day after an historic meeting on climate change, the President of Brazil proposed convening in 2012 a summit on the environment, exactly two decades after the landmark international conference met there to produce the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile and Uruguay least corrupt countries in Latam

Chile and Uruguay are the least corrupt countries in Latinamerica based on the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) by Transparency International released Wednesday. At the opposite extreme figures Haiti, Venezuela and Ecuador, with Brazil and Argentina in between.
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
“Queen Cristina's” travels trigger political controversy

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner overseas trips respond to her condition of elected Senator or First Lady and not as presidential candidate said Argentina's cabinet chief Alberto Fernandez against a background of mounting criticisms.
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Bush calls for reform to make the UN “strong and vibrant”

United States President George W. Bush told the General Assembly that he supports a “strong and vibrant” United Nations empowered to carry out the shared goals of the world body and its host country, from addressing global pandemics to stopping the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to dealing with climate change.
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UK praises Gibraltar constitution and the “new relationship”

British Minister for Europe Jim Murphy praised the relationship between the United Kingdom and Gibraltar resulting from the new constitution saying it was “of vital importance” and “worth recognizing by all other nations”.
Wednesday, September 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN Human Rights Council seat seems certain for Chile

In a surprise announcement this week Venezuela said it will not seek a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council, thus paving the way for Chile to assume the position. Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez had been expected to put up a fight to obtain the seat.
Tuesday, September 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
In Argentina, the Campaign of 'Queen Cristina' Focuses on Global Relations

With just over a month to go before voters will choose a new president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, or “Queen Cristina,” as she is widely known here, is living up to her nickname.
Tuesday, September 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazilian Indians campaign: 'Guarani Are Great People'

A group of Brazilian Indians has just kicked off a campaign called Guarani People, Great People. The self-esteem-enhancer promotion was launched in the Tey' kue village, near the municipality of Caarapó, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Brazilian Midwest.
Monday, September 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN and White House prepare for rival climate summits

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Gore and the leaders of some 80 nations converge on the United Nations today for a summit on the warming Earth and what to do about it.
Monday, September 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Pulp mill dispute: on the road to a happy ending

Uruguayan and Argentine delegates will be meeting next Saturday in New York to consider the pulp mills controversy, confirmed the Spanish Foreign Office which is acting as a “facilitator” to help find a way out to the dispute that has strained bilateral relations between the neighboring countries.