Politics

Saturday, March 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Ecuador warns Colombia over raid

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa warned on Saturday that diplomatic tension with Colombia will rise if an Ecuadorians was among the dead in a bombing raid on a rebel camp inside its territory this month.
Saturday, March 22nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands: MPs learn plenty in a week

TWO visiting MPs have said they would leave the Falklands better able to appreciate the issues affecting Islanders.
Friday, March 21st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Five years on Iraq faces “terrorism and corruption” disease

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani singled out violence and corruption as the main problems facing his country on the fifth anniversary of the invasion. Talabani welcomed the end of Saddam Hussein's era of “torture and tyranny”, but warned that violence, terrorism and corruption had now become a “disease”.
Thursday, March 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Aircraft remains trawled in S. Atlantic date back to 1961

Remains of a military aircraft trawled by an Argentine fishing vessel 159 kilometers off Santa Cruz belong to an Argentine Navy North American SNJ-5C Texan that went down in 1961 and not to aircrafts involved in the 1982 Falkland Islands conflict as originally believed.
Thursday, March 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez support plummets but opposition still under

Support for Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez government has fallen to its lowest level since 2003, according to a new public opinion poll still reflecting damage from a stinging referendum vote defeat last December.
Thursday, March 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Controversy over public image support for Cristina Kirchner

A controversy over the support for Argentine president Cristina Kirchner has been triggered by the publication in the Buenos Aires press of a public opinion poll which shows her rating falling six points to 47%.
Wednesday, March 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Gurkhas hand back medals in protest and justice

Thousands of retired Gurkha soldiers are to gather outside Parliament to campaign for justice and fair treatment.
Wednesday, March 19th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Chile soccer friendly gesture towards Bolivia

Though often at serious political odds, Chile and Bolivia appear to see eye-to-eye on at least one thing – football. In a move that surely put a smile on the face of football-mad Bolivian President Evo Morales, the Chilean Football Federation (ANFP) agreed this week to play its upcoming June 14 World Cup qualifier match against Bolivia in La Paz.
Tuesday, March 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Ecuador and Colombia express satisfaction with OAS resolution

Organization of American States (OAS) ministers meeting on Tuesday rejected the incursion by Colombian troops of Ecuadorian territory but also underlined the commitment of all member states to combat threats to security caused by the actions of irregular groups or criminal organizations and non interference in the internal affairs of other states.
Tuesday, March 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
US has always had “a good relation with Venezuela”, says Rice

United States has no enemies in Latinamerica, said US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who also praised regional leaders' role in downplaying the impact of the incident and tension between Colombia and Ecuador.