Politics

Monday, December 22nd 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Leading global warming experts join Obama's cabinet

US President-elect Barack Obama has nominated two leading global warming specialists for key science posts in his administration. Harvard physicist John Holdren will be Mr Obama's scientific adviser while marine biologist Jane Lubchenco will head the US oceanic research body.
Monday, December 22nd 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Paraguay denies arrival of Venezuelan illiteracy experts

Paraguay does not need teachers from other countries to fight illiteracy in the country said on Monday the country's Education and Culture minister Horacio Galeano Perrone, during an interview with a local station in Asunción, the capital.
Monday, December 22nd 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina/Chile celebrate John Paul II 1978 peace efforts

The governments of Argentina and Chile are celebrating on Monday almost simultaneously religious services in the Basilica of Lujan and in the Maipu national sanctuary, respectively, to honour the memory of Pope John Paul II and his peace efforts which thirty years ago prevented a full fledged war between the neighbouring countries.
Sunday, December 21st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Bolivia's Morales declares “free of illiteracy”

President Evo Morales declared Bolivia free of illiteracy on Saturday after a three-year project sponsored by his leftist allies Cuba and Venezuela helped about 820,000 people learn to read and write.
Sunday, December 21st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Sarkozy to sign arms deal to help Brazil build nuclear sub

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to sign an arms deal during his visit to Brazil that could help this country build Latin America's first nuclear-propelled submarine, according to the government's official news agency Agencia Brazil.
Sunday, December 21st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Argentina Falklands claims' inventory adds two supports

Argentina's Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty claim support inventory added two more statements this last week during the meeting of Latinamerican and Caribbean leaders in the northeast of Brazil.
Saturday, December 20th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Oil prices threaten Chavez constitution reform process

Venezuela's National Assembly has given preliminary approval for a constitutional referendum to scrap presidential term limits, which would allow President Hugo Chavez to run for re-election in 2012 and beyond.
Saturday, December 20th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
LAN allowed to operate in Ecuador's domestic market

Chile's LAN was granted a two-year concession to operate domestic flights in Ecuador, a top aviation official said on Thursday. The airline's Ecuadorean unit will be allowed to fly local routes to major cities like Guayaquil, Quito and Cuenca.
Saturday, December 20th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Unasur initiative not incompatible with OAS, says Rice

United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice does not think that the creation of an organization that pools Latin American and Caribbean countries would be a threat or incompatible with for the Organization of American States (OAS).
Saturday, December 20th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Russian Navy flotilla makes first visit to Cuba since Cold War

Three ships from Russia's Northern Fleet arrived in Havana Bay on Friday as part of the Russian Navy's first visit to Cuba since the Cold War. On arrival the Admiral Chabanenko destroyer fired a 21-salvo “international salute,” which the country's coastal artillery returned.