Politics

Monday, May 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Bachelet travels to Northern European Nations

President Michelle Bachelet left Chile late Sunday evening for a state visit to northern European nations where she will meet with Finnish President Tarja Halonen, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stotltenberg and Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey. Bachelet will return to Chile on June 4.
Monday, May 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Venezuelan TV Station Goes Off the Air

Venezuela's oldest private television station went off the air just before midnight Sunday as thousands banged on pots and pans in protest against a decision by President Hugo Chavez that did away with a popular opposition-aligned channel.
Monday, May 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
UN Decolonisation Seminar urges case by case approach

At the conclusion of its three-day review of progress achieved in implementation of the Plan of Action of the Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, the 2007 Caribbean Regional Seminar recommended that the Special Committee on Decolonisation consider establishing a “Special Committee focal point” in each Non-Self-Governing Territory where there was no dispute over sovereignty, in order to enhance the exchange of information.
Sunday, May 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Paraguayan general elections scheduled for April 2008

Paraguay will be going to the polls to elect the successor of President Nicanor Duarte Flores on April 20 next year, confirmed this week the country's Electoral Tribunal.
Sunday, May 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
EU envoy attempts to re-launch trade talks with Mercosur

A top European Union trade negotiator begins this week an official visit to the four Mercosur country members in an attempt to re-launch the stalled talks with the South American block for an association agreement.
Saturday, May 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
“The Islanders War” on History Channel “Falklands Week”

In a week commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Falkland Islands War, The History Channel UK is premiering three commissioned programmes including “The Islander's War”, a Point of View production by Mike Ford that will be screened in the United Kingdom at the beginning and the end of the “Falklands' Week” on June 11 and 17.
Saturday, May 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
HMS Sultan, Gosport hosts Falklands Veterans reception

The town of Gosport, on the western side of Portsmouth harbour, and home of the Falklands Veterans Foundation, has hosted the first major event commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Falklands War.
Saturday, May 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner tunes political project for October elections

Argentine President Néstor Kirchner marked on Friday his four years in office reaffirming his call for a “concertation” ÃÂ¢€“ or alliance of different political forces ÃÂ¢€” ahead of the October's presidential election. However, he remained tight-lipped on who will be the ruling Peronist party's candidate.
Saturday, May 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Sunday countdown test for Venezuelan media and Chavez

The countdown has begun for Venezuela's oldest private television station: midnight Sunday Radio Caracas Television, the most widely watched channel, will be forced off the air after President Hugo Chávez's government decided not to renew its licence.
Friday, May 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Judiciary corruption: several Latam countries named

Corruption is undermining judicial systems around the world denying citizens' access to justice and the basic human right to a fair and impartial trial, sometimes even to a trial at all, according to the Global Corruption Report 2007: Corruption in Judicial Systems issued Thursday by Transparency International, the global coalition against corruption.