Politics

Sunday, May 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Benedict XVI begins pastoral visit to “the continent of hope”

Benedict XVI said Sunday his trip to Brazil will be an effort to promote the Church's evangelization so that Latin America will more and more be “the continent of hope.”
Sunday, May 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Multinational Unitas naval exercise in the South Atlantic

Until next Friday naval units from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Spain and United States will be participating in the Multinational Exercise Unitas XLVIII in the South Atlantic.
Sunday, May 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Mercosur Parliament formally opens in Montevideo

The Mercosur Parliament will hold its first formal session this Monday in Montevideo when 72 elected representatives, 18 for each founding member of the group, convenes in Uruguay's Legislative Palace to discuss regional policies.
Saturday, May 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands Warship attack recalled. HMS Sheffield loss “unnecessary”

Argentina's first fatal strike against the British Falklands Task Force in May1982, sinking the air defence destroyer HMS Sheffield, has been recalled in media reports and dramatic recollections of men involved in the action.
Saturday, May 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Airline pilots warn lack of radars in Buenos Aires airports

The International Federation of Airlines Pilots Associations, with over 100.000 members globally has warned that pilots operating in Argentine airspace must exercise extreme vigilance and awareness because of the lack of radars in the Buenos Aires area.
Friday, May 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
President Chavez threatens banks with nationalization

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatened on Thursday to nationalize the country's banks and largest steel producer, if they don't join the country's economic expansion plans.
Friday, May 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Basic training in human rights for Argentine troops

Hundreds of Argentine troops are headed back to class for a different sort of basic training ÃÂ¢€” in human rights.
Friday, May 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands: Penguin News Weekly Update

Headlines:
Tourist Board: no confidence vote for directors; Pension reversal; Harriet lands new job; War losses remembered; A long distance interview; Expo plans progress.
Friday, May 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina:
“Air force material obsolete”

Defence Minister Nilda Garré, speaking after an air force pilot died on Tuesday as his plane crashed, said that Argentina's air military material is old due to more than 20 years of “disinvestment.”
Thursday, May 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC
World Press Freedom Day May 3. UN alarmed over media freedom

“World Press Freedom Day reminds us all ÃÂ¢€” governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations as well as civil society ÃÂ¢€“ of the crucial role a free press plays in strengthening democracies and fostering development around the world”.