Politics

Sunday, April 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile Google Earth moves a village to Argentina

The Chilean government wants Google to fix its Earth geographical search program that places a village named after Chilean independence hero Bernardo O'Higgins in Argentina.
Saturday, April 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchner/Lula reinforce “strategic alliance” and discuss bio-fuels

Argentina's Nestor Kirchner and Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva strengthened the “strategic relationship” between the two largest members of Mercosur during a presidential summit in Buenos Aires on Friday where bio-fuels and the Southern Bank figured top of the agenda.
Saturday, April 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chavez and allies open alternative ALBA meeting

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is hosting this weekend in Barquisimeto his closest regional allies at the summit of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), an integration bloc he and Cuban ruler Fidel Castro founded in 2004 to counter the “Washington-based free trade model” better known as the Free Trade Area of the Americas.
Saturday, April 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
New Chinese Foreign Secretary UK educated, US expert

China announced Friday the appointment of a new Foreign Affairs Minister, replacing veteran diplomat Li Zhaoxing with a younger Yang Jiechi, who is a former ambassador to the United States.
Friday, April 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Falklands: Penguin News weekly update

Headlines:

Tim picks up her MBE; Exploring the southern wilderness; Smoking ban looms; 'Frustrated' Argentines; Tourism meeting today.

Inside Penguin News: Past Finders repair historic corral; Queen's Birthday Parade; HE's First trip to South Georgia.
Thursday, April 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
“Special emphasis” at UN on Falklands' dispute promises Argentina

Argentina will display a “special emphasis” in the world's multilateral space in defense of the Argentine claim over the Islas Malvinas sovereignty announced on Wednesday designate ambassador before United Nations, Jorge ArgÃÃ‚Â¼ello.
Thursday, April 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: Junta pardons 'unconstitutional'

A federal appeals court yesterday overturned pardons for former dictators Jorge Videla and Eduardo Massera, saying they must return to prison to serve their life terms for crimes against humanity
Thursday, April 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Shannon: “Ecuador is looking for a way to perfect its democracy”

United States Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas A. Shannon spoke on a wide range of Latin American issues Wednesday during a round-table discussion with journalists at the U.S. Embassy in Santiago.
Thursday, April 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
It's important to understand “Venezuela before and after Chavez”

Brazil's president Lula da Silva said on Thursday he believes in the ”existence of a South American spirit but not in Chavism (from Venezuelan president Chavez)“. However he admitted it's important to understand Venezuela, ”before and after Chavez”.
Thursday, April 26th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Chile: unemployment drops to 6.7%; Punta Arenas 2.7%

Unemployment in Chile during the first quarter of 2007 was 6.7%, which is higher than the previous quarter, 6.4%, but considerably less than a year ago, 8.35%, according to the latest release from the Statistics Institute, INE. Punta Arenas in the extreme south of the country has one of the lowest rates with 2.7%.