Politics

• Thursday, October 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  New controversy with Brazil's air traffic control system

  

  Brazil's top aviation official on Thursday rebuffed charges by the head of an international air traffic controllers organization who said it was only “a question of time” before there was a new air disaster in Brazil.

• Wednesday, October 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Incipient political dialogue between US and Venezuela

  Top diplomats from Venezuela and United States held talks aimed at improving relations, discussing a possible visit to Caracas by Washington's leading envoy for the Americas. Relations between the two countries have been tense for years.

• Wednesday, October 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina announces “discouragement letter” to Billinton

  

  Argentina announced a “formal protest” before the United Kingdom for having extended hydrocarbons exploration and production licences to the east and south of the Falkland Islands. The Foreign Affairs Ministry also anticipated “discouragement letters” to the companies involved reported the Buenos Aires press Tuesday evening.

• Wednesday, October 3rd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  First production contract for Royal Navy's new carriers

  

  Britain awarded this week the first contract for the new equipment that will be fitted to the 65,000 tonne aircraft carriers Ministry of Defence has announced it is to order.

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Landslide victory in Ecuador for XXI Century Socialist project

  

  Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa received a landslide support in the Sunday election for a Constitutional Assembly which will be tasked with reforming the country's constitution and leading it towards what he has defined as XXI Century Socialism.

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  South America: highest robbery rates

  

  Fear of crime is driving investment away from cities in developing countries, where over half of all urban residents have been victims in the last five years, a United Nations report warned yesterday.

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Plans to recycle veteran warship of the Falklands conflict

  

  The former Royal Navy amphibious assault ship Fearless, which was a key part of the Falklands fleet, is expected to be recycled at a Belgian shipyard, the Ministry of Defence announced today.

• Monday, October 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Multilateralism, only way to tackle global concerns says UN

  

  Whether it is resolving conflicts, protecting human rights, achieving development goals or safeguarding the environment, the only viable way to effectively tackle today's complex global challenges is through multilateral cooperation, underlined United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

• Monday, October 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Comfortable lead for Cristina K but 29% of voters undefined

  

  With only 28 days to Argentina's presidential election incumbent candidate Cristina Kirchner comfortably leads vote intention with 39.8%, and 28 points ahead of runner up Elisa Carrió, 11.7%, but there's still 22.7% undecided.

• Monday, October 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Bush and Chavez in the same bag: worst regional image

  

  United States president George Bush and Venezuela's Hugo Chavez are the regional leaders with the worst image, according to a public opinion poll published this week end in the influential Brazilian daily O Estado de Sao Paulo.