Venezuela Increases Ties with Russia
Recently, several Russian bombers spent time in Venezuela and, for many, revived images of the Cold War such as the 1962 Cuban missile crisis Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:02:00 +0200
Costa Rica Has 3 More Months to Join Free Trade Pact
US, five Central American countries give Costa Rica more time after San Jose failed to meet deadline to pass all legislation required to become member of CAFTA Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:06:00 +0200
Argentine Farmers to Launch New Strike
Farmers say new strike this Friday is over government's agriculture policy, renewing bitter conflict with administration of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:14:58 +0200
Costa Rican VP Chinchilla Expected to Resign
Laura Chinchilla expected to seek the presidency in 2010 as a candidate of the National Liberation Party, or PLN Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:19:04 +0200
Human Rights Group Warns Press Freedom Under Threat
Article 19 says for past five to seven years global trend has been very negative; in many places, journalists themselves increasingly coming under attack Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:59:13 +0200
Brazilians Vote in Key Municipal Elections
Millions of voters cast ballots in local elections likely to favor ruling coalition of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:41:37 +0200
Bolivian Leaders Re-Launch Crisis Talks
President Evo Morales and a group of opposition governors resume talks aimed at easing a political crisis that has triggered deadly protests Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:31:23 +0200
Murder of Mexican journalist sparks outrage from UNESCO head
The head of the United Nations agency mandated to defend press freedom today condemned the shooting of Alejandro Xenón Fonseca Estrada, a Mexican radio journalist and activist who campaigned against organized crime. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST
Level playing field key to tackling inequality in Latin America, says World Bank
Levelling opportunities will be key to development in Latin America, where 15 to 50 per cent of total income inequality is due to factors such as gender, race, place of birth and parents' education and occupation, according to a new report released by the World Bank. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST
UN agency delivers food supplies for over half a million in Haiti
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is expanding its relief operations across hurricane-devastated Haiti, supplying enough stocks of food to reach 500,000 people as the Caribbean country tries to recover from the recent series of deadly storms. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST
Ecuador, at UN, calls on European Union to reform migration policies
Ecuador spoke out against the European Union's policy on migration during the General Assembly's annual high-level debate today, stressing the need to protect the right of people to move freely. Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST
