MercoPress
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 00:00
A Chilean plan for modernizing and upgrading its defense forces is under way with one of the first major contracts going to BAE Systems
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 00:00
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff signed a bill exempting defence companies from taxes for five years
Thursday, September 29, 2011 - 00:00
Originally the Argentine navy sponsored the development of the CAREM nuclear reactor to be installed on some of these submarines but for political reasons the whole program was dismantled
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 00:00
Llorenti had initially defended the crackdown and denied excessive force was used. But before resigning on Tuesday he said neither he nor Morales had ordered the police against the marchers
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 00:00
Morales has put the controversial 420 million dollars highway (financed by Brazil) at the heart of his drive to boost infrastructure in the land locked Andean country
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 00:00
The Secretary-General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Colombian Maria Emma Mejia said that the region has shown “more imagination and audacity in the measures applied” than G7 countries
Friday, September 9, 2011 - 00:00
Brazil's Defense minister said on Thursday that Haiti's peacekeeping force of 12,000 soldiers and police, known as MINUSTAH, will begin a gradual withdrawal aimed at turning security over to the Haitians
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 00:00
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Gabriela Knaul, urged the Brazilian authorities to take immediate action to provide judges, magistrates, prosecutors, public defenders and lawyers with effective and adequate
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 00:00
"It is essential that consumer countries adopt effective measures to counter and diminish significantly drugs trafficking", said Insulza after meeting on Monday with President Humala at the Government Palace in Lima.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 00:00
One of the smallest parties from the Brazilian ruling coalition has stepped down with "no hard feelings" and will now adopt a 'critical support' attitude towards the administration of President Dilma Rousseff.