MercoPress
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 00:00
Brazilian President Lula da Silva launched Tuesday the bidding process for the construction of the high-speed rail service between the country's two largest cities.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 00:00
Chilean and Bolivian Foreign Ministers gathered in La Paz, Bolivia on Monday to discuss resolving a decades-old maritime dispute.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 00:00
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez essentially shut the border to Colombian products last year in a heated diplomatic spat.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 00:00
Chile will announce this week that the extreme south of the country, in areas next to the border with Argentina, is free of antipersonnel mines.
Monday, July 12, 2010 - 00:00
While most of South America is undergoing a deceleration of consumer prices Argentina and Venezuela are the only countries to experience a significant increase in inflation.
Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 00:00
Nestor Kirchner ended Wednesday a two-day visit to Chile where he met with President Sebastian Pinera and congressional leaders to lobby for the approval of the regional group's charter.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 00:00
Brazil officially launched Tuesday the campaign for October presidential election which begins with a polarized scenario and the two main candidates, incumbent Dilma Rousseff and opposition hopeful Jose Sierra.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 00:00
The European Union and Latinamerica could play a crucial role in helping solve the Middle East conflict said Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010 - 00:00
Valenzuela said that "it's not true that there is a firm position in the region that is unfavourable to Honduras' re-insertion to the OAS," but that there exists a "process of accompaniment"
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - 00:00
In its semi-annual report, the illegal but tolerated Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation said the number of political prisoners fell to 167 - from 201 at the end of 2009.