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Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 00:00
President Michelle Bachelet is promoting her ambassador to the United States to the post of foreign minister while sending the current defense minister to Washington.
Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 00:00
Panama needs to adjust its labor laws to meet international standards before Congress will consider a free trade agreement with the Central American country, a House lawmaker in charge of trade policy said Wednesday.
Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 00:00
The Obama administration has lifted the Cuba travel restrictions enacted five years ago by President George W. Bush, meaning Cuban Americans can now visit their relatives on the island once a year -- for as long as they like.
Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 00:00
Forty-two candidates are vying for 17 parliament seats in the Antigua and Barbuda general elections, which will be held Thursday
Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 00:00
Cuba's government wants dialogue with the United States and is waiting to see what policy changes will emerge from the Obama administration, but Cuba will not accept any U.S. preconditions, according to a senior Foreign Ministry official in Havana.
Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 00:00
A U.N. Security Council delegation began a four-day mission Wednesday in Haiti to encourage stability and economic progress weeks ahead of a critical donor conference and long-delayed Senate elections.
Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 00:00
Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan urged President Obama to make Latin America a foreign-policy priority when leaders of the Western Hemisphere meet next month in the fifth Summit of the Americas.
Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 00:00
Official: Military force last resort in dealing with drug wars