Financial Times (UK)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 00:00
The close ally of incumbent Alvaro Uribe is favourite to win a June 20 run-off vote after a surge in support on Sunday
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 - 00:00
A crackdown on illegal foreign currency dealing is generating a climate of uncertainty for Venezuela's embattled economy, with the government expected today to unveil new trading restrictions
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 00:00
Hugo Chavez, president, reinvigorated a nationalisation drive on Thursday, forcibly taking over the Venezuelan assets of Mexican company Gruma in an attempt to alleviate food shortages and runaway inflation.
Friday, May 14, 2010 - 00:00
Brazil's ambitions to play a bigger role in world affairs - and its capacity to frustrate US plans on Iran - will take centre stage on Saturday when President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meets President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad in Tehran.
Friday, April 30, 2010 - 00:00
Colombia's presidential race has taken a similar unexpected turn to the UK's general election, with the meteoric rise of an erstwhile rank outsider who has tapped into dissatisfaction with the traditional political elite.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 00:00
Álvaro Uribe, Colombian president, said the order threatened to undermine the restoration of relations with Ecuador, which cut diplomatic ties in the wake of the 2008 attack.
Monday, April 26, 2010 - 00:00
A statement issued by the presidency on Saturday said: "Criminalisation of the migration issue... is an obstacle to solving shared problems along the border region."
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 00:00
Brazil's rainbow policy may be reaching its limits and could even jeopardise the permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council that it covets.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 00:00
Russia's decision to invest in Junin 6 was made by Vladimir Putin, and handed as a fait accompli to the less-than-thrilled chief executives of Russia's biggest oil and gas companies.
Friday, April 9, 2010 - 00:00
China's threat to halt soya oil imports to Argentina underscores the downside of Latin America's increasing reliance on the 1.3bn-strong nation amid a prolonged downturn in the US.