Latin America

Venezuela: Calls For Hostage Release
July 3, 2008 1858 GMT
The Venezuelan government called on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia to release the... [more]
Japan, Brazil: Mitsui, Petrobras Make Bioethanol Deal
July 3, 2008 1217 GMT
Japan-based trading company Mitsui & Co., Brazilian state oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA and... [more]
Colombia: Betancourt Rescued
July 2, 2008 2101 GMT
Hostage Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans held by rebels in Colombia have reportedly been... [more]
Brazil: Seeking Nuclear Development Partnerships
July 2, 2008 1325 GMT
Brazil’s Science and Technology Minister Sergio Rezende said that Brazil wants to set up... [more]
Venezuela: Dissenting General Arrested
July 2, 2008 1105 GMT
Venezuela's military arrested army Gen. Angel Vivas Perdomo on July 1 after he challenged as... [more]
Ecuador: Will Auction Oil Field Licenses
July 1, 2008 2131 GMT
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said July 1 that Ecuador will begin auctioning two types of... [more]
Brazil: Cane Mills Fined
July 1, 2008 2127 GMT
Brazil’s environment minister, Carlos Minc, fined all sugar cane mills in the northeastern... [more]
Bolivia: Mercosur To Send Observers To Referendum
July 1, 2008 2011 GMT
Latin American trade bloc Mercosur decided July 1 to send observers to Bolivia's Aug. 10... [more]
Bolivia: U.S. Denies Cutting Aid Over Coca Incident
July 1, 2008 1958 GMT
The United States on July 1 rejected Bolivian President Evo Morales' accusation that it suspended... [more]
Argentina: Farmers Demand Meeting
July 1, 2008 1930 GMT
Five hundred community leaders and farming representatives from all over Argentina marched to the... [more]
Argentina: Government Bans Arms Sales To Bolivia, Costa Rica
June 30, 2008 1823 GMT
Argentina has enacted a resolution banning the sale of arms to Bolivia's Tarija province, fearing... [more]
Peru: Mining Strike Has Begun
June 30, 2008 1607 GMT
Peru's leading federation of mining unions on June 30 said it had officially begun a nationwide... [more]
Guatemala: Interior Minister Dies In Crash
June 28, 2008 1442 GMT
Guatemalan Interior Minister Vinicio Gomez died in a helicopter crash June 27 north of the... [more]
Bolivia: Morales Will Not Hold Talks With Opposition
June 27, 2008 1847 GMT
Bolivian President Evo Morales rejected the possibility of a dialogue with the prefects of... [more]
Colombia: Pipeline Resumes After Attack
June 27, 2008 1714 GMT
Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline has begun operating again after a rebel bombing forced it to... [more]
Brazil: New State Oil Company Proposed
June 27, 2008 1709 GMT
Brazilian Energy Minister Edison Lobao wants to create a new state company to own oil reserves in... [more]
Venezuela, Brazil: LNG Deal To Be Signed
June 27, 2008 1330 GMT
Brazilian President Brazilian Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on... [more]
Colombia: Uribe Calls For Election Re-Run
June 27, 2008 1202 GMT
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez called on Congress on June 26 to approve a referendum... [more]
Mexico: Federal Police Commander, Bodyguard Shot Dead In Mexico City
June 26, 2008 2332 GMT
Mexico's head of the Traffic and Contraband office of the Federal Preventive Police and a... [more]
Russia: LUKoil Projects Delayed in Venezuela, Cuba
June 26, 2008 1526 GMT
Russia’s LUKoil is delaying plans to buy an oil refinery in Cuba, citing complications with... [more]
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