South America

22.05.2012 17:27 19 comments ‘Political leadership denounced as evil tyranny’ President Raphael Correa of Ecuador told Julian Assange that presidents have very little power to change things because the very concept of political leadership is being demonized.		21.05.2012 16:02 24 comments Assange Episode 6: Ecuador’s fight against its media vultures Is it always bad govt. vs. good free media? President Rafael Correa of Ecuador tells Julian Assange it is time to get rid of false stereotypes depicting wicked governments persecuting saint-like journalists and news outlets.
16.05.2012 18:12 33 comments Yankee, come here: Mexicans want US to clean up War on Drugs mess More than half of Mexican voters want America take a bigger role in fighting against Mexican drug cartels, a pre-election poll shows. They want the US to take more responsibility for the violence, which they partially blame on the northern neighbor.		14.05.2012 23:34 3 comments Teenager sues cruise ship for leaving him for dead An 18-year-old fisherman from Panama is suing a cruise line from the United States after one of their ships’ crew failed to aid the passengers of a boat lost at sea. Two men, ages 24 and 16, died in the mishap.
03.05.2012 18:44 6 comments I believe I can fly: Jetman soars over Rio (VIDEO) Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy, known as Jetman, has performed another breathtaking flight. This time he spread his wings over Rio de Janeiro.		02.05.2012 23:08 36 comments Falklands War 30 years on: ‘The British have learned nothing’ Thirty years after the UK and Argentina fought over the remote Falkland Islands, the war continues to resonate in both countries. Historian Hugh Bicheno says Britain has not learned from the conflict and the islands are still vulnerable to invasion.
02.05.2012 14:44 9 comments Domino effect: Bolivia seized power grid from Spanish company Spain’s energy business gets a second hit from South America as Bolivia's President Evo Morales announced plans to nationalize the country’s major power grid owned by Spain's Red Eléctrica.		26.04.2012 02:42 6 comments Trampling on the tribes: ‘The Corporate Way’ You might think Man has come a long way from the Dutch and English slave masters of the 18th Century selling work-able men and women from Africa at “markets” in North, Central and South America. But look at the attitudes to indigenous people.
19.04.2012 20:02 11 comments YPF: To privatize or to nationalize… That is the Question! While Argentineans went into “nationalistic flag-waving mode” on news the YPF oil company will be nationalized, and its former owner Repsol, Spain and the West went furious, there’re many hidden currents that led to the outcome.		19.04.2012 19:23 Marquez on the Metro: Moscow’s latest enterTRAINment Love reading in the underground? Well, the Moscow Metro is sparing you the burden of carrying around books or electronic reading devices, with poetry from Gabriel García Marquez there for you to enjoy – right on the carriage walls.
17.04.2012 08:39 5 comments Powerful 6.7 earthquake shakes central Chile A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale has hit close to the Chilean capital Santiago, prompting the authorities to evacuate a large stretch of coastline.		17.04.2012 08:30 24 comments 'Let Cuba In!' Sixth Summit of Americas sends ultimatum to US When the heads of both Americas met for their Sixth Summit in Colombia, a key issue was finally put squarely on the table: either Cuba is invited to the next Summit or… there will be no next Summit.
14.04.2012 23:39 55 comments Obama’s dirty dozen: Secret Service men behaving badly in Colombia Eleven Secret Service agents have been relieved from their duties in light of claims they spent time set aside for planning President Obama’s visit drinking and visiting prostitutes.		12.04.2012 05:13 4 comments Colombians to present Obama with donkey: 'He'll surely fit into his plane' (VIDEO) Colombian villagers are hoping to give US President Barack Obama a donkey that led a march of other burros in an effort to get the President to visit the town.
11.04.2012 20:37 26 comments Monsanto sued for poisoning farmers A lawsuit filed this week claims that the Monsanto corporation, "motivated by a desire for unwarranted economic gain,” knowingly poisoned farmers that were pressured to use the company’s chemicals.		03.04.2012 08:16 12 comments Falklands 30 years post-war: Riots and saber rattling Argentine protesters clashed with riot police after attempting to storm the British Embassy in Buenos Aires. The unrest broke out on the 30th anniversary of the 74-day-long war between the two nations over the Falkland Islands.
02.04.2012 00:21 43 comments Argentina: From Falklands Blitz to ‘Treaty of Versailles’ Thirty years ago, Argentina’s ruling regime occupied the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, only to surrender 74 days later to Margaret Thatcher’s Task Force. The defeat paved the way for Argentina’s very own degrading “Treaty of Versailles.”		26.03.2012 03:08 10 comments 7.1-magnitude quake hits Chile A massive 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile on Sunday, the US Geological Survey reports. Over 7,000 people have been evacuated from coastal areas, although authorities have said a tsunami is unlikely.
24.03.2012 14:50 9 comments Soviet v Nazi football flick to kick off festival The true story of a historic football game between Soviet and the Nazi teams in 1942 will open the international football film festival in Brazil.		23.03.2012 23:44 18 comments Brazilian schoolchildren forced to wear tracking chips to combat truancy Those who worry about technology eroding human rights have long predicted that it’s only a matter of time until a person’s every movement is tracked by the authorities. Now that time has come – with 20,000 Brazilian schoolchildren being “chipped.”

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