Latin America

Mexico: Central Bank Sells $6.4 Billion
October 10, 2008 2136 GMT
Banco de Mexico sold $6.4 billion in the currency market Oct. 10, media reported. The central... [more]
Mexico: Gunmen Kill 11 People In Chihuahua
October 10, 2008 2105 GMT
Gunmen killed 11 people in Mexico's northern city of Chihuahua on Oct. 10 in a suspected... [more]
Peru: Bomb Attack Kills 19
October 10, 2008 1618 GMT
Peruvian authorities said Oct. 10 that a bomb killed 12 soldiers and seven civilians when their... [more]
Colombia: Central Bank Lifts Foreign Borrowing Restrictions
October 10, 2008 1424 GMT
Restrictions on foreign borrowing were rescinded by Colombia's central bank late Oct. 9 in an... [more]
Paraguay: Lugo To Visit U.S.
October 9, 2008 2211 GMT
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo will travel to the United States on Oct. 28 to meet with... [more]
Bolivia: Arrests Made For Weapons
October 9, 2008 2211 GMT
Bolivian police arrested four men and confiscated several large-caliber weapons and more than... [more]
Brazil: Cancels Trade Mission To Ecuador
October 9, 2008 1909 GMT
Brazil has canceled a planned trade mission to Ecuador after Ecuador rejected a dispute... [more]
Russia: Venezuela-bound Ships Lack Nuclear Arms
October 9, 2008 1622 GMT
Russian warships heading to Venezuela to participate in naval exercises are not carrying tactical... [more]
Argentina: Fernandez Calls For Mercosur Meeting
October 9, 2008 1428 GMT
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has called for an urgent Mercosur meeting to... [more]
Brazil: Expecting A Population Decline
October 9, 2008 1351 GMT
By 2030, Brazil’s populations will start to decline, according to a study by Brazil's Economic... [more]
Colombia: Uribe Could Seek Third Term
October 8, 2008 2231 GMT
A Colombian congressional committee, meeting for the first of eight sessions, approved the... [more]
U.S., Germany, Brazil: Bush Talks With Merkel, Da Silva About Financial Crisis
October 8, 2008 2126 GMT
U.S. President George W. Bush spoke on the telephone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and... [more]
Brazil, Ecuador: Presidents To Meet Over Commercial Disputes
October 8, 2008 1334 GMT
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva will visit Ecuador in early 2009 to meet with... [more]
Bolivia: Transport Workers Block Roads
October 8, 2008 1122 GMT
Bolivian transport workers conducted a blockade on the roads connecting Yungas to La Paz, the... [more]
Mexico: Former President Extradited To Guatemala
October 7, 2008 2152 GMT
Mexico has extradited former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo to Guatemala, where he will... [more]
Bolivia: Senate Leaders To Meet With Morales
October 7, 2008 2146 GMT
Leaders of Bolivia's senate plan to meet on the evening of Oct. 7 with President Evo Morales in... [more]
Argentina: President Says 'Strong Regulation' Required
October 7, 2008 2143 GMT
Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner said Oct. 7 that Argentina will be able to... [more]
Ecuador: Government Takes Control Of Isaias Companies
October 7, 2008 2123 GMT
The government of Ecuador has formally taken control of more than 200 companies that it seized in... [more]
Mexico: Pemex To Be Allowed To Partner With Private Firms
October 7, 2008 1515 GMT
Mexico's three largest political parties have agreed to begin work on a bill that would provide... [more]
Argentina: 2009 Growth Forecast Revised Downward
October 7, 2008 1416 GMT
Brazilian Bank Banco UBS Pactual revised its forecast for Argentina's economic growth for 2009... [more]
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