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Paraguay: Welcomed Back into Unasur Bloc 27 Aug 2013 | 09:24 pm
Paraguay has officially re-entered the Unasur bloc, sending a delegation to the Regular Meeting of the Electoral Council, which began in Lima, Peru yesterday.
Venezuela: Colombians Arrested for Presidential Assassination Plot 27 Aug 2013 | 01:19 am
Venezuela's Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace, Miguel Rodriguez Torres, announced that two Colombians had been arrested on suspicion of plotting to kill Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.
Honduras: Presidential Election Campaign Underway 27 Aug 2013 | 12:07 am
Campaigning for the Honduras presidential election, scheduled for 24th November, officially started today, with Xiomara Castro de Zelaya - wife of ex president Manuel Zelaya - leading opinion polls.
Bolivia: Diplomatic Row with Brazil over Former Senator’s Transfer 27 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Bolivian senator Roger Pinto, convicted to one year of prison for corruption, has been transferred to Brasilia yesterday without Evo Morales' approval.
The Indy Eye: August BA Underground Market 26 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
The Indy celebrated another successful edition of the Underground Market this weekend, with hundreds coming to enjoy homemade crafts and food from all over the world. Bodhi Stanberry shares her images...
Bolivia: Prison Riot Leaves at Least 15 Dead 24 Aug 2013 | 01:26 am
At least 15 prisoners have been killed and 50 injured in a fight between inmates early this morning at Palmasola Prison in the department of Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Government Introduces New Federal Security Programme 24 Aug 2013 | 12:58 am
This morning President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced a new Federal Programme of Security Assistance and Partnerships to tackle criminality throughout the country.
Foreign Land Ownership in Argentina: The Beginning of the Debate 24 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Alexandre Bachet and Celina Andreassi analyse the issue of foreign land ownership in Argentina, on the back of the land ownership survey carried out by the government and presented last month.
Brazil: Central Bank Approves US$60bn Plan to Shore Up Currency 23 Aug 2013 | 10:53 pm
The Central Bank of Brazil will inject US$60 billion into the foreign-exchange market by the end of 2013 as a measure to combat the devaluation of the real.
US Appeals Court Rules Against Argentina Over Defaulted Bonds 23 Aug 2013 | 10:46 pm
Earlier today, the US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal ruled against Argentina in the long-running case regarding repayment of its defaulted debt from 2001, obliging the country to pay US$1.33 to holdout i...
