Buenos Aires, 23 June (EFE).- A search ship confirmed that the cargo of 9.5 tons of gold and silver carried by the Chilean fishing boat Polar Mist remained in its hold, five months after it sank in the Atlantic, off the southern coast of Argentina, the Buenos Aires press reported [ … ]
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Karrubi Calls for Mobilizations to Continue
Tehran, 22 June (EFE).- Today the reformist cleric Mehdi Karrubi, one of the defeated candidates in the June 12 elections, called on the Iranian people to keep on protesting and to honor the dead with new protests in Tehran.
Civil-Society Organizations Announce New Proposal After Rejection of Victims’ Act
Bogotá, 19 June (EFE). - The opposition and civil-society organizations expressed regret today that President Álvaro Uribe resorted to “fiscal terrorism” in order to defeat a bill to compensate to thousands of victims of violence in Colombia, and announced that they will present a new initiative to Congress.
Bolivian Delegation will Travel to U.S. to Improve Bilateral Relations
La Paz, 19 June (EFE). - The administration of Evo Morales confirmed today that a Bolivian delegation will travel to the United States on June 29 in order to make progress on the new framework agreement intended to repair the two countries’ bilateral relations.
Seizure of 12.2 Tons of Paraguayan Marihuana in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro, June 15 (EFE).- In one of the major drug busts of the year in the country, the Brazilian police seized on Sunday 12.2 tons of marihuana, hidden in a truck coming from Paraguay and heading to Sao Paulo, the main city of the country, official sources informed [ … ]
Brazil Plans to Build Four New Nuclear Power Plants by 2030
Brazil, 9 June (EFE). - The Brazilian government expects to build four new nuclear power plants by 2030, producing a thousand megawatts of power each, a senior official of the Ministry of Energy and Mining Industry said today.
French Nuclear Submarine Joins Search for A330 Black Boxes
PARIS, June 10, 2009 (AFP) – On Wednesday morning the French Nuclear Attack Submarine (SNA) "Emeraude" joined the search operation aimed at finding the black boxes from the Air France Airbus that disappeared while flying over the Atlantic off the Brazilian coast, the French Joint Chiefs of Staff announced.
FARC Plans an Attack on 11 Councilors in Bogotá
Bogotá, June 8 (EFE) - FARC have a plan to attack 11 councilors in Bogota, as reported today by city councilor Darío Fernando Cepeda, who wanted to make sure the public knew about the letter sent over the weekend by the District attorney's office to the mayor of Bogota, Samuel [ … ]
Brazil and France Continue Huge Search Operation for AF447 Remains
RECIFE, June 8, 2009 (AFP) - A huge operation that includes aircraft and ships from Brazil and France continued searching for the bodies of the Air France plane’s occupants that disappeared over the Atlantic a week ago with 228 people aboard, Aeronautics and the Brazilian Navy reported.
Lula Says Brazil will Attempt to Recover All Bodies from Sea
Rio de Janeiro, June 8 (EFE). - Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said today that his government will make every effort to recover the bodies of the 228 victims of the Air France plane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean a week ago.
Obama: The United States Does Not Want to Keep Troops in Afghanistan
CAIRO, 04 June 2009 (AFP) - On the occasion of his awaited discussion concerning a new relationship with the Muslim world given in Egypt, US President Barack Obama declared on Thursday that the United States does not have the intention of keeping troops in Afghanistan.
Obama Offers Muslims a “Fresh Start” Based on Mutual Respect
Cairo, June 4 (EFE). - Today, in his anticipated address to the Islamic believers of Cairo, U.S. President Barack Obama offered a "new beginning" for the relations between the U.S. and the Muslim world based on mutual respect and interests.