Epoch Times | World | South America World | South America http://www.theepochtimes.com/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:47:23 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Honduran Talks Resume, Radio Says Deal May Be Near http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24525/ Ousted Honduran President Zelaya and de facto rulers in power returned to the negotiating table on Thursday. Reuters Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:01:32 +0100 Rio Violence Upsurge Underlines Olympic Challenge http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24298/ The image of this Brazilian city has changed from victory of Olympic bid to one embroiled in a bloody war with itself. Reuters Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:01:14 +0100 Honduras Crisis Talks Edge Toward Collapse http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24225/ Honduran authorities organizing a presidential election next month said a vote could help solve the political crisis. Reuters Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:13:50 +0100 Honduras Regime Uses Noise Attack As U.S. Cuts Visas http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24145/ Honduras' de facto leaders blasted loud music outside the embassy where Manuel Zelaya is sheltering on Wednesday. Reuters Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:51:29 +0100 Police Say Total 29 Dead in Rio Drug Violence http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/24120/ Police have killed 29 since the city's worst recent outbreak of drug gang violence erupted over the weekend. Reuters Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:28:29 +0100 A Museum for the Dead Exposes Peru Divide http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/23985/ Plans to build a "Museum of Memory" for the people killed in Peru's civil war has exposed a deep political divide. Reuters Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:53:26 +0100 Rio Police Kill Two in Second Day of Clashes http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/23982/ Rio de Janeiro police kills two suspected drug traffickers when they invaded a slum on Sunday. Reuters Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:50:40 +0100 Honduras Talks Start, Police Disperse Protesters http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/23539/ Envoys of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and the country's de facto leader began talks Wednesday. Reuters Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:22:29 +0100 Brazilian Pacifists Dress Gandhi Statue With T-Shirt http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/23377/ Pacifists gathered in Mahatma Gandhi Square on Oct. 2 for opening ceremony of World March for Peace and Nonviolence. By Felipe G. Santiago/Epoch Times Staff Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:19:50 +0100 Honduras Resists Demands to Lift Emergency Decree http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/23266/ Honduran President Roberto Micheletti resisted demands he lift a decree that suspended civil liberties. Reuters Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:14:26 +0100 Honduras De Facto Government Sets Deadline over Crisis http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/23046/ Brazil has ten days to decide on the status of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. Reuters Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:12:57 +0100 U.N. Condemns Brazil Embassy Harassment in Honduras http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/23013/ The U.N. condemned "acts of intimidation" at Brazil's embassy in Honduras where ousted Pres. Zelaya is staying. Reuters Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:21:13 +0100 U.N. Security Council to Discuss Honduran Crisis http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/22971/ The U.N. Security Council will meet on Friday to discuss the political crisis in Honduras. Reuters Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:56:13 +0100 One Dead in Honduras Clash, World Pressure Grows http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/22911/ A man was shot and killed in a clash between police and supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. Reuters Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:37:33 +0100 Chavez Says U.N. Should Demand Zelaya Reinstatement http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/22867/ Venezuelan Pres. Chavez said the United Nations should demand that ousted Honduran Pres. Zelaya be reinstated. Reuters Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:49:36 +0100 Bolivia and Chile Wrangle Over Water in Atacama http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/22823/ Bolivia and Chile are at odds over resources in the Atacama desert, where copper mines compete for scarce water. Reuters Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:20:12 +0100 Honduras Police Break Up Pro-Zelaya Protest http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/22819/ Honduran troops and police clashed supporters of ousted Pres. Zelaya outside Brazil's embassy where he took refuge. Reuters Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:37:09 +0100 Ousted President Zelaya Returns to Honduras http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/22788/ Ousted President Manuel Zelaya returned to Honduras on Monday almost three months after he was toppled in a coup. Reuters Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:26:09 +0100 Chavez Takes Class War to Venezuela's Golf Courses http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/22458/ President Hugo Chavez expressed his disgust for the "bourgeois" sport of golf. Reuters Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:15:54 +0100 Venezuela's Chavez Draws Closer to Moscow http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/22315/ Chavez 's move to recognise Abkhazia and South Ossetia is a rare diplomatic success for Russia. Reuters Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:38:26 +0100 U.S. Moves Toward Formal Cut Off of Aid to Honduras http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/21637/ U.S. State Department recommended that the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya be declared a "military coup." Reuters Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:45:25 +0100 Colombia Says Chavez Meddling, Protests to OAS http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/21589/ Colombia has accused Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of meddling in its domestic affairs. Reuters Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:24:58 +0100 Argentine Government Criticizes Farmers' Strike Call http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/21567/ Argentina's cabinet chief criticized farm leaders Wednesday for calling a new strike that raised concerns over exports. Reuters Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:31:43 +0100 Argentine Farmers Call New Anti-Government Strike http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/21507/ Argentine farmers will launch a seven-day strike starting on Friday that will freeze grain and beef sales. Reuters Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:50:33 +0100 South America Split Over U.S. Bases Plan in Colombia http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/20783/ Venezuelan Pres. Chavez sought to censure Colombia over a plan to host U.S. troops that has stoked diplomatic tensions Reuters Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:39:51 +0100 Bombs Targeting Shi'ite Muslims Kill 44 in Iraq http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/20713/ A series of bombs in Mosul, Kirkuk and Baghdad killed 44 Shi’ite Muslims, continuing a string of such attacks. Reuters Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:00:29 +0100 Chavez Supporters Attack Opposition TV Station http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/20515/ Several dozen militant backers of Hugo Chavez stormed the headquarters of an opposition TV station. Reuters Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:08:08 +0100 Venezuelan Radio Stations Silenced http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/20439/ Radio stations have begun to fall silent as the Venezuelan government orders some broadcasters to cease operations. VOA Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:23:00 +0100 Honduran Rulers Insist Zelaya Cannot Be President http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/20360/ The de facto Honduran government insisted it would not allow ousted President Manuel Zelaya to return to office. Reuters Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:07:09 +0100 Honduran Coup Leaders Open to Talk but Not on Zelaya http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/20294/ Honduran coup leaders insisted on Wednesday they were committed to a negotiated end to the crisis, but gave... Reuters Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:40:57 +0100