Topic: South America
Chile's president denies any delay in sending soldiers out to help with the massive earthquake. Michelle Bachelet says "that's false" and insists the military was involved from the start, but in a humanitarian role. She tells local television that there were no signs of unrest when ...
Venezuela's government seized control of two sugar mills Tuesday and threatened to expropriate them, accusing managers of hoarding a basic good and violating the labor rights of employees. Commerce Minister Richard Canan said authorities were taking over management of the Santa Elena and Santa Clara mills ...
Visiting US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Tuesday that Washington was seeking talks with Brazil before it imposes retaliatory trade tariffs for US cotton subsidies the WTO ruled as discriminatory. After meeting with Brazilian Foreign Trade Minister Miguel Jorge and cabinet chief Dilma Rousseff, Locke said US President Barack Obama's administration would launch negotiations with Brazil shortly. Jorge said ...
