|
Chile court lifts Pinochet's
immunity in embezzlement case
Chile's Supreme Court announced
on Friday it has ratified an
April Appeals Court decision to
strip ex-leader Gen. Augusto
Pinochet of his immunity on
charges of public funds misuse.
Volcano eruption costs
Ecuadorian farmers US150 million
The eruption of Ecuador's
Tungurahua volcano has caused
150 million U.S. dollars in
damages to agriculture and
livestock, an agriculture
official said on Friday.
Colombia imposes measures
against gasoline trafficking
Colombia has taken measures to
prevent the smuggling of
gasoline from Venezuela,
following an attack which
destroyed 85 tanker trucks in
the town of Maicao on the
Venezuelan border, the Colombian
Energy and Mines Ministry said
in a statement on Wednesday.
Raul
Castro says brother Fidel
recovering
Raul Castro, Cuba's defense
minister who is temporarily in
charge of the nation, said in an
interview published on Friday
that his brother Fidel Castro is
recovering.
|
|
