International

• Tuesday, July 22nd 2014 - 06:25 UTC

  Venezuela admits its ever growing dependency from China

  

  Venezuela confirmed Monday that its relations with China have become a fundamental pillar for making progress in almost all sectors of its economy. With a new portfolio of accords and almost 5.7 billion in loans, Beijing will provide support in many key areas.

• Monday, July 21st 2014 - 07:38 UTC

  Ten hectic days await Argentina, and a possible second default in 12 years

  

  Ten hectic days ahead for Argentina since come 30 July and no agreement has been reached at the New York court of Federal Judge Thomas Griesa, (full payment plus accrued interests to holdout speculative funds) the country would be forced to a second default in twelve years with all the political consequences for Cristina Fernandez and Mercosur.

• Monday, July 21st 2014 - 06:39 UTC

  “An intense week” of negotiations in a world that “becomes multi-polar again”

  

  President Cristina Fernández used her Twitter account on Sunday to comment on last week’s heavy agenda with the visit of Russia’s and China’s presidents and the BRICS-UNASUR summit in Brazil. “It has been an important week for Argentina,” she said.

• Monday, July 21st 2014 - 06:31 UTC

  Falklands/Malvinas: strong support from China in joint declaration with Argentina

  

  Daniel Filmus head of the Argentine Foreign ministry office on Issues related to the Question of Malvinas, underlined the support from China to Argentina' sovereignty claim over the disputed Islands, which was “clearly expressed” in a joint declaration signed by Presidents Cristina Fernandez and Xi Jinping, currently on a visit to several Latin American countries.

• Monday, July 21st 2014 - 06:18 UTC

  Gaza violence suits both Israeli leadership and Hamas

  

  By Gwynne Dyer - Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, said something cryptic last Friday, shortly after the Israelis began their latest round of attacks on the Gaza Strip. Condemning Hamas’ conditions for accepting a ceasefire as “exaggerated and unnecessary,” he offered his condolences “ to the families of the martyrs in Gaza who are fuel to those who trade in war. I oppose these traders, on both sides.”

• Monday, July 21st 2014 - 04:29 UTC

  Germany honors military officers who 70 years ago attempted to kill Hitler

  

  Ceremonies have been held in Germany to mark the 70th anniversary of a failed 20 July 1944 attempt by military officers to kill Adolf Hitler. The conspirators are now regarded as German patriots for their actions.

• Saturday, July 19th 2014 - 08:16 UTC

  China extends a 'financial' hand to dollar and credit strapped Argentina

  

  Argentina signed deals on Friday to borrow 7.5 billion dollars from China at a time when Buenos Aires cannot access global capital markets because of disputes over unpaid debt. Beijing also extended a three-year agreement for an 11bn swap operation between the central banks of Argentina and China.

• Saturday, July 19th 2014 - 07:51 UTC

  Pope sends message demanding justice on 20th anniversary of AMIA bombing

  

  On the 20th anniversary of the AMIA Jewish community center bombing, the Argentine pontiff sent a message for “justice” to Argentina’s Israeli community and relatives of the 85 victims that resulted dead in the attack.

• Saturday, July 19th 2014 - 07:36 UTC

  A money rich China and Brazil dispute influence in Latam

  

  After the BRICS summit and a visit to Brazil, China's President Xi Jinping is embarking on a tour of Argentina, Venezuela and Cuba in a bid to boost ties and gain clout in the region, as analyst Victor Mijares tells Deutch Welle.

• Saturday, July 19th 2014 - 07:26 UTC

  Barroso calls on EU and Mercosur to conclude the free trade agreement

  

  The president of the European Commission (EC), Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, called on Friday for concluding negotiations and finalizing a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, which includes Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.