Politics

Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 06:25 UTC
Gibraltar recalls 35th anniversary of the opening of the frontier

Gibraltar will recall on December 15th the 35th Anniversary of the Opening of the Frontier. The decision to end the thirteen year blockade of Gibraltar to strangle its economy taken by the Spanish Dictator General Franco in 1969, was put into effect by the PSOE.
Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 06:05 UTC
Falklands, next call for Indian Navy sailboat with an all-women crew

The Indian Navy sailboat INSV Tarini left New Zealand on Tuesday for the next leg of its journey towards Falkland Islands, after completing the second leg of its circumnavigation voyage, an official statement said. Tarini, with its all-women team of Indian Naval officers, had arrived in New Zealand on November 29.
Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 05:53 UTC
Mercosur/EU accord will have to wait until 2018; Europe needs more time to assess latest proposal

Negotiations for a trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur will extend into next year, officials from both sides said on Wednesday, after the Europeans asked for more time to analyze proposed changes.
Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 05:43 UTC
Islam nations call for the recognition of the State of Palestine and East Jerusalem as its occupied capital

The leaders of 57 Muslim nations have called on the world to recognize “the State of Palestine and East Jerusalem as its occupied capital”. An Organization of Islamic Co-operation communiqué declares US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize the city as Israel's capital as “null and void”. It also says the move has signaled Washington's withdrawal from its role in the Middle East peace process.
Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 05:22 UTC
The long shadow of Trump frustrated the WTO ministerial meeting in Argentina

The World Trade Organization meeting in Buenos Aires concluded a ministerial meeting Wednesday with nothing significant to boast -- a meager outcome for its first gathering in the Donald Trump era.
Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 05:13 UTC
Chile: Sunday's winner will have to learn to cohabit with the opposition

With only a few days left for next Sunday's runoff in Chile's presidential election two factors have become decisive and a challenge for the two hopefuls, opposition candidate conservative Sebastian Piñera, and Alejandro Guillier, the incumbent, reluctantly accepted by the current system in office.
Wednesday, December 13th 2017 - 21:50 UTC
OAS observers will be deployed in Brazil's general election of October 2018

The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Brazil signed the Procedural Agreement for the first deployment of an Electoral Observation Mission to Brazil.
Wednesday, December 13th 2017 - 11:08 UTC
Trump the big looser in Alabama's senate race: several crucial bills imperiled

Doug Jones has become the first Democrat in 25 years to win a US Senate seat for Alabama after a bitter campaign against Republican Roy Moore. The 63-year-old former prosecutor's victory deals a blow to Republicans, narrowing their majority to 51-49 in the Senate. With 99% of the votes counted, Mr Moore refused to concede on Tuesday night.
Wednesday, December 13th 2017 - 10:57 UTC
PM May faces rebellion from backbenchers who demand last say on Brexit final deal

The British government is facing the threat of a defeat by rebel backbenchers when MPs vote on its flagship EU legislation. Led by the former Attorney General Dominic Grieve, the rebels want to insert a legal guarantee that MPs should get a vote on any final Brexit deal before it is finalized.
Wednesday, December 13th 2017 - 08:43 UTC
Timerman denied release from house arrest, despite a very delicate medical condition

Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio denied on Tuesday a request for the release of Argentine ex foreign minister Hector Timerman who will remain under house arrest as part of the case in which he was indicted for treason and cover up of the investigation into the 1994 AMIA Jewish organization attack in Buenos Aires.