Politics

Thursday, April 17th 2014 - 08:09 UTC
Argentina court prevents supplying Brazil with football hooligans intelligence

Notorious Argentine “barras bravas” football hooligans can travel to the World Cup without intelligence being passed on beforehand to hosts Brazil, a court has ruled. The court in Buenos Aires said that the Argentine government is not allowed to tell another country personal information about its citizens, a lawyer for the United Argentine Fans (HUA) supporters' group said on Wednesday.
Thursday, April 17th 2014 - 08:04 UTC
Argentine magistrate looks into Antarctica campaign over costs and nepotism

Argentine Federal magistrate Luis Rodríguez has ordered Supreme Court accountancy experts to prepare a report on the 2012/13 Antarctic campaign including two tenders and extraordinary expenses all of which involving an estimated 30 million pesos, approximately 4 million dollars.
Thursday, April 17th 2014 - 07:59 UTC
Brazil sends army to World Cup host city following police strike and widespread looting

Brazil's government ordered 5,000 army troops to one of the host cities for the coming World Cup to provide law and order after a police strike led to civil unrest and looting.On Wednesday, the troops entered Salvador, the capital of Bahia state in northeastern Brazil, the state where police began striking on Tuesday night followed by the ransacking of shops and supermarkets, according to local reports.
Thursday, April 17th 2014 - 04:44 UTC
Chilean plan to rebuild Valparaíso but people already returning to their rubble plots

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet vowed to reconstruct Valparaíso, utilizing a new plan that would prevent many of the 11,000 victims of devastating wildfires from rebuilding on hills that cannot be protected from disasters. But she faces a battle to convince evacuees to relocate, with many wishing to return to what remains of their previous homes.
Thursday, April 17th 2014 - 00:02 UTC
Argentine government sponsors bill to regulate roadblocks and pickets

Argentine President Cristina Fernández congressional group, 'Victory Front' submitted a bill in the Lower House to regulate street protests in a move that seeks to “guarantee and reinforce” the rights of citizens forced to deal with roadblocks and traffic chaos. The project bans the carrying of weapon by security forces during demonstrations too.
Wednesday, April 16th 2014 - 10:01 UTC
Ukraine falling to economic warfare and its own missteps

As protests in Ukraine's eastern region turned violent on Sunday leading to the death of a Ukrainian security officer in a shootout with pro-Russian militia, Kiev threatens military action while Moscow flexes its geo-economic warfare muscles.
Wednesday, April 16th 2014 - 04:49 UTC
Spanish government vessels incursions into Gibraltar waters reach 600

Spanish government vessels have unlawfully entered British territorial waters around Gibraltar more than 600 times since the start of 2013, according to official figures. There were 496 incursions in 2013 and 112 in the first three months of 2014, the figures disclosed by Foreign Secretary William Hague revealed.
Wednesday, April 16th 2014 - 04:44 UTC
Mercosur proposal to present the EU expected to be ready by end of April

Argentine cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich confirmed on Tuesday 'significant advances' in the elaboration of Mercosur's joint proposal to exchange with the European Union for discussions on a much delayed wide ranging cooperation and trade agreement.
Wednesday, April 16th 2014 - 04:39 UTC
Vice-president Biden will visit Brazil and attend a US national team game

United States Vice President Joe Biden is planning to be among the crowds at this summer's World Cup soccer tournament. The White House announced Monday that Biden would travel to Brazil for the event in June. He also plans to attend a U.S. national team game.
Wednesday, April 16th 2014 - 04:15 UTC
Fiat Argentina CEO calls for one digit inflation to help stabilize production

Fiat Argentina's CEO Cristiano Rattazzi compared inflation in Argentina with that of Venezuela and Sudan and called on the government of President Cristina Fernandez to bring it down to one digit and help stabilize production costs and exports.