Politics

• Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 07:59 UTC

  Rousseff and Lula da Silva try to convince the party to support austerity measures

  

  Brazil's embattled president Dilma Rousseff with the help of her political mentor. Lula da Silva managed on Thursday night to plea support from the ruling Workers Party, WP, delegates for drastic spending cuts designed to restore confidence in Latin America's largest but battered economy.

• Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 07:44 UTC

  Spain's king removes duchess title from his sister involved in tax fraud case

  

  Spain's King Felipe VI has removed the title of duchess from his sister Cristina ahead of a trial in which she stands accused of tax fraud charges, in a new move designed to distance the royal family from the case.

• Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 07:34 UTC

  Democrats strike stunning blow to President Obama's free-trade agenda

  

  The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday dealt a stunning blow to President Barack Obama’s free-trade agenda. A large number of Democrats in the House defied their fellow Democratic president to defeat a critical part of a legislative package, Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), which would have provided aid to US workers who might lose their jobs if a major Asia-Pacific trade agreement is forged.

• Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 07:17 UTC

  Global share markets slump as Greece nears a default cliff

  

  Shares on European stock markets have fallen amid reports that senior EU officials have discussed a possible Greek default for the first time. The Athens stock exchange closed on Friday nearly 6% lower. Germany's Dax and France's Cac 40 ended more than 1% lower. Shares also fell in the US, with the Dow Jones index dropping 0.8%.

• Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 07:04 UTC

  Interpol suspends $29m agreement with FIFA to fight illegal betting and match-fixing

  

  Interpol has suspended its $29 million agreement to fight illegal betting and match-fixing amid the bribery allegations engulfing world football’s governing body. The 10-year deal was struck in May 2011 and under the agreement, Interpol was to have received 4 million Euros in each of the first two years, followed by 1.5 million Euros in each of the following eight.

• Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 06:49 UTC

  (Mother) tosses Maximo Kirchner's hat in the ring for Argentina's elections

  

  Maximo Kirchner, Argentina's president Cristina Fernández son name, has surfaced as a possible candidate running for the coming October presidential and legislative elections, with several hopefuls admitting such an option and praising his conditions and political organization.

• Saturday, June 13th 2015 - 06:40 UTC

  Brussels Declaration with references to sovereign debt and 'territorial integrity' satisfies Argentina

  

  Argentina expressed satisfaction with the Brussels Declaration at the end of the two-day European Union/Celac summit because it included strong backing to the country's efforts to change international rules regulating restructuring of sovereign debt and also there was a mention to territorial integrity, a tangent statement referred to the ongoing dispute over Falkland Islands sovereignty.

• Friday, June 12th 2015 - 06:33 UTC

  Argentina's CPI in May reached 2% and 28.7% in the last twelve months

  

  Argentina's Consumer price index, CPI, during May climbed 2% reaching 28,7% in the last twelve months, according to the Congressional monthly report from opposition lawmakers, which is an average of private consultants. The data was released on Thursday with strong words against President Cristina Fernández statements in Rome that poverty in Argentina was 5%, virtually less than Denmark and Germany.

• Friday, June 12th 2015 - 06:14 UTC

  Guyana turning to United Nations to address Venezuela's territorial ambition

  

  Guyana is turning to the United Nations to reach a legal settlement in its border dispute with Venezuela, describing Caracas’ claim of a portion of maritime space where oil was recently discovered as “a baseless and shameless attempt” at usurping Guyana’s territory.

• Friday, June 12th 2015 - 05:42 UTC

  FIFA communications director ousted; former Brazilian star wants Blatter's job

  

  The director of communications & public affairs at FIFA has stepped down with immediate effect. FIFA announced on June 11, via release, that Walter de Gregorio would be stepping down and serving on a “consultancy basis” through the calendar year. De Gregorio joined FIFA in September 2011.