Stories for September 25th 2009

Friday, September 25th 2009 - 13:46 UTC
Iranian leader Ahmadinejad will be visiting Brazil next November

Brazilian President Lula da Silva confirmed his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to visit Brasilia in November, while he plans to travel to Teheran in May, Brazilian media reported Thursday.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 10:53 UTC
Ecuador ready to purchase combat aircrafts from South Africa

Ecuador is considering the purchase of 12 Atlas Cheetah C fighter bombers from South Africa, according to Defence minister Javier Ponce in an interview with Quito’s newspaper El Universal.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 10:49 UTC
Zelaya’s activities in embassy triggers controversy in Brazil

The activity displayed by ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya from the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa has triggered controversy in Brazil’s political establishment and uncertainty about diplomatic jargon such as the extent of the “refuge” condition.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 10:46 UTC
Brazilian Senate president family again caught red-handed

Brazilian president Lula da Silva’s main ally in the Senate, Jose Sarney is again on the “corruption” spotlight following the release of incriminating tapes, this time involving his son Fernando Sarney.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 10:42 UTC
Russia, Europe’s fastest growing car market collapses

Russia's largest carmaker, Avtovaz, is to cut up to 27,600 jobs as it tries to cope with the global slump in demand. The job cuts are more than a quarter of the 102,000-strong workforce at Avtovaz, which makes Lada cars.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 10:38 UTC
UK unions ready to challenge Jaguar and Land Rover restructuring

British unions have condemned plans by car giant Jaguar Land Rover to close one of its UK plants. The firm said it would decide next year whether to shut its factory at Castle Bromwich in the West Midlands, which makes Jaguars, or its site at Solihull, which makes Range Rovers.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 10:34 UTC
British Chancellor tells bankers “the party is over”

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has warned bankers that the party is over and they must realise the world has changed. He made the comments in a BBC interview before leaving for the G20 summit in Pittsburgh.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 09:55 UTC
Pittsburgh G-20 summit kicks off with minor clashes in the streets

Trouble has flared as world leaders gathered Thursday in the US city of Pittsburgh for the G20 summit. Reports said riot police used pepper gas and fired rubber bullets at protesters on a march near the venue.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 09:53 UTC
PM Brown denies rebuffed requests for a one-to-one meeting with Obama

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown denied Thursday reports of a rift with Barack Obama following reports that Washington repeatedly rebuffed requests for a one-to-one meeting with the US president.