Stories for October 2009

Monday, October 12th 2009 - 06:54 UTC
Playboy magazine targets Simpons generation with Marge in the cover

Simpsons matriarch Marge Simpson is gracing the cover of Playboy magazine, becoming the first cartoon character in the publication's history.
Sunday, October 11th 2009 - 11:55 UTC
Memorial inauguration marks positive chapter in Falklands-Argentina relations

The Malvinas Families successfully closed on Saturday the chapter of the much awaited humanitarian inauguration of the Memorial at the Argentine cemetery in Falklands, which removed an unnecessarily irritating element in the otherwise warm and respectful relations between Argentine visitors and the Islanders.
Sunday, October 11th 2009 - 11:53 UTC
Fidel Castro supports Norwegian academy on Nobel prize for Obama

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro praised the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama, saying it was “a positive measure” that was more a criticism of past US policies than a recognition of Obama's accomplishments.
Sunday, October 11th 2009 - 11:45 UTC
Argentina approves much disputed controversial Media Bill

Argentina passed early Saturday the controversial Media Bill, which would overhaul broadcasting regulations in the country. Forty-four Senators voted in favour of the bill, only 24 against it. The controversial broadcasting bill was passed by the Lower House two weeks ago, and the government was reportedly pressing allied lawmakers to pass it without the introduction of any changes.
Sunday, October 11th 2009 - 11:31 UTC
Turkey-Armenia begin to repair 96 years of hatred and animosity

With a handshake and applause they began to repair almost a century of hatred and animosity. This was a deal the international community wanted, and it was there to show its support as Turkey and Armenia stepped out of the past to build a new future.
Saturday, October 10th 2009 - 16:52 UTC
UN plane crashes in Haiti killing Uruguayan and Jordanian peacekeepers

Eleven United Nations peacekeepers, six of them Uruguayans were killed Friday when their surveillance plane crashed into a mountainside in Haiti during a routine patrol, United Nations officials said.
Saturday, October 10th 2009 - 16:50 UTC
“Populist wave” is not a threat to stability in Latinamerica

The “populist wave” in Latinamerica represented by leaders such as Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez and Evo Morales in Bolivia are not an “excessive threat” to stability and territorial balance said Chilean writer Jorge Edwards.
Saturday, October 10th 2009 - 16:44 UTC
Main opposition leader wants Venezuela in Mercosur to help control Chavez

One of Venezuela’s main opposition leaders has been invited to address Brazilian Senate committees which are currently considering the long debated controversial incorporation of Venezuela to Mercosur.
Saturday, October 10th 2009 - 16:33 UTC
Cristina “Malvinera” Kirchner promises no respite in struggle for Falklands

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner claimed she is “profoundly malvinera” and promised to continue struggling at all international forums for what is unrenounceable for Argentina: “the claim over our Malvinas”.
Friday, October 9th 2009 - 21:19 UTC
With two weeks to the Uruguayan election, only the undecided keep growing

With just two weeks left for polling day, Uruguay’s electorate is under saturation bombardment from the different political parties’ spots and public opinion polls on vote intention. Next October 25th Uruguayan voters elect president, parliament and will have to decide on two referendums that are proving controversial.