Stories for 2009

Tuesday, September 29th 2009 - 10:34 UTC
Bag of claims inflation: Falklands, Cuba plus Diego García and Mayotte

The recent second summit of South America and African leaders added to the traditional statements on the Falklands/Malvinas dispute and the US trade embargo on Cuba, similar demands referred to disputes over islands in the Indian Ocean involving Britain and France.
Tuesday, September 29th 2009 - 07:50 UTC
The party is over: Cubans are told to work harder and solve their problems

Cubans should no longer “expect the government to solve all of its problems” and “should work hard and efficiently to overcome the crisis and ensure the continuity of the revolution” said Communications Minister Ramiro Valdes quoted with extensive coverage in Havana’s Sunday media.
Tuesday, September 29th 2009 - 06:50 UTC
US describes Zelaya’s actions “irresponsible and foolish”

A top US diplomat says deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was “irresponsible and foolish” to return before a settlement had been reached. Lewis Amselem, US ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), said Washington had asked Mr Zelaya not to return because of potential unrest. He called on him to urge his supporters to keep their protests peaceful.
Tuesday, September 29th 2009 - 06:20 UTC
Cristina Kirchner, the president with the lowest support in South America

Presidents from El Salvador, Brazil, Chile, Panama and Colombia figure among the Latinamerican leaders with the highest ratings of support and Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in the bottom short list with 23%, according to the respected Mexican pollster Mitofsky Consultants, MC.
Monday, September 28th 2009 - 15:15 UTC
Germany's Merkel Set To Form New Coalition Govt

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday prepares to form a new center-right government, after she won a second term in Sunday's general election.
Monday, September 28th 2009 - 15:11 UTC
Hong Kong “equally important” to London, says HSBC CEO

The chief executive of HSBC, Michael Geoghegen, will move to Hong Kong from London as the banking group seeks to focus on Asia.
Monday, September 28th 2009 - 09:01 UTC
Bank of England reveals dramatic moments from the October crisis

Two UK banks almost collapsed in October last year, the governor of the Bank of England has revealed. HBOS - now part of Lloyds Banking Group - and RBS were within hours of going under, Mervyn King told BBC Two's The Love of Money program.
Monday, September 28th 2009 - 08:51 UTC
Uruguayan president bans use of his image in the electoral campaign

Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez banned the use of his image in the closing weeks of the country’s general election next October 25th. The decision was aired in the Uruguayan Presidency site and coincides with the lifting of the ban on political publicity in the media.
Monday, September 28th 2009 - 08:43 UTC
Obama’s internet-electoral-strategist contracted by Brazil’s ruling party

The man who ran Barack Obama's game-changing Internet strategy US presidential campaign believes similar methods can transform Brazilian politics and help elect its first woman president, reports Reuters.
Monday, September 28th 2009 - 08:39 UTC
Brazilian Vice-President in favour of possession of nuclear weapons

Brazil's Vice-President Jose Alencar has said possession of nuclear weapons would enable his country to deter potential aggressors and give the South American nation greater 'respectability' on the world stage, according to a media report from Sao Paulo.