Stories for September 2010

Thursday, September 30th 2010 - 01:13 UTC
Guardia Civil and Gibraltar police physically scuffle in the Rock’s waters

A suspected smuggler was removed from Gibraltar territorial waters by the Spanish Guardia Civil following physical scuffles and a tense stand-off with the Gibraltar police. The incident was described as “very serious” and Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Peter Caruana warned that it could undermine the efforts of the Trilateral Forum to cooperate on law enforcement issues.
Thursday, September 30th 2010 - 01:12 UTC
Germany pays off last war debts on anniversary of reunification

Germany will finally pay off the last of its debts from World War One next Sunday, on the 20th anniversary of German reunification. Germany's federal office for central services and unresolved property issues (BADV) said a bond issued to pay remaining debts stemming from the conflict would mature on Oct. 3, two decades after West and East Germany united.
Thursday, September 30th 2010 - 00:54 UTC
Chavez two seats short to be granted special decree powers avoiding parliament

President Hugo Chávez's Venezuela’s United Socialist party just beat a newly united opposition bloc for the popular vote at Sunday’s legislative election that split the country down the middle, final official results showed.
Thursday, September 30th 2010 - 00:51 UTC
Latinamerican banks meet in Punta del Este to analyze post-crisis opportunities

More than 1500 participants from the banking world are expected to attend the November assembly of the Latinamerican Federation of banks, Felaban, to be held in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
Wednesday, September 29th 2010 - 19:36 UTC
At least 30 Latam journalists killed doing their job in nine months

At least 90 journalists (30 in Latinamerica) have been killed doing their job so far this year, a 25% increase on the same period of 2009, the media watchdog Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said this week. PEC has also called on the UN Humans Rights Council to urgently take up the matter.
Wednesday, September 29th 2010 - 19:31 UTC
The 34 hunger striker Mapuches in Chile has become world news

Chile’s government said this week it will be impossible to meet demands by 34 Mapuche hunger strikers that all three branches of Chile’s government meet together to resolve the on-going hunger strike.
Wednesday, September 29th 2010 - 19:27 UTC
Chilean government says trapped miners could be out by mid-October

While rescuers have insisted that the 33 Chilean trapped miners at San Jose mine will be evacuated in early November, the government has suggested that the rescue will most likely be as early as mid-October.
Wednesday, September 29th 2010 - 19:15 UTC
Latam forecasted to grow 5.5% to 6% this year, spurred by Mercosur members

World Bank's Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean Augusto de la Torre said that the Latin American economy will grow between 5.5 and 6% this year spurred mostly by a good performance from Mercosur members.
Wednesday, September 29th 2010 - 04:40 UTC
IMF head sees “no major danger” of escalation of currency devaluations

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kham sees no major danger of an escalation of currency devaluations as countries seek to boost economic growth.
Wednesday, September 29th 2010 - 04:38 UTC
Argentina chairs G-77; CFK demands effective multilateralism

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner led on Tuesday in New York the 34th G-77 annual meeting to celebrate Argentina's appointment as the group's chairmanship.