Stories for March 12th 2011

Saturday, March 12th 2011 - 23:39 UTC
Euro-zone tightens budget rules; bail-out facility will buy bonds directly from governments

European leaders widened the scope of the Euro’s rescue fund, authorized it to buy government bonds and eased the terms of Greek bailout loans as they unexpectedly pushed through fresh measures to end the bloc’s debt crisis.
Saturday, March 12th 2011 - 23:36 UTC
Wisconsin limits collective bargaining rights for public sector workers

US state of Wisconsin's governor signed into law sweeping limits on collective bargaining rights for public sector workers that have ignited a national debate over unions as other states weigh similar curbs.
Saturday, March 12th 2011 - 23:26 UTC
Arab League calls on UN Security Council for a no-fly zone over Libya

The Arab League threw its support behind calls for a no-fly zone over Libya on Saturday as the Libyan military closed in on the opposition. The League urged on Saturday the United Nations to close Libyan airspace, as forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi continued using war planes to bombard the country's rebels.
Saturday, March 12th 2011 - 23:12 UTC
New Decolonization Committee president invited to visit Argentina

Argentina is multiplying its international presence to boost the sovereignty claim over the Islas Malvinas, which next June 23, ‘as every year will be ratified’ by the UN Decolonization Committee, said Argentine ambassador at the UN Jorge Argüello according to a report from Telam, the official Argentine news agency.
Saturday, March 12th 2011 - 23:04 UTC
Cuban regime frees leading dissident who promises to keep protesting

The Cuban government has freed one of the country's leading dissidents, but he says he will keep protesting against the government.
Saturday, March 12th 2011 - 06:09 UTC
Unasur splits two-year Secretary General post between Colombia and Venezuela

Foreign Affairs ministers from the Union of South American Nations, Unasur, gathered in Ecuador Friday for their first meeting as a legally constituted organization agreed on the names to fill the post of Secretary General, vacant since the death of former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner.
Saturday, March 12th 2011 - 06:05 UTC
Head of Bovespa warns about capital controls to stem currency gains

Emerging markets face a “definitive danger” from accelerating inflation and should resist the temptation to impose capital controls to stem currency gains, said Arminio Fraga, the head of Brazil’s stock exchange and a former central bank president.
Saturday, March 12th 2011 - 05:52 UTC
US beef, pork, poultry and turkey production forecasted to increase in 2011

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the monthly World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates report projecting US beef, pork, poultry and turkey production to increase across the board in 2011, while also projecting higher prices for livestock and meat products.
Saturday, March 12th 2011 - 05:48 UTC
Bordering Spanish towns want to improve cooperation with Gibraltar

Spanish towns neighbouring with Gibraltar have said they want to improve cooperation and day to day communications with the Rock. Isabel Beneroso president of the Mancomunidad de Municipios (Commonwealth of municipalities) visited Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Peter Caruana, the second PSOE politician to call within the space of a week.
Saturday, March 12th 2011 - 05:43 UTC
Argentina creates first political wine: ‘El Justicialista’ to honour President Peron

Three times Argentine president Juan Domingo Peron has his own brand of wine, “El Justicialista” following on the name of the populist movement the General founded in the late forties last century and has dominated Argentina politics ever since.