Stories for September 2011

Wednesday, September 28th 2011 - 10:22 UTC
Brazilian policemen arrested on suspicion of murdering anti-corruption judge

A senior Brazilian police officer has been arrested on suspicion of ordering the murder of a judge who investigated police corruption.
Wednesday, September 28th 2011 - 06:29 UTC
Chilean president support plummets; 67% “believe little or anything” Piñera says

A poll from the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Reality (CERC) released Tuesday confirmed that Chile’s beleaguered President Sebastián Piñera continues to lose popular support.
Wednesday, September 28th 2011 - 06:24 UTC
Brazil adapts to weaker Real: cuts fuel tax to prop Petrobrás and contain inflation

Brazil cut a tax on fuel sold by Petrobras by 16% helping prevent surging import costs from squeezing profit margins at the state-run company and reducing the need for price increases as inflation quickens.
Wednesday, September 28th 2011 - 06:21 UTC
Japan’s number 2 automaker plans to increase production in Brazil

Japan's number two automaker, is planning to invest 1.5 billion dollars to build a factory in Brazil that might produce electric cars, according to reports in the media.
Wednesday, September 28th 2011 - 02:39 UTC
Gallup governance poll shows 81% dissatisfied with the US political system

A record-high 81% of US citizens are dissatisfied with the way the country is being governed, adding to negativity that has been building over the past 10 years.
Wednesday, September 28th 2011 - 02:34 UTC
Bolivia’s Interior minister steps down and controversial jungle road is suspended

Bolivia's Interior minister and his Deputy resigned Tuesday after mounting recriminations over a violent police crackdown on marchers opposed to a jungle highway that they say would despoil an indigenous preserve.
Wednesday, September 28th 2011 - 01:42 UTC
UK opens consultation period on new strategy for Overseas Territories

The Foreign Office has launched a consultation on a new strategy for the Overseas Territories and is inviting views from people of those Territories and the UK on how to implement the goals.
Wednesday, September 28th 2011 - 01:21 UTC
Falklands’ governor says relations with Chile go back over 200 years

Falklands’ Governor Nigel Haywood said UK relations with Chile go back over 200 years and it was “natural to have a strong relationship with a good neighbour”, reports the latest edition of Penguin News.
Wednesday, September 28th 2011 - 01:17 UTC
Germany promises help to rebuild confidence in debt-stricken Greece

Germany will do all it can to rebuild confidence in debt-stricken Greece as it implements reforms to meet the conditions of its international bailout package, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 28th 2011 - 00:58 UTC
Argentine 2010/11 crop a “historic record” breaks 100 million tons benchmark

Argentina 2010/2011 crop reached 102.082 million tons of grains and oil seeds, a ‘historic record’, according to an official release from the Ministry of Agriculture.