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Stories for May 15th 2012

• Tuesday, May 15th 2012 - 02:28 UTC

  Brazilian president announces new social support programs for children

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff launched on Sunday, (Mother’s Day in South America) a raft of new social programs for low-income families with young children.

• Tuesday, May 15th 2012 - 01:36 UTC

  YPF’ golden boy in 2009 was offered the same job but his demands were considered ‘excessive’

  

  Miguel Galuccio the new CEO of seized oil corporation YPF had already discussed conditions with the Argentine government for the job back in 2009, reveals the Spanish press. At that time no agreement was reached because the salary and other conditions he demanded were considered excessive.

• Tuesday, May 15th 2012 - 00:52 UTC

  EU agrees to file a trade suit with WTO against Argentina’s import restrictions

  

  The European Union has agreed to file a trade suit against Argentina's import restrictions with the World Trade Organization (WTO), a senior Spanish government source said on Monday, reports Reuters.

• Tuesday, May 15th 2012 - 00:45 UTC

  Italian Army on call to deal with growing violence; links with Greek anarchists

  

  Italy's Prime Minister has not ruled out bringing in the army to deal with the increasing levels of violence across the country. PM Mario Monti raised alert levels Sunday at sensitive sites across the country after a rebel group shot and wounded the head of the state-controlled nuclear energy company, Ansaldo Nucleare.