Stories for August 31st 2012

Friday, August 31st 2012 - 01:44 UTC
Chile ratifies support for Argentine Malvinas; meets regional solidarity group

Foreign minister Alfredo Moreno ratified Chilean support for Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands during a meeting with a delegation from Andean countries belonging to the “Solidarity Group with Malvinas”.
Friday, August 31st 2012 - 01:40 UTC
S&P places Paraguay with “stable outlook” and anticipates strong growth in 2013

Standard & Poor’s credit risk rating agency improved the prospects of Paraguay, removing the country from credit-watch where it had been placed with negative implications last June 25 when the political situation that removed Fernando Lugo as president and subsequent suspension of Paraguay from Mercosur.
Friday, August 31st 2012 - 01:33 UTC
Iran denies interest in nuclear weapons, but Egypt spoils the party

Iran has no interest in nuclear weapons but will keep pursuing peaceful nuclear energy, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told heads of state from developing countries in Tehran.
Friday, August 31st 2012 - 01:20 UTC
China pledges support for Euro-zone; orders 50 planes from Europe Airbus

China has signed a deal to buy 50 planes worth 3.5bn dollars from Europe's Airbus. The agreement is part of a slew of trade deals signed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the start of a two-day visit to China.
Friday, August 31st 2012 - 01:10 UTC
EC with “no powers to intervene” in Spain/Gibraltar bay fishing dispute

The European Commission has told a South West of England and Gibraltar Member of the European Parliament that it has no powers to intervene in the ongoing standoffs at sea between local law enforcement agencies and the Guardia Civil.
Friday, August 31st 2012 - 01:01 UTC
Germany wants Google to pay fees to the media for displaying news headlines

The German government approved this week a controversial bill that would require Internet search engine companies such as Google to pay fees to the German media for displaying news headlines on their websites.
Friday, August 31st 2012 - 00:56 UTC
Piñera promised an end to police brutality during student protest marches

Chilean President Sebastian Piñera said that his government would not tolerate police brutality. The remarks came after the police was accused of mistreating student protesters who were demanding educational reforms.
Friday, August 31st 2012 - 00:49 UTC
Brazilian federal workers accept proposal and return to work next Monday

Unions representing 90% of Brazil's striking federal public workers have agreed to return to work on Monday, accepting tough terms set by President Dilma Rousseff, who insisted on putting fiscal discipline over the demands of her own political base.
Friday, August 31st 2012 - 00:42 UTC
Ecuadorian columnist sentenced to jail and million dollars fine granted asylum in the US

A newspaper columnist who fled Ecuador after he was sentenced to jail and ordered to pay millions of dollars in a libel case pushed by President Rafael Correa has been granted asylum in the United States, his lawyer said on Thursday.