Stories for 2012

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.
Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 05:09 UTC
Chile joins the Colombia/FARC peace talks scheduled to take off in Norway

Cuba will be the permanent seat for the peace dialogue between the government of Colombia and the FARC guerrilla group, talks which will have the support from Norway, Venezuela and Chile according to a broadcasting station from Bogotá.
Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 05:04 UTC
Mexico strikes light crude oil in deep water deposits; boost for Pemex morale

Mexico’s state oil company Pemex has made a new light crude oil find in the Gulf of Mexico, President Felipe Calderon said on Wednesday, the first such discovery in the country's push to exploit deep water deposits and boost output.
Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 04:55 UTC
Canada confirms Falklands self determination despite lobbying from companies operating in Argentina

The Canadian government reaffirmed its support of the Falkland Islands and their right to self determination, according to a report from the Canadian edition of The Wall Street Journal.
Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 04:50 UTC
Correa and Assange, “two of a kind” writes Nobel Prize Vargas Llosa

The Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange are “two of a kind” because of the multiple abuses to freedom of expression committed by both, wrote Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa in one of his weekly columns on current affairs.
Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 04:43 UTC
Iran, Venezuela and Egypt, a possible peace troika to address the Syria situation

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro has welcomed Iran’s proposal for the formation of a troika committee on Syria consisting of Iran, Egypt, and Venezuela