Stories for 2012

Wednesday, June 20th 2012 - 06:52 UTC
Last minute deal on trade barriers reveals strong divide at the G20 summit

World leaders extended by one year their vow not to put up new trade barriers at the G20 summit on Tuesday in a last-minute deal that exposed deep rifts over protectionism.
Wednesday, June 20th 2012 - 06:49 UTC
Antarctica Chinstrap penguins suffering the effects of a warming climate

The population of chinstrap penguins is feeling the heat, with more than one-third of a breeding colony lost in the past 20 years, new research finds.
Wednesday, June 20th 2012 - 06:44 UTC
Rousseff reveals how she was tortured as a student by the Brazilian military regime

President Dilma Rousseff still has trouble chewing, after her jaw was dislocated during three years of torture and imprisonment under Brazil's former military leadership, it was revealed this week.
Wednesday, June 20th 2012 - 06:41 UTC
Uruguay will send bill to liberalize trade and consumption of marihuana

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica will send to Parliament a bill to liberate the production, trading and consumption of marihuana as part of a package of drastic measures to combat crime which he will discuss with security area cabinet minister before making them public.
Wednesday, June 20th 2012 - 06:37 UTC
Uruguayan government takes over bankrupt airline from private investors

The Uruguayan government has reassumed control of Pluna, the nation's flag carrier after the airline’s controlling shareholder Leadgate announced that it will withdrawal from the ownership structure of the company.
Wednesday, June 20th 2012 - 06:33 UTC
Wikileaks’ Assange holed in Ecuadorian embassy and asked for political asylum

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday walked into Ecuador's embassy in London and applied for political asylum in a sensational bid to avoid extradition to Sweden over alleged sex crimes.
Wednesday, June 20th 2012 - 06:30 UTC
Countries boost IMF emergency funding to 456 billion dollars

Nations from around the world firmed up their commitments to provide emergency resources for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) designed to deter the spread of crises and increase the institution’s lending capacity to help countries in financial trouble.
Wednesday, June 20th 2012 - 06:24 UTC
UK inflation drops to 2.8% in May pushed by lower fuel and food prices

UK rate of inflation fell last month to a two-and-a-half year low owing to slowing fuel and food prices. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure fell to 2.8% in May from 3% in April, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
Wednesday, June 20th 2012 - 06:19 UTC
Brazilian bank purchases 3.6% stake in nationalized YPF

Brazilian bank Itaú Unibanco purchased a 3.6% stake in Argentina’s nationalized oil company YPF, an operation involving 157.8 million dollars.
Wednesday, June 20th 2012 - 06:08 UTC
Iranian president meets with Bolivia’s Morales reinforce cooperation deals

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stopped in Bolivia Tuesday en route to the Rio+20 summit in Brazil, to court support from another Latin American nation which has tense ties with the United States.