MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for February 25th 2013
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Monday, February 25th 2013 - 06:27 UTC
Santos denies any cease-fire: if peace talks don’t advance, “we get up from the table”
Colombia's government will not hold back militarily or politically in its offensive against Marxist-oriented drugs-funded rebels, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Sunday, after FARC guerrillas said his hostile attitude was threatening peace negotiations.
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Monday, February 25th 2013 - 06:22 UTC
Argentina and ‘holdout hedge funds’ prepare for the final clash this week
The long-awaited showdown in a US appeals court this week pits Argentina against a group of investors who refused to swap their debt after the country's historic 2002 default.
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Monday, February 25th 2013 - 06:13 UTC
UK media says Iran/Argentina accord could hide missile project with Falklands’ range
British tabloid The Sunday Times indicated on Sunday that the Iran-Argentina accord on the investigation of the AMIA bombing case could also hide a joint missile development project. Furthermore, the paper assured “Argentina is developing missile technology that could threaten the Falkland Islands.”
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Monday, February 25th 2013 - 05:59 UTC
The Argentina/Iran understanding according to The Teheran Times
The Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, between Argentina and Iran to investigate the 1994 bombing in downtown Buenos Aires, will be discussed in Argentina’s Lower House after having received approval in the Senate.
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Monday, February 25th 2013 - 05:54 UTC
Brazilian clergy lobby for Sao Paulo archbishop as the next Pope
Catholicism in Latin America is “lively and dynamic,” Brazilian Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis said on Sunday, suggesting that the church look to Latin America for leadership. Damasceno is one of the 117 “cardinal electors” that will participate in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope, following Benedict XVI announcement he is stepping down at the end of the month.
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Monday, February 25th 2013 - 05:48 UTC
Cuba re-elects Raul Castro and unveils his de facto political heir: Diaz-Canel
Raul Castro was re-elected as Cuba's president Sunday, officially to his last five-year term, with a new regime number two, Council of State Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel, official media said.
