Stories for August 2013

Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:45 UTC
UN prepares to celebrate this Friday World Indigenous People Day

The International Day of the World's Indigenous People, 9 August was first proclaimed by the General Assembly in December 1994, to be celebrated every year during the first International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995 – 2004).
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:41 UTC
Santos warns FARC if peace talks collapse they will end in “the grave or in prison”

Colombia's FARC rebel leaders negotiating peace with the government must return to the jungle and end their days on the battlefield or in prison if talks under way in Cuba collapse, warned President Juan Manuel Santos.
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:35 UTC
US asks for ‘credible’ investigation into the death of Cuban dissidents

The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, asked Cuban authorities to launch a “credible” investigation into the death of dissident Oswaldo Paya, diplomats said on Wednesday.
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:30 UTC
Confederations Cup boosted international tourist income in Brazil to record levels

The recent Confederations Cup football tournament helped boost international tourist income to Brazil to record levels in the first half of the year, according to the latest stats from the Brazilian Tourist Board, Embratur.
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:28 UTC
Argentina has begun distributing free a state-produced version of Viagra

Argentina has begun distributing a free state-produced version of the erection-boosting drug Viagra for the first time, in a move intended to curb its misuse, health authorities announced Thursday.
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:23 UTC
Paraguay meat industry exports recovering and could reach 1.5bn dollars this year

Paraguay meat industry exports in the first seven months of the year reached 839 million dollars, which is 45% higher than the same period a year ago (577m) according to official data from the National Livestock quality and health services, Senacsa.
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:17 UTC
Gibraltar praises UK and Spain for quick action in de-escalating situation

Gibraltar Government House issued a statement following Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and PM David Cameron exchange and later intervention of foreign ministers Garcia-Margallo and William Hague to find a way to de-escalate the situation by reducing measures at the Gib/Spain border.
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:06 UTC
Der Spiegel exposes US and German spy agencies work hand in hand

Code name Bad Aibling. The US spy agency according to US whistle blower Snowden, worked hand in hand with Germans spy agency BND (BundesNachrichtenDiens) This is the result of an investigation by one of Germany's oldest and most established magazine “Der Spiegel”
Friday, August 9th 2013 - 03:52 UTC
“Argentina, the Falklands and the UN: Self-determined”

This week’s incursion of President Cristina Fernandez at the United Nations Security Council, (because during August Argentina holds the rotating presidency of the council9 caught the attention of The Economist in a brief piece under the heading “Argentina, the Falklands and the UN: self determined”.
Thursday, August 8th 2013 - 14:00 UTC
Pope tightens money-laundering standards for Vatican financial activities

As part of the Vatican's ongoing efforts to ensure that all its financial activity complies with international standards, particularly those aimed at preventing money laundering and the financing of terrorism, Pope Francis has expanded the role and the reach of the Vatican's Financial Intelligence Authority.