Stories for October 31st 2013

Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 21:35 UTC
Mercosur calls special meeting in November to consolidate trade proposal before the EU

Mercosur will be holding a special meeting of foreign ministers next 15 November in Caracas to consolidate “Mercosur presentation before the European Union”, according to a release from the Argentine Foreign ministry.
Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 20:52 UTC
Argentina celebrates 30 years of democracy and free elections in 1983, 16 months after defeat in Malvinas

Argentina is recalling with different acts and commemoration ceremonies the thirty years since the return of democracy when Raul Alfonsin was elected president of Argentina. On October 30 1983, and after a long recount of votes, Alfonsín's Radical Civic Union (UCR) secured a landmark victory over the Peronist Justicialist Party.
Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 20:44 UTC
Hedge fund remains hopeful of a “consensual resolution” of bonds dispute with Argentina

In a letter to investors dated October 28, Elliott Management said it remained hopeful that a “consensual resolution” can be achieved with Argentina regarding the hedge funds dispute. Elliott, which ranks among the industry's most enduring funds, having opened in 1977 with one million dollars in assets, tried to force Argentina to make full payment on bonds it bought more than a decade ago.
Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 20:29 UTC
Washington pledges not to spy on UN communications system

The United Nations said that the United States has pledged not to spy on the world body's communications after a report that the National Security Agency had gained access to the UN video conferencing system.
Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 20:09 UTC
UK new regulating system for the press triggers bitter controversy

Britain approved a new system of regulating its press, a move newspapers said was draconian and threatened freedom of speech but which former victims of press excess described as long overdue.
Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 19:30 UTC
Chinese navy vessels call in Buenos Aires for the first time part of a South American tour

Vessels from China's Popular Liberation Navy docked for the first time in Buenos Aires in the framework of a South American tour that includes Chile and Brazil. The lead ship is destroyer Lanzhou with missile capability, the frigate Liuzhou and the support vessel Boyanghou, all active with the China's South Sea Fleet.
Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 18:39 UTC
A Pope, two presidents, a businessman and a drug baron, the Latin-Americans that made it to Forbes list

Pope Francis ranks as the fourth most powerful person in the world and the most powerful Latin-American, according to Forbes’ annual Most Powerful in the World List which this year had Russian President Vladimir Putin ranked number one ahead of President Barack Obama and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Xi Jinping, number three.
Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 17:58 UTC
Putin displaces Obama from Forbes' list of the most powerful people

President Barack Obama has been demoted to second place from Forbes' Most Powerful People list which has named Russia's President Vladimir Putin as the leader of the pack.
Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 17:52 UTC
Brazilian government trying to establish dialogue with anarchist group “Black Bloc”

The Brazilian government is trying to establish a dialogue with the anarchist group identifies as “Black Bloc” which has been made responsible by the police for the outbreak of violence and vandalism in the ongoing protests in the country, said the Executive Office Secretary General Gilberto Carvalho.
Thursday, October 31st 2013 - 15:31 UTC
Brazil commemorates 25 years of the post-dictatorship constitution

Four former Brazilian presidents Jose Sarney, Fernando Color de Mello, Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Lula da Silva were honored at a ceremony in the Senate to commemorate the 25 years of the 1988 constitution.