Stories for November 6th 2013

Wednesday, November 6th 2013 - 09:06 UTC
Brazil's worst rocket launch tragedy had French spies as 'potential culprits'

Brazil’s intelligence agency monitored French spies it suspected of involvement in the 2003 explosion at a satellite launch base, the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper said Tuesday, and though it was finally determined they played no role.
Wednesday, November 6th 2013 - 03:26 UTC
Brazil marks distance from US spying: 'we did not violate anyone's privacy rights'

Brazil's Minster of Justice Jose Eduardo Cardozo said on Tuesday that the spying performed by his country's intelligence agency did not violate anyone's privacy rights - unlike the spying committed by the United States.
Wednesday, November 6th 2013 - 03:17 UTC
Cristina Fernandez could be discharged this week, but with what intensity will she return to the presidency?

On Thursday 7 it will be a month since Argentine President Cristina Fernández was forced to undergo surgery to have a blood clot removed with latest medical reports indicating time for the head of state to return to office might be coming soon. Human rights leader Estela de Carlotto, acting as an improvised spokesperson said that time could be on “November 9 or 10.”
Wednesday, November 6th 2013 - 03:11 UTC
Argentine Supreme Court closes ranks in support of leading Judge Lorenzetti

The seven members of Argentina's Supreme Court came out in full support of the body's president Ricardo Lorenzetti who was accused of holding meetings with members of President Cristina Fernandez government and opposition lawmakers demanded he be impeached.
Wednesday, November 6th 2013 - 02:14 UTC
Falklands: Argentina's call for dialogue and cooperation “rings hollow”

Argentina’s call for dialogue with UK rings hollow, Romford MP Andrew Rosindell argued in a letter published in The Times in which he said that Argentine claims that the UK is increasing its military presence in the Falklands are false. Instead he argued that the presence there is the minimum necessary to defend the Islands.
Wednesday, November 6th 2013 - 02:10 UTC
Spain says Madrid and London reached an agreement on Gibraltar

Spain and Britain have crafted a joint declaration on Gibraltar for presentation to the UN General Assembly, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said Tuesday. The text calls for Madrid and London to reach a definitive solution to the status of the Rock, “listening to the interests and aspirations of Gibraltar that are coherent and legitimate in accord with international law,” Spain's top diplomat said.
Wednesday, November 6th 2013 - 02:05 UTC
US Treasury and IRS announce further steps to curtail offshore tax evasion

The United States Department of Treasury says it is taking steps to curtail offshore tax evasion in the Caribbean and other places. The US Treasury Department along with the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued a notice for foreign financial institutions (FFIs) to comply with information reporting and withholding tax provisions of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).
Wednesday, November 6th 2013 - 01:53 UTC
South Atlantic patrol HMS Richmond calls at Tristan da Cunha doubling the local population

The beauty and ruggedness of the world’s most remote inhabited island has been captured in a series of photos during a recent visit from a Royal Navy warship.
Wednesday, November 6th 2013 - 01:45 UTC
Gibraltar files complaint to EC because of Spain's 'disproportionate checks' to pedestrians at the border

The Gibraltar Government has sent a complaint to the European Commission about the “disproportionate checks” being conducted by the Spanish authorities on pedestrians entering Spain. It follows the recent build-up of pedestrian queues over the past fortnight, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Wednesday, November 6th 2013 - 01:38 UTC
Piñera joins the Pascua Lama gold mine project fray and points to Barrick Gold

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera has entered the fray surrounding Barrick Gold’s decision to temporarily suspend construction on its troubled Pascua Lama gold mine which straddles up in the Andes along Chile and Argentina, a move which activists slammed as a ploy.