Stories for 2013

Wednesday, July 3rd 2013 - 04:43 UTC
Brazil's Rousseff pushes political reform to quell discontent

President Dilma Rousseff sent Congress reform proposals on Tuesday intended to make Brazilian politics more representative in a bid to recoup popularity she lost in a wave of angry protests against the country's political establishment.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2013 - 04:26 UTC
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim returns to Peru, praises social development

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim is in Peru this week, returning to the place where he says his interest in poverty reduction was first piqued.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2013 - 04:08 UTC
Give Us Your Real Dollars for Our Fake Dollars: Argentina Credit

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s wish of being able to print dollars is coming true as the central bank begins issuing dollar-denominated certificates today that trade in pesos.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2013 - 03:38 UTC
OAS Secretary General Expresses Deep Displeasure over Airplane Incident involving President Morales in Europe

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, expressed his deep displeasure with the decision of the aviation authorities of several European countries that denied the use of airspace to the plane carrying the President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Evo Morales, from Moscow to La Paz.
Wednesday, July 3rd 2013 - 03:25 UTC
Evo Morales' plane rerouted on suspicion Snowden on board.

The plane carrying Bolivian President Evo Morales home from Russia was rerouted to Austria on Tuesday after France and Portugal refused to let it cross their airspace because of suspicions that NSA leaker Edward Snowden was on board, the country's foreign minister said.
Tuesday, July 2nd 2013 - 18:50 UTC
Falkland Islands Tourist Board Manager talks past successes and future plans

AT the end of his first year directing the Falkland Islands Tourist Board, Managing Director Tony Mason shares the past year's accomplishments and a vision for the future.
Tuesday, July 2nd 2013 - 10:08 UTC
Unedited full version of Edward Snowden statement

US citizenship: a weapon for the government? Is this spy a hero or criminal? A petition demanding the Obama administration pardon Snowden has collected over 120,000 digital signatures, way above the threshold where the White House should issue a response.
Tuesday, July 2nd 2013 - 09:17 UTC
Ecuador 'helped Snowden by mistake,' asylum in doubt

Edward Snowden will not necessarily be granted asylum in Ecuador, and any travel aid given to him was purely accidental, the Ecuadorian President has said. He also rebuked WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for speaking on the part of Ecuador.
Tuesday, July 2nd 2013 - 02:10 UTC
Timerman warns about South Atlantic nuclear threat

Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman ratified his government’s “commitment with nuclear safety” and warned about the continued dangers of “militarization in the South Atlantic Ocean.”
Monday, July 1st 2013 - 21:29 UTC
Croatia joins the European Union

On the 1 July 2013, Croatia became the 28th member of the EU after a decade of carrying out all the reforms needed to bring it into line with EU laws and standards.