Stories for 2013

Monday, January 28th 2013 - 17:59 UTC
Argentine Jewish community blast agreement on ‘truth commission” with Iran

Argentine Jewish community organizations, DAIA and AMIA strongly rejected on Monday the government of President Cristina Fernandez decision to sign an agreement with Iran for the naming of a special ‘truth’ commission referred to the 1994 attack to a Jewish organization in Buenos Aires which left 85 dead and hundreds injured.
Monday, January 28th 2013 - 16:57 UTC
Falklands’ Battle century commemoration includes an invitation to the German Navy

A committee has been formed to organize the commemoration of the Battles of Coronel and the Falklands in 1914, two decisive events of the First World War which although occurred in the Southern hemisphere had a full impact in the European conflict.Last week some twenty people met in the Parish Hall of the Falkalnds' capital, Stanley to address the issue under the chairmanship of Phyl Rendell.
Monday, January 28th 2013 - 06:45 UTC
Merkel invites Latam to invest in EU: “we’re open” but pls dump protectionism

Leaders from the European Union and the Community of Latinamerican and Caribbean States concluded on Sunday a two-day summit with pledges of boosting bilateral trade and while few concrete details were released, the two economic blocs expressed a clear wish for stronger ties.
Monday, January 28th 2013 - 06:27 UTC
Cristina Fernandez delaying Mercosur/EU discussions for a free trade agreement

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez downplayed immediate discussions for the trade and cooperation agreement between EU and Mercosur arguing that the South American block should elaborate and discuss new proposals to be presented to the Europe Union on the last quarter of this year.
Monday, January 28th 2013 - 06:08 UTC
Cuba takes CELAC chair on Monday; expectations regarding Havana’s proposals

The first summit of the Community of Latinamerican and Caribbean States, CELAC, the brain child of president Hugo Chavez, paid tribute to the Venezuelan leader who is recovering from cancer surgery in Havana, Cuba, the country that on Monday will be receiving the group’s chair from Chile.
Monday, January 28th 2013 - 06:02 UTC
Hedge funds insist in New York court Argentina must pay defaulted bonds

Hedge fund investors who refused to join two sovereign debt restructurings by Argentina urged a US court in New York to force the country to pay them.
Monday, January 28th 2013 - 05:50 UTC
Santiago Declaration with no explicit reference to the Falklands’ dispute

The final document of the EU/CELAC summit in Chile which gathered representatives from 61 countries made a strong commitment to promote trade and investment between the two blocks as well as combat protectionism, but there was no explicit mention to the Falklands’ dispute with Argentina.
Monday, January 28th 2013 - 05:26 UTC
Argentina/Iran ‘Truth Commission’ to resolve 1994 bombing of Jewish centre in Buenos Aires

“Memorandum of Understanding” including the creation of a “Truth Commission” between the governments of Argentina and the Islamic Republic of Iran and intended to resolve the 1994 terrorist bombing of the Argentine-Jewish Community Centre AMIA in Buenos Aires was signed on Sunday according to the Argentine Presidential web site.
Monday, January 28th 2013 - 05:07 UTC
US immigration bill battle begins this week in Nevada with Obama proposal

US President Barack Obama plans to launch his second-term push for a US immigration overhaul during a visit to Nevada this week and will make it a high ºpriority to win congressional approval of a reform package this year, the White House said.
Monday, January 28th 2013 - 04:53 UTC
The Times poll shows slim majority support UK exit from the European Union

Britain’s future in the European Union would rest on a knife-edge if a referendum was held immediately, according to a research poll carried out for The Times: 40% of voters back an UK exit while 37% want to keep ties with Brussels and 23% do not know.