Stories for 2014

Thursday, July 24th 2014 - 06:42 UTC
Xi's Latam visit ends in Cuba where China consolidated trade and financial relations

Chinese President Xi Jinping ended on Wednesday an eight-day trip through Latin America with a visit to eastern Cuba, where both the island's independence struggle against Spain and Fidel Castro's revolution began.
Thursday, July 24th 2014 - 06:27 UTC
Revolving cabinet: Humala names sixth prime minister in three years

Peru's President Ollanta Humala has named his sixth prime minister in three years in a surprise cabinet reshuffle that elevated two core members of his ruling party after an embarrassing political scandal.
Thursday, July 24th 2014 - 06:20 UTC
World Bank praise for Peru as one of the most solid economies in the region

The World Bank's vice president for Latin America and the Caribbean, Jorge Familiar, on Wednesday highlighted Peru's economic growth over the past 10 years. Peru's average economic growth over the period has registered 6. 5% annually, allowing many Peruvians to escape poverty, said Familiar.
Thursday, July 24th 2014 - 06:18 UTC
Humala signs contract for pipeline that will make Peru a leading gas exporter of the region

The consortium made up of Spanish energy company Enagas and Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht signed a contract on Wednesday with Peru's Energy and Mines Ministry for the construction and operation of a natural gas pipeline that will run from the Camisea gas fields to the Pacific port of Ilo.
Thursday, July 24th 2014 - 06:09 UTC
Peron's iconic 1951 Cadillac limousine to be auctioned in London

A 1951 Cadillac limousine owned by former Argentine president Juan Domingo Peron will be auctioned at Silverstone Auctions in England. The car, which was part of a Peron-Eva exhibition at the Eva Peron Museum in Buenos Aires, is privately owned, and was handed over to the auction house. The Cadillac has an estimated value of between 200,000 and 260,000 pounds.
Thursday, July 24th 2014 - 05:48 UTC
Chilean anarchists in arson and bomb attacks in Santiago

Three cars were burned early Wednesday in Santiago's San Miguel district, where those responsible for the vandalism left pamphlets alluding to the cases of anarchists who have been arrested in Chile and abroad, police said.
Thursday, July 24th 2014 - 05:43 UTC
Spain congratulates Hammond and calls for dialogue on “Gibraltar and surrounding area”

Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo congratulated Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on his recent appointment and insisted that Spain’s action in Gibraltar is simply to seek compliance with legal obligations, but nevertheless called for dialogue.
Wednesday, July 23rd 2014 - 06:51 UTC
Argentina claims Griesa is blocking bondholders money and using 'vulture funds' language

Argentina reacted strongly to Tuesday's events in the New York federal court which denied its stay request, claiming Judge Thomas Griesa “did not solve absolutely any of the issues for which he summoned today's audience”, insisting with his “unbelievable ban” on structured bonds' collecting their payment.
Wednesday, July 23rd 2014 - 06:42 UTC
Holdouts want to sit down with Argentina and solve the dispute; 'countdown clock'

Following on Tuesday's audience with Judge Thomas Griesa, NML Capital the leading speculative fund litigating with Argentina, issued a release saying “it is willing to hold a meeting with 'Special Master' Daniel Pollack and Argentina to solve the dispute”.
Wednesday, July 23rd 2014 - 06:30 UTC
Falklands' HMS Illustrious back in Portsmouth for the final time; HMS Ocean to replace her

The Royal Navy's helicopter carrier and Falklands' conflict veteran HMS Illustrious has returned to Portsmouth for the final time. Crowds lined the port to welcome the warship, which will retire after 32 years of service. The carrier, which clocked up 898,893 miles on operations, will be replaced by HMS Ocean, which has just received a £65m refit.