Stories for 2014

Wednesday, February 19th 2014 - 22:16 UTC
YPF signs agreement with Petronas for shale development in Vaca Muerta

Argentina's state oil company YPF announced this week that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a subsidiary of Malaysia's national oil company Petronas for unconventional oil and gas resources development in Argentine Patagonia.
Wednesday, February 19th 2014 - 05:11 UTC
Argentina appeals hedge funds case to US Supreme Court; warns of 'havoc' if lower court ruling stands

Argentina announced on Tuesday it had appealed to the US Supreme Court against a lower court order to pay off hedge fund investors in its bonds, arguing that order violated its sovereignty.
Wednesday, February 19th 2014 - 05:04 UTC
Small meteorite bang spreads fear of mini earth tremor in central Argentina

Argentine space expert Jorge Coghlan said that the huge bang heard on Tuesday and that scared many people in central Santa Fe province was caused by a “meteorite which disintegrated on entering the atmosphere and thus caused a major vibration”. The incident was reported early mid morning.
Wednesday, February 19th 2014 - 04:58 UTC
Santos sacks Colombian top brass following exposure of corruption ring

President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Tuesday a major overhaul of Colombia's armed forces high command following revelations of corruption in military procurement.
Wednesday, February 19th 2014 - 04:48 UTC
Kirchnerite picket leader tells Maduro he should have Lopez shot for being a traitor and CIA agent

An Argentine picket leader closely aligned with the administration of President Cristina Fernandez openly supported the Venezuelan government of president Nicolas Maduro and called for the opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez to be sentenced to a firing squad.
Wednesday, February 19th 2014 - 04:44 UTC
Fed adopts tighter new rules for foreign banks to shield US taxpayers

The US Federal Reserve adopted tight new rules for foreign banks to shield the US taxpayer from costly bailouts, ceding only minor concessions despite pressure from abroad to weaken the rule.
Wednesday, February 19th 2014 - 04:41 UTC
Analyst Snowden elected as students' delegate at the University of Glasgow

Former NSA analyst Edward Snowden was elected as the students delegate in the Scottish University of Glasgow.
Tuesday, February 18th 2014 - 21:33 UTC
Mujica exposed 'to contempt of justice' for refusing to pay Judiciary branch budget increase

The Uruguayan Judiciary branch warned President Jose Mujica that he is in contempt of justice for ignoring a budget bill that contemplates salary increases for judges and other members of independent government bodies.
Tuesday, February 18th 2014 - 20:50 UTC
Drug-trafficking controversy in Argentina involves several ministers

As the debate over drug-trafficking in Argentina heats up, a leading official from the government of President Cristina Fernandez Security has said he supports Uruguay’s decriminalizing model that recently legalized the growing, sale and smoking of marijuana.
Tuesday, February 18th 2014 - 20:39 UTC
Spain battles Sub-Saharan migrants who managed to break into Melilla

About 150 sub-Saharan migrants managed to enter Spain’s north African enclave of Melilla on Monday after a group of 250 stormed a barbed-wire border fence, the Spanish Interior Ministry said. Spanish media showed video of those who got over the fence running down the streets of Melilla shouting “Barca, Barca!” as they headed toward a detention centre.