Stories for January 2015

Wednesday, January 21st 2015 - 08:24 UTC
OAS and Commonwealth discuss challenges to democracy and governance

The Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Albert Ramdin, and the leadership of the Commonwealth Secretariat held discussions on challenges to democracy and good governance facing member states of both organizations.
Wednesday, January 21st 2015 - 08:16 UTC
Falklands governor hosts reception for visiting scientists of the Americas

Visiting scientists from “all corners of the Americas” have received a warm welcome to the Falkland Islands. The delegates from the US, Canada, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico and Chile are experts in a range of fields including marine ecology, oceanography and geology and are on a week-long visit at the invitation of the Falkland Islands government and the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute, SAERI.
Wednesday, January 21st 2015 - 08:03 UTC
Obama pledged 'middle-class economics' but faces a Republican congress

US President Barack Obama has declared an end to the financial crisis and pledged economic policies to benefit all Americans, in his annual State of the Union address to Congress. In a speech devised to appeal to working families, Mr Obama outlined his strategy for “middle-class economics”.
Wednesday, January 21st 2015 - 07:49 UTC
AMIA/Nisman: a situation of unpredictable consequences, says Rosendo Fraga

The death of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman puts Argentina in a situation of unforeseeable outcome in which converge foreign policy, institutional functioning and local politics, according to Rosendo Fraga one of the country's most respected political analysts.
Wednesday, January 21st 2015 - 07:29 UTC
Argentina's Judiciary releases Nisman's complete prosecution charges against Cristina Fernandez

Argentina's judiciary released late Tuesday the complete version of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman's charges against President Cristina Fernandez, foreign minister Hector Timerman and other close officials, accusing them of 'conspiring a cover up of Iran's' alleged involvement in the bombing of the Jewish institution in Buenos Aires back in 1994, which killed 85 and injured 300.
Wednesday, January 21st 2015 - 07:18 UTC
Primary forensic test delivers no gun powder traces on Nisman's hands

The forensic analysis on Argentina's AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s body confirmed that there were no traces of gunpowder on his hands. However, experts explained that it does not contradict suicide hypothesis.
Wednesday, January 21st 2015 - 07:09 UTC
Argentine Jewish community calls for a “truth and justice” rally at AMIA

Argentina's Jewish communities still shocked after learning of the death of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s death, announced that a ceremony calling for 'truth and justice' has been scheduled for this Wednesday to demand for the “complete clarification of the circumstances” surrounding the prosecutor’s death.
Wednesday, January 21st 2015 - 07:05 UTC
Argentina confirms customs imports restrictions despite WTO ruling

The administration of president Cristina Fernandez confirmed to Argentine business leaders that customs restrictions on imports will stay in place, despite strong international pressure for barriers to be lifted.
Wednesday, January 21st 2015 - 06:51 UTC
Explosive report on world's wealth from Oxfam: 1% of super rich own 48%

More than half the world’s wealth will be owned by just one percent of the population by next year as global inequality soars, anti-poverty charity Oxfam predicted on Tuesday in an explosive document on the eve of a major meeting of the world’s political and business elite.
Wednesday, January 21st 2015 - 06:44 UTC
China last year grew at its weakest in 24 years, but could be bouncing back

China's economic growth slowed to its weakest in 24 years, expanding 7.4% last year from 7.7% in 2013. Growth in the world's second largest economy missed its official annual growth target of 7.5% for the first time in 15 years. But, the annual growth figures still came in higher than market expectations of about 7.2%.