Stories for February 20th 2015

Friday, February 20th 2015 - 04:37 UTC
IAATO tests protocols in Antarctic Search and Rescue exercise with RCCNZ

The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) and two member operators, Oceanwide Expeditions and Heritage Expeditions, took part in a live Search and Rescue (SAR) Exercise in collaboration with Maritime New Zealand’s Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) on Feb. 12.
Friday, February 20th 2015 - 04:34 UTC
Fed latest minutes indicate “patience” prevails before a rise in interest rates

Officials at the United States Federal Reserve are unlikely to raise interest rates soon, the latest minutes from the bank's January meeting have revealed. Policymakers worried about lower-than-expected inflation as well as slow wage growth in the US economy, the world's largest.
Friday, February 20th 2015 - 04:27 UTC
Bitter frigid air causes record breaking temperatures in East US and Canada

Bitterly cold air from Siberia has brought dangerously frigid and likely record-setting temperatures to the eastern half of the US. Temperatures are 20 to 40 degrees F below normal for February from the Mid-Atlantic to the South.
Friday, February 20th 2015 - 04:17 UTC
Nisman's former wife strongly rejects suicide hypothesis because of his personality

Argentine Federal judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado, late prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s ex wife, rejected the suicide hypothesis, due to his former husband’s personality, much less with a gun, and admitted she was impacted by the people's demand for 'justice' during Wednesday's 'silent march'.
Friday, February 20th 2015 - 04:04 UTC
Argentine Justice confirms prosecution of Vice-president Boudou on bribery charges

An Argentine Federal Chamber has confirmed the prosecution of Vice President Amado Boudou for “bribery and negotiations incompatible with the public administration” in the case investigating Cristina Fernandez second-in-command for his alleged involvement in the purchase of the ex printing company Ciccone Calcografica.
Friday, February 20th 2015 - 03:54 UTC
Maduro's agents arrest metropolitan Caracas mayor on charges of coup attempt

Venezuelan intelligence agents arrested on Thursday opposition leader and Caracas metropolitan mayor Antonio Ledezma, witnesses said, after accusations he was involved in a coup attempt against President Nicolás Maduro.
Friday, February 20th 2015 - 00:30 UTC
Protestors take to the streets in Venezuela on anniversary of opposition leader's year in jail

Backers of jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez took to the streets of Caracas on Wednesday on the first anniversary of his arrest and subsequent jailing, but the mood of last year’s mass protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro was markedly different.
Friday, February 20th 2015 - 00:23 UTC
Uruguay's minister Almagro presents his program for a renewed OAS

The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) received a presentation by Uruguay's foreign minister Luis Almagro, in his capacity as candidate for Secretary General of the Organization, in a special meeting that took place at the headquarters of the OAS in Washington DC.
Friday, February 20th 2015 - 00:05 UTC
Pope meets relatives of AMIA bombing victims same day as the massive 'silent march' for Nisman

A group of relatives of the Buenos Aires 1994 AMIA bombing victims attended a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday, requesting the pontiff’s intervention to have Iran put the citizens of that country allegedly involved in the deadly attack at the disposal of justices in Argentina.