Stories for September 2015

Friday, September 25th 2015 - 05:33 UTC
Obama and Xi share a private dinner before the official visit on Friday

United States President Obama hosted Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for a private dinner Thursday as they and their aides prepared for meetings designed to deal with cyber security and a new agreement to cooperate on combating climate change.
Friday, September 25th 2015 - 05:15 UTC
UN highest court agrees to take the Chile/Bolivia dispute over a sea outlet

The UN's highest court on Thursday agreed to take up a century-old dispute between Chile and Bolivia, saying it could rule in the case as La Paz seeks to regain access to the Pacific. The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ), which oversees disputes between countries, said it “has jurisdiction... to entertain the application filed by Bolivia.”
Thursday, September 24th 2015 - 09:05 UTC
Rousseff partial victory: Congress upholds vetoes cutting additional expenses

Brazil's Congress on Wednesday voted to uphold most of President Dilma Rousseff's vetoes on billions of dollars in additional expenses, marking a partial victory for the president, who is fighting a weakening economy and calls for her ouster, plus a plunging currency.
Thursday, September 24th 2015 - 08:56 UTC
Ex VW CEO Winterkorn stands to take home a $32 million pension

Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen who resigned on Wednesday amid allegations that the company cheated emissions testing for 11 million diesel-powered cars, stands to take home a $32 million pension.
Thursday, September 24th 2015 - 08:49 UTC
Aftershock fears for the symbol 'Made in Germany', following VW' scandal

Cars and the environment are two things that Germany cares so deeply about that they form part of the national character. So Germans are shocked to discover that for years the country's mightiest car manufacturer Volkswagen has been rigging environmental tests for diesel emissions in the US.
Thursday, September 24th 2015 - 08:27 UTC
Colombia and FARC put a date to end Latam's deadliest conflict, 23 March 2016

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the top FARC rebel commander pledged on Wednesday to end Latin America's longest war within six months and sealed their pact with a handshake likely to stand as a lasting image.
Thursday, September 24th 2015 - 08:11 UTC
Venezuela admits military 'deployment exercise' along the border with Guyana

Venezuela says the deployment of its troops near the border it shares with Guyana, which triggered serious concern in Georgetown, is “an operational deployment exercise”. This follows on months of diplomatic aggression and threats by the regime of Nicolas Maduro claiming two thirds of Guyana's territory.
Thursday, September 24th 2015 - 08:02 UTC
UK official admits how difficult is 'ad hoc' dialogue with Spain over Gibraltar

Simon Manley, Britain’s Ambassador to Spain, admitted this week that officials had underestimated how difficult it would be to start an ‘ad hoc’ dialogue with Spain referred to Gibraltar. Mr. Manley was asked about progress towards ad hoc dialogue during a wide-ranging interview with the Spanish newspaper ABC.
Thursday, September 24th 2015 - 07:41 UTC
Brazil and UK joint research of critical elements in the deep northeast Atlantic

Scientists from the U.K. and Brazil will work together to study the formation of ocean minerals essential for new technology, particularly environmental technology such as photovoltaic cells.
Thursday, September 24th 2015 - 07:25 UTC
Falklands and South Georgia commemorative coins celebrating longest reigning sovereign in British history

Four British overseas territories, including the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands have issues a commemorative coin celebrating the day their head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, became the longest reigning British sovereign in history.