Stories for 2018

Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 19:25 UTC
Buenos Aires airport saboteur arrested

A 58-year-old private pilot who on Monday posed as a control tower operator at Buenos Aires' Jorge Newbery airport was arrested Tuesday and held incommunicado.
Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 12:24 UTC
Bolero legend Gatica passes away at age 90

Chilean-born bolero legend Lucho Gatica, died Tuesday in Mexico City at the age of 90 of undisclosed causes, his family confirmed. “Good trip, I love you ...” wrote his son, Mexican actor Luis Gatica, on social media.
Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 10:29 UTC
US and China trade talks ahead of Xi and Trump's meeting in Buenos Aires

United States and Chinese negotiators have revived trade talks in the hopes of reaching a draft agreement before President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet face-to-face on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Argentina.
Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 10:19 UTC
Military “lobby” expected to add a new minister in president elect Bolsonaro's cabinet

Brazil president elect Jair Bolsonaro is expected to name another member of the military group backing him, retired General Oswaldo Ferreira, former head of the army engineers corps, as his Transportation minister in charge of improving Brazil's anemic national infrastructure.
Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 10:02 UTC
Bolsonaro nominates former General as Brazil's defense minister

Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro appointed retired army General Fernando Azevedo e Silva as defense minister on Tuesday, adding another former military officer to his cabinet while saying that a career foreign service officer may get the top diplomat's job.
Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 09:01 UTC
Edinburgh demands to see the Brexit deal: “Scotland must not be forgotten”

The Scottish government has demanded to see details of the draft Brexit deal set to be discussed by UK ministers, after a major breakthrough in talks. Prime Minister Theresa May is to hold a special cabinet meeting on Wednesday to discuss a draft withdrawal agreement.
Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 08:54 UTC
UK/EU Brexit announce “technical” breakthrough, but now it faces the political hurdle

UK and EU officials have agreed the draft text of a Brexit agreement after months of negotiations. A cabinet source told the BBC that the document has been agreed at a technical level by officials from both sides after intensive discussions this week. A special cabinet meeting will be held at 14:00 GMT on Wednesday as Theresa May seeks ministers' backing.
Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 08:50 UTC
Italy ignores EC deadline and keeps to its high spending budget

The Italian government has defied the European Commission by sticking to its big-spending budget plan. Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said a deficit target of 2.4% and a growth forecast of 1.5% were unchanged.
Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 08:44 UTC
California fire fighters manage containment lines; official death toll is 48 and dozens remain missing

Crews battling a deadly wildfire in northern California have managed to hold their containment lines, the state fire service says. They have contained 30% of the fire, stretching over 125,000 acres (50,500 ha), but do not expect to contain it fully until the end of the month.
Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 08:38 UTC
Trump nominates retired Army general as ambassador to Saudi Arabia

United States president Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated a retired Army general to be the country’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, as Washington faces pressure to respond to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.