International

Monday, September 23rd 2013 - 20:40 UTC
Cristina Fernandez black tights disperse the focus of the October campaign

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday and according to the official agenda has several appointments with political leaders and business representatives.
Monday, September 23rd 2013 - 19:05 UTC
Francis meets with unemployed and blasts the global economic system based on a “god called money”

Francis has made one of his strongest attacks yet on the global economic system, saying it could no longer be based on a “god called money” and urged the unemployed to fight for work.
Monday, September 23rd 2013 - 18:48 UTC
Egypt for Sale

Three years has seen the overturn of two government, the deaths of thousands of people and the destruction of much of the Egyptian economy. In the end, the mobs have changed nothing, except to make their own lives more miserable.
Monday, September 23rd 2013 - 17:20 UTC
Coalition government: “we are open to talks” Merkel tells Social-democrats

Just a few seats short of a majority, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she's ready to begin coalition talks with the center-left SPD, but with animosity on both sides, it's not quite clear who will be courting whom, according to German analysts.
Monday, September 23rd 2013 - 16:55 UTC
UK launches ambitious online university project with 21 institutions listed

The UK's biggest online university project has been launched, with more than 20 universities offering free courses. Students will be able to follow courses on mobile phones as well as computers. The UK's project, called FutureLearn, sees UK universities entering the global market in so-called Moocs - massive open online courses.
Monday, September 23rd 2013 - 16:41 UTC
China/Venezuela cooperation agreements involving 20bn dollars including 5bn credit

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, said they were committed to consolidating the strategic alliance between their two countries during a meeting in Beijing at which they signed a dozen cooperation and investment agreements worth 20 billion dollars.
Monday, September 23rd 2013 - 16:29 UTC
Brazilian media warns that upgrading or airports is way behind schedule

Delays are plaguing work at airports in seven of the 12 Brazilian cities that will host the World Cup nine months from now, the daily O Globo reported Sunday. Citing a survey by Infraero, the federal airports agency, the paper said the worst delay was in the southern city of Porto Alegre, where work on expanding terminal at a cost of 69 million dollars has not even begun.
Friday, September 20th 2013 - 20:58 UTC
JP Morgan-Chase pays hefty fine in the US and UK; former staff face criminal charges

US bank JP Morgan Chase has agreed to pay four regulators 920 million dollars relating to a 6.2bn loss incurred as a result of the “London Whale” trades. The settlement is the third biggest banking fine by US regulators, and the second largest by UK regulators. As part of the deal JP Morgan admitted violating US federal securities laws.
Friday, September 20th 2013 - 20:48 UTC
UEFA agree in principle to move date of 2022 World Cup in Qatar

The 54 member federations of European governing body UEFA are unanimously in favor “in principle” of moving the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to a different time of the year, UEFA president Michel Platini confirmed on Friday.
Friday, September 20th 2013 - 20:35 UTC
Gibraltar granted by UEFA a place in the Champions and Europa Leagues

There could be two Manchester Uniteds in European club competition next season after UEFA on Friday granted Gibraltar one place each in the Champions League and Europa League qualifying rounds.