International

Wednesday, October 2nd 2013 - 07:22 UTC
Divided Berlusconi party could save PM Letta’s coalition in confidence vote

Leading figures in Silvio Berlusconi's own party have defied him by calling on MPs to back the Italian coalition government in a confidence vote. Angelino Alfano, Berlusconi's deputy and secretary of People of Freedom, urged the party to unite behind Prime Minister Enrico Letta on Wednesday.
Tuesday, October 1st 2013 - 18:32 UTC
US Supreme Court possible action on Argentina/hedge funds case deferred a week

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday took no action on a landmark case pitting Argentina against creditors which could have deep repercussions for financially troubled governments and their creditors. The court had been expected to announce whether it would review the case, but it was not included in a list of cases accepted or denied for review that was released on Tuesday.
Tuesday, October 1st 2013 - 03:55 UTC
Argentina buys 16 Mirage F 1 from Spain; half have air-refuelling capacity

Argentina has confirmed the purchase of 16 second hand Mirage F-1 decommissioned from the Spanish Air force in an operation valued at 170 million Euros. The expenditure is contemplated in the 2014 budget bill approved in the Lower House and which awaits debate in the Senate.
Monday, September 30th 2013 - 21:40 UTC
The Shale Boom, Just Getting Started: Interview with Tyler Cowen

Thanks to the shale boom, markets already perceive the trade balance optimizing, energy prices are cheaper than they would otherwise be and we've even cut carbon emissions. And we are only getting started, according Tyler Cowen, New York Times best-selling author and one of the most influential economists of the decade.
Monday, September 30th 2013 - 17:03 UTC
Argentina/Iran meeting in Geneva in November to address the AMIA bombing

Iran and Argentina have confirmed they will be meeting in November in Geneva to continue discussions on the Memorandum of Understanding to jointly probe the bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires 19 years ago. The information was announced following two meetings held on Saturday between Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif at the UN headquarters in New York.
Monday, September 30th 2013 - 17:00 UTC
Argentina hopes US Supreme Court hears its case with the hedge funds

The US Supreme Court was scheduled to meet behind closed doors on Monday to decide whether to hear a high-profile appeal by Argentina over its battle with hedge funds that refused to take part in two debt restructurings that sprang from the country's 2002 default.
Monday, September 30th 2013 - 16:29 UTC
UK minister in Brazil at scientific research and education program signing ceremonies

UK Minister of State for Latin America at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Hugo Swire is in Porto Alegre, south Brazil where he will attend the signing for a Memorandum of Understanding between the King’s College and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul on biological research.
Saturday, September 28th 2013 - 04:57 UTC
Malvinas/Gibraltar: Garcia Margallo admits coincidences, but “no joint actions”

Spain will not be involved in ‘joint actions’ with Argentina regarding sovereignty claims over Gibraltar and Malvinas, said on Friday Spanish Foreign minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo, arguing there had been ‘misinterpretations’ in the Argentine version of the bilateral ministerial meeting and which was first denied by the Moncla Palace.
Friday, September 27th 2013 - 22:12 UTC
EC concludes fact-finding mission in Gibraltar/Spain border; tax fraud was not in agenda

European Commission said that it had received no “official, specific” complaint alleging tax fraud in Gibraltar, despite Spain’s repeated accusations against the Rock. Commission spokesman Olivier Bailly made the clear statement as he reminded reporters that allegations of tax evasion had not formed part of Wednesday’s fact-finding mission to the border.
Friday, September 27th 2013 - 21:52 UTC
“Appalling conditions” for workers readying the 2022 World Cup hosted by Qatar

Qatar 2022 World Cup organisers say they are “appalled” by the findings of an investigation into the treatment of migrant workers in the country. The Guardian reported Nepalese workers in Qatar “face exploitation and abuses that amount to modern-day slavery”.