International

Tuesday, January 22nd 2013 - 15:50 UTC
Global unemployment again on the rise; situation particularly bleak for youth

Global unemployment rose in 2012 after falling for two straight years and could further increase in 2013, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned in a new report. The number of unemployed worldwide rose by 4.2 million in 2012 to over 197 million, a 5.9% unemployment rate, according to Global Employment Trends 2013.
Tuesday, January 22nd 2013 - 05:19 UTC
Europe the “most desired strategic partner” of Latinamerica, according to Spanish report

The European Union is the “most desired strategic partner” of Latinamerica, although with different intensity, according to a report from the International Prospective Institute, IPI, released on Monday in Madrid and ahead of the coming EU/CELAC summit in Santiago de Chile.
Tuesday, January 22nd 2013 - 01:35 UTC
Obama acknowledges Hispanic electoral and political influence in inauguration speech

President Barack Obama's inauguration on Monday had a marked Hispanic accent with the prominent participation of speakers and personalities from the country's biggest minority group, and a pledge to overcome the on-going immigration controversy.
Tuesday, January 22nd 2013 - 00:45 UTC
Merkel loses Lower Saxony eight months ahead of the big election and despite her popularity

In an extremely tight German state election, and eight months ahead of the national election, the Christian Democrats (CDU) lost Lower Saxony, which comes as a blow for Chancellor Angela Merkel who enjoys majority support in public opinion polls.
Monday, January 21st 2013 - 13:51 UTC
Cristina Fernandez ends her visit to Vietnam, “an icon for her generation”

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez ended on Sunday in Hanoi her visit to Vietnam the last leg of a week-long business and political trip that took her to the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia and finally the land which she emphasized represented an icon for her generation.
Monday, January 21st 2013 - 11:28 UTC
Argentina’s wheat crop down to 10 million tons; 2011/12 planted area 25% less

Argentina will produce 10.1 million tons of wheat this season, the agricultural ministry said, citing extreme weather as the reason for cutting back its previous estimate of 10.5 million tons. With almost all of the harvest already collected, Argentina is looking at a thin wheat harvest, compared with the 14.1 million tons collected in the 2011/12 crop year.
Monday, January 21st 2013 - 11:28 UTC
Transcripts show Federal Reserve underestimated looming 2007 crisis

The US Federal Reserve may have underestimated the looming 2007 global financial crisis released transcripts from its meetings that year have shown. The documents suggested Fed Governor Ben Bernanke wanted to hold off from addressing rising panic in the markets.
Sunday, January 20th 2013 - 22:20 UTC
Uruguay opens historic diplomatic archives to Malvinas war veterans

Uruguay will open on Monday 21 January its diplomacy archives to that Malvinas war veterans can consult classified information referred to the South Atlantic conflict when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands in April 1982.
Sunday, January 20th 2013 - 21:22 UTC
Cristina Fernandez re-election back on the political agenda ahead of the mid term October election

The possibility of a re-re-election of Argentine president Cristina Fernandez is back in the political agenda, this time spurred by a member of the Lower House with close contacts with trade unions and father of the General Manager of the now re-nationalized Argentine flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas
Sunday, January 20th 2013 - 19:40 UTC
Obama begins his second mandate; the public ceremony and pomp on Monday

Barack Obama has officially been sworn in for his second term as US president in a small ceremony at the White House. Although the US Constitution requires the oath of office to be taken by noon on 20 January, that falls on a Sunday so the public inauguration will take place on Monday.