International

Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 20:51 UTC
Australian icebreaker ‘Aurora Australis’ caught in packed Antarctic ice

The Australian icebreaker Aurora Australis is stuck in ice 80 nautical miles from the Antarctic coast. The vessel is heading to the frozen continent with 50 scientists from around the world to study the relationship between sea ice and marine life.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 06:54 UTC
BBC faces major scandal for alleged cover-up of sexual abuse by a presenter

The head of the BBC goes before lawmakers on Tuesday with the publicly funded British broadcaster facing one of the biggest crises in its history over accusations it pulled a probe into sexual abuse by a former presenter as part of a wider cover-up.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 06:38 UTC
ARA Libertad: Argentine president pledges to never yield to ‘vulture’ funds

Argentine president Cristina Fernández in a national broadcast blasted ‘vulture funds’ retaining the impounded training frigate ARA Libertad in Ghana and pledged never to yield the dignity and sovereignty of the country to these funds.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 03:20 UTC
Latin American investment in China

By R. Viswanathan (*) - During the sixth China - Latin America Business summit in Hangzhou in October 17-18, the Inter American Development Bank (BID) brought out a report on Latin American investment in China.
Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 01:01 UTC
China’ Sinochem further expands into Brazil’s offshore oil frontier

Brazil's National Petroleum Agency, ANP, approved Chinese oil company Sinochem's purchase of a 10% stake in five offshore blocks as the state-run company continues its expansion into Latin America's hottest oil frontier.
Monday, October 22nd 2012 - 19:45 UTC
A fifth of Spaniards living below the poverty shows latest stats

Every fifth resident lives in poverty in Spain, new figures showed on Monday.
The national statistics institute INE said 21.1% of the 47-million population lives below the poverty line, meaning they live on less than 7,355 Euros (9,610 dollars) annually.
Monday, October 22nd 2012 - 19:20 UTC
UN Security Council says ARA Libertad incident does not endanger world peace

Argentine Foreign minister Hector Timerman began Monday morning his round of contacts in New York to lobby for the release of the Navy’s training frigate retained in Ghana but suffered a first setback when he met with the president of the UN Security Council, Ambassador Gert Rosenthal.
Monday, October 22nd 2012 - 18:46 UTC
WTO upholds ruling favouring the US in steel products dispute with China

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has upheld its decision that China's tariffs on imports of certain US steel products were illegal. Beijing had imposed duties on a particular kind of US steel, alleging that its makers were being given subsidies by the US government.
Monday, October 22nd 2012 - 18:40 UTC
Most of ARA Libertad crew should be arriving at Buenos Aires late Wednesday

Argentina confirmed on Monday that most of the crew from the training frigate ARA Libertad retained in Ghana is being evacuated and should arrive in Buenos Aires Wednesday night, in a chartered commercial aircraft. Only a small group of officers and 44 crew members will remain on the impounded vessel for maintenance work.
Monday, October 22nd 2012 - 04:15 UTC
Veteran Tories call PM Cameron’s government ‘incompetent and elitist”

British Prime Minister David Cameron is under pressure to reassert his authority over a Conservative Party reeling after a week which saw the resignation of a senior minister and claims of incompetence and elitism at the heart of his government.