International

Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 17:20 UTC
Brazil Senate won’t consider controversial World Cup bill unless Blatter shows up

FIFA President Sepp Blatter is trying to schedule a trip to Brazil to speak at a public hearing about a controversial World Cup bill FIFA wants approved as soon as possible.
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 17:19 UTC
Swiss video accuses Blatter of ignoring human rights in run-up to World Cup

A video featuring world football boss Sepp Blatter dancing uninhibitedly has been launched in Switzerland to draw attention to human rights in the run-up to the 2014 World Cup.
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 17:15 UTC
Judge denies injunction to bar Chevron from operating in Brazil

Brazilian judge denied an injunction seeking to bar oil company Chevron Corp and drill-rig operator Transocean Ltd from operating in Brazil after two offshore oil leaks, a federal court in Rio de Janeiro said this week.
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 17:11 UTC
Soros tells Germany preparing for “end of the Euro” only worsens the situation

Billionaire investor George Soros said financial markets are concerned other countries will follow Germany’s Bundesbank in girding against the end of the Euro.
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 17:08 UTC
Spain warns Argentina that any hostile action “will bring consequences”

Amidst the cross-fire between the Argentine government and Repsol-YPF oil giant, Spain’s Industry, Energy and Tourism Minister José Manuel Soria, warned on Thursday that “any sign of hostility” against Spanish companies “will be considered as a hostile sign against Spain and its government, and will bring consequences.”
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 01:28 UTC
Joint poll shows ‘Falklands/Malvinas’ issue is ‘important’ for Argentines, but only ‘relevant’ for Brits

Argentines give more importance than the British to the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty issue, according to the first public opinion on the matter done simultaneously in both countries involved.
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 01:04 UTC
US World Bank candidate tells board of directors he is not afraid of ‘challenging orthodoxies’

Jim Yong Kim, the US nominee to head the World Bank, told the bank's board of directors that he would not hesitate to question the status quo and do his best to help the world poorest.
Wednesday, April 11th 2012 - 16:59 UTC
IMF will make compulsory review of economy in spite of Argentina’s refusal

The International Monetary Fund will make a compulsory review of Argentina’s economy because of the country’s refusal to allow the multilateral organization to examine its finances since 2006, the Buenos Aires media reported on Wednesday quoting IMF sources.
Wednesday, April 11th 2012 - 02:13 UTC
Half a million Argentine tourists ‘invaded’ Chile during the first quarter of 2012

In the first quarter of this year, 1.2 million foreign tourists arrived in Chile, which represents a 14% increase over the same period a year ago, reported the Under Secretary of Tourism Jacqueline Plass.
Wednesday, April 11th 2012 - 00:35 UTC
UK confirms it claims repayment of £ 45m loaned to Argentine Junta that invaded the Falklands

The UK is seeking repayment of a loan granted to Argentina in 1979 which was invested in military procurement some of which was used during the Falkland Islands conflict.