International

Tuesday, December 27th 2011 - 09:43 UTC
How US campaigns and elections shaped politics across the world

* By Andrew Hammond - The eyes of much of North America and South America will this coming year be on the US presidential and congressional elections as Democrats and Republicans fight it out for control of the White House, the US House of Representatives, and the US Senate. The ballots could have key implications not just for US domestic issues, but also US foreign policy across the Americas region, including in Cuba and Venezuela.
Monday, December 26th 2011 - 21:10 UTC
Brazil overtakes the UK and becomes the world’s sixth largest economy

Brazil has overtaken the UK as the world's sixth largest economy according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research, CEBR. The latest World Economic League Table also showed Asian countries moving up and European countries falling back.
Monday, December 26th 2011 - 21:08 UTC
“Grand principles don’t impress” IMF chief reminds the Euro zone leaders

The head of the International Monetary Fund said that the world economy was in danger and urged Europeans to speak with one voice on a debt crisis that has rattled the global financial system.
Monday, December 26th 2011 - 11:27 UTC
“People must know full facts” about Argentina’s intentions in the Falklands

Many Members of Parliament and in the Lords, from all parties, are totally committed to standing up for the Falkland Islands and rebutting the actions of Argentina, according to Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell and Secretary of the Falkland Islands Group in Westminster. He added people must know the true facts and intentions behind Argentina’s actions.
Monday, December 26th 2011 - 11:24 UTC
Duke of Edinburgh remains under observation; misses Boxing Day shoot

Duke of Edinburgh is to remain under observation after a third night in hospital, and is set to miss the Royal Family's Boxing Day shoot. The shoot, usually led by the Duke, is expected to go ahead as planned.
Monday, December 26th 2011 - 11:21 UTC
Falklands’ flagged vessels: Spanish fishermen call on Madrid to fight Argentine blackmail

The President of the Spanish Association of Marine Fishing Officers (Aetinape), José Manuel Muniz, has asked the new Spanish government to get involved and act against the pressure placed on Falklands-flagged vessels by the Argentines, according to an article in the Galician newspaper Faro de Vigo, which examined the Spanish reaction to the ban on the entry of Falklands flagged vessels to Mercosur ports.
Monday, December 26th 2011 - 11:19 UTC
China and Argentina ratify crossed support for Taiwan and Falklands’ claims

China ratified support for Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands. The message was delivered last week by Chinese President Hu Jintao's special envoy Jiang Shusheng and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and is part of the reciprocal policy in support of Taiwan as a province of China.
Saturday, December 24th 2011 - 03:47 UTC
Merry Christmas from MercoPress

MercoPress wishes a happy holiday season to all its readers.
Friday, December 23rd 2011 - 22:48 UTC
The Inter American Press Association trusts Argentine law regulating newsprint will be declared unconstitutional

The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today described as “malicious” attempts by the government of Argentina to control press freedom through adoption of a law on the manufacture, sale and commercialization of newsprint, and said it trusted that the judiciary would annul a “law that is clearly unconstitutional because of its subjugation of principles concerning freedom of expression.”
Friday, December 23rd 2011 - 04:36 UTC
UK Defence denies London press rumours of a Falklands military build-up

After statements published by the English newspaper “The Daily Mail,” in which the former head of the Navy, Lord Alan West, said that a nuclear submarine should be sent to the Malvinas Islands, the United Kingdom assured it does not plan to increase the military presence in the Islands.