International

• Saturday, April 16th 2011 - 00:41 UTC

  Eichmann’s escape helped by German intelligence and Roman Catholic Church

  

  The notorious Holocaust planner Adolf Eichmann was helped out of Germany by members of the German intelligence service and the Roman Catholic Church, according to a series of articles by Spiegel based on secret documents.

• Saturday, April 16th 2011 - 00:34 UTC

  Children thefts in Argentina: German investigative journalist barred from the US

  

  German radio correspondent based in Buenos Aires Gabriela Weber, who is investigating the alleged theft of children by a US diplomat during the Argentine military dictatorship (1976-1983) apparently has been permanently denied her request for an entrance visa.

• Saturday, April 16th 2011 - 00:09 UTC

  China’s trade with BRICS associates surged 45.8% in the first quarter

  

  China's top customs authority announced Friday that trade with the other four BRICS nations surged by 45.8% to reach 59.9 billion US dollars in the first quarter of this year.

• Friday, April 15th 2011 - 18:50 UTC

  China’s 3 trillion USD reserves intensify debate on Yuan convertibility

  

  China's foreign exchange reserves exceeded the mark of 3 trillion US dollars for the first time at the end of March 2011, representing an increase of 24% from a year earlier. China retains the world’s leading position in forex reserves, according to data released by the country’s central bank.

• Friday, April 15th 2011 - 18:44 UTC

  Top banker predicts speculative inflows will continue; China’s stats not so rosy

  

  Speculative money continues to flow into emerging markets, including China, and the situation is likely to continue over the long term, a top executive of China's largest commercial bank said Friday.

• Friday, April 15th 2011 - 05:44 UTC

  ‘The challenge is a better distribution of wealth’, said Insulza on Pan American Day

  

  The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) commemorated on Thursday April 14 Pan American Day and the anniversary of the signing of the Charter of the OAS, adopted in Bogota, Colombia, on April 30, 1948.

• Friday, April 15th 2011 - 05:35 UTC

  Developing nations reject IMF rules on capital inflows controversy

  

  Developing nations warned the IMF on Thursday against imposing new rules dictating how they manage capital inflows rushing into their economies, suggesting rich nations take a hard look at their own policies instead.

• Friday, April 15th 2011 - 05:31 UTC

  China’s March inflation fastest since 2008; further tightening anticipated

  

  Inflation in China accelerated in March to the fastest rate since 2008, despite government efforts to cool prices. Consumer prices rose by 5.4% in March compared with a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said. In February, the annual figure was 4.9%.

• Friday, April 15th 2011 - 00:01 UTC

  ‘Argentina’s protectionism’ the great obstacle for EU/Mercosur trade talks

  

  European Union’s top trade negotiator, Karel de Gucht, accused Argentina of being “the great obstacle” in an association agreement between the EU and Mercosur, and threatened to take the case before the WTO.

• Thursday, April 14th 2011 - 23:50 UTC

  Mercosur outperformed in 2008/09 recession and during 2010 recovery

  

  Latin America and the Caribbean have weathered the 2008-2009 recession much better than it had previous downturns. However less well-known is that the region, particularly Mercosur members, also decisively outperformed many other regions during the same period with a decline in growth smaller than that of the middle-income country average and with a rebound that was swifter and stronger.