Politics

Tuesday, August 28th 2018 - 08:30 UTC
Exodus of Venezuelan migrants comparable to “Mediterranean refugees” events, says UN office

The exodus of migrants from Venezuela is building towards a “crisis moment” comparable to events involving refugees in the Mediterranean, the United Nations migration agency said.
Tuesday, August 28th 2018 - 08:25 UTC
Chilean Supreme Court seizes US$ 1.6m assets from Pinochet family

Chile's Supreme Court ordered the seizure of more than US$1.6 million from the assets of the late dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet. The top court also sentenced three former military officers to four years in prison for embezzlement of public funds in a case involving Pinochet, but allowed them to remain free under conditional liberty.
Tuesday, August 28th 2018 - 08:21 UTC
Brazil Supreme Court to decide on freight rates imposed by government

Brazil's Supreme Court will rule as soon as possible on several challenges to the constitutionality of a law imposing minimum freight prices, but no ruling will come on Monday, Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux said.
Tuesday, August 28th 2018 - 08:00 UTC
Chagos dispute back on the table: the International Court of Justice to address the issue next week

The British government has been accused of threatening a close ally in an increasingly bitter diplomatic tug-of-war over the fate of a tiny, strategic archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
Tuesday, August 28th 2018 - 07:38 UTC
Unasur will decide on removal of Nestor Kirchner's statue at its headquarters in Quito

An Ecuadorian lawmaker has called for the removal of a statue of Argentine ex president Nestor Kirchner from the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) Secretariat Headquarters in the city of Mitad del Mundo, close to Quito.
Tuesday, August 28th 2018 - 07:32 UTC
Brazil's Supreme Court will rule on Lula's presidential candidacy in September

Brazil’s Supreme Court will weigh in September an appeal by jailed former president Lula da Silva to be set free so he can join the presidential campaign already under way, a court spokesperson said on Monday.
Tuesday, August 28th 2018 - 07:14 UTC
US has offered to collaborate with the Argentine investigation of “K corruption notebooks”

According to Buenos Aires daily Clarin, United States authorities have offered to collaborate with Argentine President Mauricio Macri’s government in the ongoing “K notebook scandal” by providing confidential information on a number of US bank accounts used to hold alleged Kirchner bribe money.
Monday, August 27th 2018 - 08:59 UTC
Francis ends visit to Ireland begging forgiveness for the abuses perpetrated by Church leaders

Pope Francis has begged forgiveness for members of the Catholic Church's hierarchy who “kept quiet” about clerical child sex abuse. He was ending a two-day visit to the Republic of Ireland by celebrating a Mass at Dublin's Phoenix Park.
Monday, August 27th 2018 - 08:47 UTC
Francisco Franco's remains to be removed from the “Valley of the Fallen”

Spain's government passed a decree on Friday to smooth the way for the relocation of the remains of former dictator Francisco Franco with the aim of turning his mausoleum into a memorial for the victims of the Spanish civil war.
Monday, August 27th 2018 - 08:36 UTC
A no-deal Brexit poses an “existential threat” for the UK, says ex head of the European Council

A no-deal Brexit could lead to the break-up of the UK, the ex-president of the European Council has warned. Herman Van Rompuy told The Observer leaving the EU without a deal posed an “existential threat” to the UK. He added a no-deal scenario would have a “big impact” on “regions such as Scotland”.