Politics

Saturday, February 3rd 2018 - 16:31 UTC
Venezuelan police radio recording reveals that Oscar Pérez would have surrendered before dying

In audio filtered to Univisión (1), the radio transmission among the Venezuelan police forces that participated on the morning of January 15 in the capture operation against a revolt pilot Óscar Pérez and six of his companions carried out outside of Caracas is revealed. In the revealed material, the commander of the operation, Major of the National Guard Rafael Bastardo confirms his surrender.
Saturday, February 3rd 2018 - 11:00 UTC
China pledges support for “Global Britain” and praises the “golden era” in relations

British Prime Minister Theresa May left China on Friday with deals worth more than 9.3 billion pounds, at the end of a three-day trade mission where President Xi Jinping pledged to upgrade their “golden era” in relations.
Saturday, February 3rd 2018 - 10:42 UTC
US warns Mexico to pay attention to Russian meddling in the July elections

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Mexico on Friday to pay attention to Russian meddling in elections around the world, following comments from another US official that there were signs of such interference in the country's presidential race.
Saturday, February 3rd 2018 - 10:37 UTC
Federal Judge orders authorities to return the passport of ex president Lula

A Brazilian federal judge ruled on Friday that authorities must return the passport of former President Lula da Silva, seized last week on the order of another court after his conviction for corruption was upheld on appeal. Lawyers for Lula, who governed from 2003-2011, handed over the passport to Brazil’s Federal Police on Jan. 26.
Saturday, February 3rd 2018 - 10:30 UTC
Venezuela rejects UN decision to take Guyana border controversy to The Hague

Venezuela has rejected the decision made by the United Nations to refer the border controversy with Guyana to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). “The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, faithful to its historical tradition and in accordance with the Bolivarian Diplomacy of Peace, reiterates its firm disposition to defend the territorial integrity of our Homeland and maintain political negotiation based on the 1966 Geneva Accord, as the only way to reach a peaceful solution, practical and satisfactory for both parties and in favor of our Peoples,” the Venezuelan government said in a statement on Wednesday.
Saturday, February 3rd 2018 - 10:22 UTC
Costa Rica wins coastal border dispute with Nicaragua at UN Court of Justice

Costa Rica claimed victory over Nicaragua on Friday, after the United Nations’ highest court awarded Costa Rica disputed territory along the coastal border shared by the two Central American countries. Nicaragua was ordered by the International Court of Justice in The Hague to remove a military base from a contested coastal area near the San Juan river, which the judges said violated Costa Rican sovereignty.
Saturday, February 3rd 2018 - 10:12 UTC
Gay marriage at the center of Costa Rica's Sunday presidential election

A debate over gay marriage has upturned Costa Rica's presidential race, giving ammunition to conservative frontrunners ahead of Sunday's vote and challenging the Central American country's image as a progressive bastion. Evangelical Christian singer and congressman Fabricio Alvarado, who leads recent polls, has pitted himself against a January ruling from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights that urges Costa Rica to legalize same-sex marriage.
Saturday, February 3rd 2018 - 10:07 UTC
Ecuador's Sunday referendum could annul Correa's aspirations of reelection

When Ecuadorians vote on Sunday barring former president Rafael Correa from re-election, they will also be choosing whether to buck a trend across South America in which overbearing former presidents just can’t let go of power.
Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 08:18 UTC
Un-convened and unconvinced Uruguayan farmers again take to the roads

Un-convened and unconvinced Uruguayan farmers again took to the roads of the country for a peaceful protest vigil in an estimated 300 posts, and which counted with spontaneous support from small business people linked to the rural sector.
Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 07:38 UTC
Irish farmers call on Commissioner Hogan to stop Malmstrom yielding to Mercosur

Irish Farmers National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods has said the break in Mercosur talks until Friday is an opportunity for Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan to face down the Trade Commissioner and force a rethink on the sell-out of beef farmers.