Politics

• Tuesday, February 17th 2015 - 04:19 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez pledges to continue despite mounting political pressure

  

  In her first appearance after being charged over the alleged cover-up of the AMIA terrorist attack, Argentine president Cristina Fernández, who has taken refuge at her home in Patagonia, was politically active participating in several public works inaugurations, but in no moment made reference to the case and promised to keep fighting.

• Monday, February 16th 2015 - 21:50 UTC

  Falklands begins consultation on oil impact on society and local culture

  

  Falkland Islands will this month begin to grapple with the big questions about how oil and gas development will impact on their society and culture. The start of a series of focus groups run as part of the Social Effects Monitoring Programme study, led by Regeneris Consulting, and Falkland Island partners Karen Lee and Carolyn Montgomerie, reports the Penguin News in its latest edition.

• Monday, February 16th 2015 - 08:51 UTC

  Germany urges Brazil with an EU/Mercosur trade agreement

  

  Germany wants to speed negotiations for a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, said Foreign minister Walter Steinmeier in Brasilia. The agreement has been pending since 1999 when discussions started but so far have been unable to reach a deal or commit a date because of internal problems from both sides.

• Saturday, February 14th 2015 - 06:59 UTC

  Maduro claims a coup attempt was foiled, and blames the US

  

  Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro Thursday night went on the air and said the intelligence services had foiled a coup and arrested multiple people who were behind the attempt, which was backed by the United States.

• Saturday, February 14th 2015 - 06:52 UTC

  London court rules English law applies to Euro-denominated Argentine debt

  

  A London court ruled on Friday that English law applies to a disputed case involving interest payments on Euro-denominated Argentine debt, making a payout more likely in spite of conflicting orders from a US court.

• Saturday, February 14th 2015 - 06:46 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez to remain in Patagonia until after the 18F 'silent march'

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will remain with the family at her private home in El Calafate, Patagonia, most of next week thus avoiding the Wednesday 18 February 'silent march' organized by prosecutors and judicial unions on the month of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman's still unsolved death.

• Saturday, February 14th 2015 - 06:41 UTC

  Chilean president's son resigns amid questions about family business

  

  Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's son resigned Friday from an unpaid post in her administration amid questions about his wife's business affairs.

• Saturday, February 14th 2015 - 06:23 UTC

  Argentina's tax office demands HSBC Swiss branch repatriate of 3bn dollars in undeclared accounts

  

  HSBC’s Swiss branch must repatriate the 3 billion dollars deposited in the 4,040 undeclared accounts held by Argentine citizens and companies, Argentina's AFIP tax bureau chief Ricardo Echegaray announced.

• Saturday, February 14th 2015 - 06:11 UTC

  Argentine president accused again of alleged bombing cover up

  

  The Argentine prosecutor who took over the investigation of the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires following the death of Alberto Nisman charged President Cristina Fernández for allegedly trying to cover up Iran's role in the attack.

• Saturday, February 14th 2015 - 06:03 UTC

  Falklands' Sukey Cameron elected chair of UK Overseas Territories Association

  

  Sukey Cameron MBE, Representing the Falkland Islands Government, was elected Chair of the UK Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA) on Thursday 12 February at the association's annual general meeting, AGM.