Politics

Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 04:42 UTC
US targets Venezuela's second strongest man for alleged cocaine trafficking

Despite persistent denials of any wrongdoing from Caracas, US authorities are currently investigating Venezuela’s powerful parliamentary chief, Diosdado Cabello, and other senior officials over alleged cocaine-trafficking and money-laundering, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 04:31 UTC
Former Iranian officials deny any involvement in the 1994 AMIA attack in Buenos Aires

Former Iranian foreign minister Alí Akbar Velayati accused Argentina of being under the influence of Zionism and the United States over the investigation into the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre in Buenos Aires which killed 85 and injured 300 and is considered the worst terrorist attack suffered by the country.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 04:13 UTC
Hooligan involved in pepper spray attack at Argentina's super derby is remorseful

A long time identified hooligan supporter of Argentina's Boca Juniors, Adrian 'El Panadero' (the baker) Napolitano has admitted carrying out the pepper spray attack on River Plate players during last Thursday's super derby for the Libertadores Cup while arguing he did not realize the damage the assault would cause.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 04:04 UTC
Argentina's S. Court ratifies its authority; questioned Justice Fayt attends Tuesdays' meeting

Argentine Justice Carlos Fayt showed himself publicly on Tuesday morning as he readied to attend the Supreme Court to participate of a meeting of the country's highest court with four sitting Justices, as they regularly do on Tuesdays.
Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 03:52 UTC
Unemployment in Argentina stable at 7.1%, but jobless have stopped looking for work, said Indec

Argentina's Indec stats office latest release shows that unemployment was stable in the first quarter, at 7.1% in the yearly comparison, but that is only because some of the jobless have stopped looking for work, as employment rates continued a declining trend which started in 2011.
Tuesday, May 19th 2015 - 10:03 UTC
Obama bans supply of military-style equipments to local police forces

President Barack Obama has banned the US government from giving certain kinds of military-style equipment to local police forces. The announcement follows criticism that police were too heavy handed in dealing with protests in Ferguson, Missouri, that turned violent last summer.
Tuesday, May 19th 2015 - 09:55 UTC
Two Palestinian nuns gain sainthood in mass attended by president Abbas

Two 19th-century nuns on Sunday became the first Palestinians to gain sainthood during an open-air mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St Peter's Square attended by Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas.
Tuesday, May 19th 2015 - 07:33 UTC
Chinese PM in Brasilia; Beijing prepared to invest 100bn in transport and energy

China's Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Brasilia on Monday to sign agreements on infrastructure, energy and aviation that experts say could reach 100 billion dollars. The South American tour also includes Colombia, Peru and Chile and aims to restructure China's resource-driven trade with Latin American countries by including more value-added products.
Tuesday, May 19th 2015 - 07:05 UTC
Falklands celebrates 30th Anniversary of Mount Pleasant Airport opening

”The Falkland Islands airport emerges from rock and peat-bog” said The Times in its 11 May edition, the day before the official opening of Mount Pleasant Airport in 1985, thirty years ago last week.
Tuesday, May 19th 2015 - 02:23 UTC
Independent John Bercow re-elected unopposed as Speaker of the Commons

John Bercow has been re-elected unopposed as Speaker of Britain's House of Commons as MPs returned to Parliament for the first time after the election. The choice of the next Speaker was the first act of the new Parliament before newly elected MPs are sworn in.