Politics

Thursday, October 2nd 2014 - 06:54 UTC
Ecuador apologizes to indigenous community for allowing oil drilling

Ecuador has apologized to an indigenous community for authorizing oil drilling on ancestral land without their permission. The apology to the Sarayaku community came two years after the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the OPEC nation had violated the tribe's right to be consulted on oil concessions granted for their land.
Thursday, October 2nd 2014 - 06:24 UTC
Mysterious outbreak of hemorrhagic fever syndrome in Venezuela kills ten

An outbreak of a mysterious hemorrhagic fever syndrome in the Venezuelan state of Aragua and the country’s capital Caracas has left ten people dead in the last three weeks. Reports indicate that nine people have so far succumbed to the disease in the northern state and a tenth person has died in the capital.
Thursday, October 2nd 2014 - 06:03 UTC
Kissinger wanted to smash Cuba in 1976 for its intervention in Angola

US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger drew up plans to “smash Cuba” with air strikes nearly 40 years ago, government papers obtained by researchers show. He was angered by Cuba's 1976 military intervention in Angola and was considering retaliation if Cuban forces were deployed elsewhere in Africa.
Wednesday, October 1st 2014 - 08:09 UTC
US calls on Argentina “to normalize relations with all bondholders”

While the US State Department again called Tuesday on Argentina 'to normalize relations with all its bondholders’, the government of President Cristina Fernandez deposited a 161 million dollars bond interest payment with a newly appointed local trustee on Tuesday, defying a U.S. judge who held Argentina in contempt of court on Monday for taking illegal steps to meet its debt obligations.
Wednesday, October 1st 2014 - 07:42 UTC
Argentine president claims the US wants her removed: “if something happens to me, look North”

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez defiantly claimed on Tuesday that financial, industrial and local political groups together with outside support want to remove her from office, and warned that “if something happens to me, don't look to the Mid East, look North” in clear reference to the United States.
Wednesday, October 1st 2014 - 07:30 UTC
CFK targets US interim ambassador for 'provocative' report on crime in Argentina

Argentine President Cristina Fernández. CFK, questioned the warning message issued on Tuesday by the US Embassy in Buenos Aires, saying it is “in line” with anti-government media, and seriously doubting interim ambassador in Buenos Aires Kevin Sullivan’s intentions with the note.
Wednesday, October 1st 2014 - 07:15 UTC
US embassy releases scathing report on crime in Argentina

Amid an ongoing dispute between the Argentine government and the US judiciary over the legal battle with holdout creditors, the US Embassy in Buenos Aires has issued a warning message for US citizens living in Argentina or about to travel to the country.
Wednesday, October 1st 2014 - 07:10 UTC
In Buenos Aires City, 275.000 people live in shantytowns, says human rights report

The population in Buenos Aires’ City shantytowns increased to 275,000 from 163,000 people during the last four years while City Hall’s budget for social housing fell to 2.1% this year, the City’s Human Rights Observatory (ODH) reported.
Wednesday, October 1st 2014 - 07:05 UTC
China's reiterates support for Argentina in sovereign debt and Malvinas issues

Beijing's new ambassador before the Argentine government underlined the excellent relations between the two countries and reiterated China's support to Argentina in the issue of sovereign debt and claims over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.
Wednesday, October 1st 2014 - 07:00 UTC
UEFA member Gibraltar will appeal FIFA decision rejecting its incorporation

Gibraltar's football association has announced it will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after FIFA rejected its bid to become a member. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the “FA of Gibraltar cannot be accepted as a member of FIFA” because it contravened the world governing body's statutes regarding independent territories.