Politics

Tuesday, July 1st 2014 - 10:16 UTC
Mercosur waking up to the significance and impact of the Pacific Alliance

Mercosur leaders called for dialogue with the Pacific Alliance over its perception that Mercosur is becoming an obstacle to integration and wider growth in the region. Uruguayan Vice-President Danilo Astori seemingly sparked the debate a few weeks ago when he said that “Mercosur mustn’t be a terminal station,” calling for formal trade deals with the Pacific Alliance.
Tuesday, July 1st 2014 - 08:16 UTC
Obama and 'second favorite Michelle' exchange praise at the White House

President Barack Obama and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet pledged to work together to strengthen the ties between both nations, including projects on energy, education and free trade. Obama met in the Oval Office on Monday with Bachelet, whom he called his second favorite Michelle.
Tuesday, July 1st 2014 - 08:08 UTC
Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth to be 'christened' with whisky in Scotland

The naming of HMS Queen Elizabeth, which takes place this Friday at Rosyth, Scotland is a unique occasion of historical significance as it marks the beginning of a new era of UK carrier operations.
Tuesday, July 1st 2014 - 07:36 UTC
Chinese senior military officer to be court-martialed for alleged corruption

China will court-martial one of its most senior former military officers on charges of corruption, state media said, the highest-ranking official to date felled in President Xi Jinping's battle against deep-rooted and pervasive graft.
Tuesday, July 1st 2014 - 07:21 UTC
Kicillof will talk about Argentina's debt case before OAS foreign ministers

The OAS Permanent Council, responding to an Argentine request, agreed to convene a Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign Affairs on Thursday, July 3 the headquarters of the OAS in Washington DC to discuss “Sovereign Debt Restructuring: The Case of Argentina and its Systemic Consequences.”
Tuesday, July 1st 2014 - 07:14 UTC
Argentina confirmed Monday 7 July negotiations with hedge funds as instructed by Griesa

Argentina confirmed that next Monday, 7 July it will hold a meeting with “Judge Thomas Griesa delegate, Daniel Pollack”, in the framework of the current litigation with speculative funds, according to a Monday release from the Ministry of Economy in Buenos Aires.
Monday, June 30th 2014 - 06:44 UTC
Uruguay ratifies Bolivia's Mercosur incorporation; consolidates Atlantic/Pacific corridor

Uruguay promulgated the bill which incorporates Bolivia as the latest member of Mercosur, the South American group made up of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela. The incorporation of Bolivia should help with the consolidation of a Mercosur Atlantic-Pacific corridor across South America.
Monday, June 30th 2014 - 06:35 UTC
US announces end of antipersonnel mines production and promises to join Ban Treaty

The United States announced last Friday it intends to join the Mine Ban Treaty in the future and will not produce antipersonnel mines. Speaking at the Third Review Conference of the Mine Ban Treaty, US Ambassador to Mozambique, Douglas Griffiths, said the US is pursuing solutions that would allow the country to accede to the treaty.
Monday, June 30th 2014 - 06:30 UTC
Argentina, 'a key partner' of Russia says Putin ahead of his Buenos Aires visit

As part of a broader South American tour, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be visiting Buenos Aires in July to lay the groundwork for joint projects between Russia and Argentina in the energy sector, including civilian nuclear technologies, military-technological cooperation and machine building.
Monday, June 30th 2014 - 06:23 UTC
“FIFA leaders are a bunch of old sons of bitches”, said Uruguay president Mujica

FIFA leaders are “a bunch of old sons of bitches” and could have imposed sanctions “but certainly not fascist sanctions” complained Uruguay's president Jose Mujica referring to the suspension suffered by Uruguay's scorer Luis Alberto Suárez who was banned for nine matches and with four months of complete football inactivity.