Politics

• Saturday, December 17th 2011 - 04:51 UTC

  Powerful leader of organized labour breaks away from Cristina Fernandez

  

  In a high voltage exchange with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, the head of the powerful organized labour unions CGT, Hugo Moyano said he was stepping down from all his posts in the ruling Peronist movement since it had become “an empty shell void of Peronism” but would continue fighting for the workers movement which is the essence of Peronism.

• Saturday, December 17th 2011 - 04:26 UTC

  Meryl Streep in awe of Thatcher who she portrays in the “Iron Lady”

  

  Hollywood legend Meryl Streep concedes her own personality may bear more than a passing resemblance to Britain's steely former Prime Minister Maggie Thatcher, whom she portrays in the new movie “Iron Lady” based on the days leading to the Falkland Islands conflict in 1982

• Saturday, December 17th 2011 - 04:00 UTC

  Venezuelan Supreme Court endorses land grabbing alleging the right to food

  

  In a controversial ruling Venezuela’s Supreme Court endorsed the non enforcement of Criminal Code sanctions against those occupying private landholdings and plots of land.

• Saturday, December 17th 2011 - 03:50 UTC

  London Olympics will have support from 13.500 MOD personnel

  

  The extent to which Britain's Armed Forces will support the security effort for next year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in London was announced Friday by the Defence Secretary, Philip Hammond.

• Saturday, December 17th 2011 - 03:40 UTC

  Satellite picture of China’s first aircraft carrier in sea trials

  

  A commercial US satellite company says it has managed to take a picture of China's first aircraft carrier during its sea trials in the Yellow Sea. If confirmed, it would be the first known photo of the former Soviet vessel recently refitted by Beijing.

• Saturday, December 17th 2011 - 02:57 UTC

  Russia after almost two decades is admitted to the World Trade Organization

  

  The World Trade Organization admitted Russia as its newest member on Friday, giving a boost to its biggest trading partner, the European Union.

• Saturday, December 17th 2011 - 02:52 UTC

  Cameron: UK is a Christian country and “we should not be afraid to say so”

  

  Prime Minister David Cameron said the UK is a Christian country “and we should not be afraid to say so”.

• Friday, December 16th 2011 - 20:21 UTC

  “We are in a war of attrition…and we can’t let Argentina win”, says Falklands MLA

  

  The Falkland Islands are effectively “under a sea-blockade from Argentina” and after years of quiet diplomacy behind the scenes “we are now in a war of attrition and we need to take the war to the enemy” according to Dr Barry Elsby who on Thursday was elected to fill the vacant seat at the Falkland Islands eight member Legislative Assembly.

• Friday, December 16th 2011 - 19:04 UTC

  UK discussing with Uruguay officials docking ban for Falklands flagged vessels

  

  The British Embassy in Montevideo is discussing with Uruguayan authorities the implications of President Jose Mujica public statement that Falklands/Malvinas flagged vessels “are banned from docking in the port of Montevideo”.

• Friday, December 16th 2011 - 06:42 UTC

  Mujica denies Argentine pressure, but confirms Falklands flagged vessels are banned

  

  Uruguayan President José ‘Pepe’ Mujica denied on Thursday afternoon suffering pressure from the Argentine government to restrict British ships from docking at Montevideo’s ports.