Politics

• Thursday, October 27th 2011 - 06:24 UTC

  Brazilian Sports minister resigns: fifth to be forced out over corruption allegations

  

  Brazil's sports minister resigned on Wednesday over a corruption scandal, the country's GloboNews television station said, reviving concern over President Dilma Rousseff's unstable ruling coalition and the country's lagging preparations for the 2014 World Cup.

• Thursday, October 27th 2011 - 06:05 UTC

  EU leaders reach a deal on Greek debt and boosting bailout fund to 1.4 trillion

  

  European Union leaders announced an agreement early Thursday in Brussels on debt crisis measures including a hard-fought deal with private sector investors to write down Greek bonds by 50%.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2011 - 13:58 UTC

  Can the Falkland Islands achieve economic diversification borne from adversity?

  

  The launch this month by the Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) of the Import Substitution Programme under the slogan, “Use Spades, Not Ships” bears striking parallels to the Grow More Food campaign established in war-time Britain during the Second World War. A campaign known better by its slogan – “Dig for Victory”.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2011 - 13:40 UTC

  HMS Montrose expected to arrive in the Falklands mid November

  

  Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose has set sail for a six-and-a-half month deployment to the Falkland Islands and other South Atlantic Islands to maintain a continuous presence protecting British interests.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2011 - 13:28 UTC

  Argentine lawmakers present Falklands’ motion before the Parliamentary Union

  

  Argentine lawmakers participating of the Inter Parliamentary Union, IPU, in Switzerland presented a motion referred to the Falklands/Malvinas, calling for a ban on the exploitation of natural resources in those countries that have been invaded by military forces.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2011 - 03:08 UTC

  In eight years Brazilian officials skimmed 37.7bn dollars from government coffers

  

  Brazilian officials skimmed at least a staggering equivalent of 37.7bn dollars from government coffers in just eight years of corruption cases from 2003-2010, the Rio do Janeiro daily O Globo reported, based on numbers from the country’s Public Accounts ombudsman.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2011 - 02:56 UTC

  CFK will meet Obama (on his request) during the G20 summit in France

  

  US President Barack Obama has requested to meet with recently re-elected President Cristina Fernández during the next G20 summit to be held on the 3rd and 4th of November in Cannes, France.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2011 - 02:53 UTC

  UN assembly calls on the US (for the 20th time) to lift trade embargo against Cuba

  

  The UN General Assembly called on Tuesday for the 20th straight year on the United States to lift its trade embargo against Cuba, as the communist-run island dismissed as fraudulent US moves to ease some restrictions.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2011 - 02:47 UTC

  Iran blames the West for the killing of Gaddafi and ‘plundering’ Libya

  

  Western countries supported Muammar Gaddafi when it suited them but bombed the Libyan leader when he no longer served their purpose in order to “plunder” the north African country's oil wealth, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, October 26th 2011 - 02:45 UTC

  Euro zone bailout summit outcome in doubt; Italian government on the brink

  

  Italy's cabinet failed on Tuesday to agree on pension reforms as the country seeks to re-launch its economy and tackle its debt. Meanwhile, financial markets nervously await the outcome of Wednesday's second Euro zone summit.