Politics

Monday, May 2nd 2011 - 06:53 UTC
Two wars and 15 years to catch the most hated and feared men in the world

Osama Bin Laden came to the world's attention on 11 September 2001, when the attacks on the United States left more than 3,000 people dead and hundreds more injured. In a matter of three years, the Saudi-born dissident had emerged from obscurity to become one of the most hated and feared men in the world.
Monday, May 2nd 2011 - 06:46 UTC
“Justice has been done”, said Obama announcing the killing of Bin Laden

Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the most devastating attack on United States soil in modern times and the most hunted man in the world, was killed in a fire-fight with US forces in Pakistan on Sunday, President Obama announced.
Monday, May 2nd 2011 - 01:10 UTC
“Blessed” John Paul II, a step closer to sainthood; 1.5 million attend ceremony

The late Pope John Paul II was moved a major step closer to sainthood at a ceremony that drew about a million and a half people to Rome and was celebrated by Catholics around the world.
Monday, May 2nd 2011 - 01:03 UTC
Brazil’s Rousseff frustrates top business leaders but is praised by landless peasants

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff left top bankers, investors and corporations CEO frustrated following her decision to cancel a speech to the World Economic Forum on Latin America meeting in Rio do Janeiro.
Monday, May 2nd 2011 - 00:48 UTC
Argentina looses a master of literature, human rights and common sense

Argentine writer and human rights militant Ernesto Sabato died at his home on Saturday morning at the age of 99. He has been suffering from bronchitis. A physicist by training he became famous because of his writing; however he had not produced any works for quite some time.
Monday, May 2nd 2011 - 00:16 UTC
Tanks, bombings and snipers can’t stop Syrian protests from intensifying

Anti-government protesters in Syria are planning further demonstrations during the week, in spite of the violent crackdown including tanks, bombings and snipers unleashed on them.
Monday, May 2nd 2011 - 00:14 UTC
UN withdraws staff from Libya; NATO air strike kills son of Gaddafi

UN is withdrawing all international staff from the Libyan capital Tripoli following a mob attack on its offices. UN buildings and some foreign missions were targeted by angry crowds following a NATO air strike that reportedly killed a son of Col Gaddafi.
Saturday, April 30th 2011 - 22:34 UTC
Brazil furious with Human Rights Commission decision cuts all relations

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff decided to cut all relations with the Inter American Human Rights Court following on the CIDH decision to request that the construction of a huge dam in the Amazon be suspended, following an appeal from indigenous groups.
Saturday, April 30th 2011 - 10:17 UTC
CELAC has not been created to exclude the US or Spain, says Iglesias

The head of the Ibero-American Secretariat Enrique Iglesias denied that the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC, to be created next July pretends to take distance from the United States or Spain.
Saturday, April 30th 2011 - 10:07 UTC
Brazilian has 190.7 million population, and 14.6 million illiterates

Brazil’s population reached 190.7 million according to primary data collected from the 2010 demographic census and released Friday by the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute, IBGE. The census also showed that almost 10% of the population is illiterate.