Politics

• Saturday, January 15th 2011 - 17:33 UTC

  Strike easing in Magallanes, Chile

  

  THE announcement today by the organisers of the general strike in the Magallanes Region of Chile that there will be some “flexibility” in the road blocks currently in place outside the city of Punta Arenas will no doubt cause some easing of the pressure on the Chilean President to find a solution.

• Friday, January 14th 2011 - 03:40 UTC

  Punta Arenas: Two Dead, 32 Arrested In Early Hours of Massive Strike

  

  Roadblocks, fires, and looting attempts mark the social upheaval against announced cuts to natural gas subsidies

• Friday, January 14th 2011 - 02:27 UTC

  Chile's Defense Minister Resigns From Cabinet

  

  Chile's Defence Minister resigned, the government said, the first minister to leave the Cabinet since President Sebastian Piñera took power last year.

• Friday, January 14th 2011 - 02:16 UTC

  Argentine president Fernandez's travel cash stolen

  

  Robbers in Argentina have stolen $90,000 (£57,000) worth of cash meant for use by President Cristina Fernandez on an official Middle East trip.

• Thursday, January 13th 2011 - 14:59 UTC

  New Royal Navy Icebreaker for Falklands and Antarctic patrol

  

  The Royal Navy has revealed it is replacing flood-damaged HMS Endurance with an icebreaker to be named HMS Protector.

• Thursday, January 13th 2011 - 13:51 UTC

  Second de-mining phase for Falklands

  

  A SECOND phase of de-mining is planned on the Falkland Islands from November this year.

• Tuesday, January 11th 2011 - 22:00 UTC

  Germany knew in 1952 Nazi Adolf Eichmann was hiding in Argentina

  

  The notorious Nazi Adolf Eichmann could have been caught sooner if Germany's intelligence agency had assisted, new information has revealed. The German Information Agency knew as early as 1952 that Eichmann, a chief organizer of the Nazi genocide against the Jews, was hiding in Argentina under a false name, the German tabloid Bild reported.

• Tuesday, January 11th 2011 - 21:56 UTC

  German bankers ready for the worst but confident they can cope with the situation

  

  Billions in loans have succeeded in pulling Greece and Ireland back from the brink of bankruptcy. But many bankers are still expecting the worst. A new Ernst & Young survey reports that almost half of German banking executives think at least one Euro-zone country will go bust.

• Tuesday, January 11th 2011 - 21:38 UTC

  FAO food prices index marks record; threat for global growth and social stability

  

  The United Nation's Food and Agricultural Organization, FAO, global food prices index reached a record high in December, 2010 reported the organization this week. The FAO food index tracks a basket of 55 key food commodities including items such as wheat, cooking oil and fats and sugar.

• Friday, January 7th 2011 - 21:10 UTC

  Chile recognized Palestine as an independent state

  

  Chile has recognized Palestine as an independent state, Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno said Friday, following in the footsteps of several other Latin American countries.