Politics

Thursday, June 10th 2010 - 06:55 UTC
Bolivia votes ‘native justice’; four policemen lynched by indigenous mobs

The Bolivian Lower House dominated by President Evo Morales party approved this week the Judiciary Bill which contemplates “native or indigenous justice” which has been strongly criticized since it opened the door to the lynching of policemen in two different incidents.
Thursday, June 10th 2010 - 06:48 UTC
Mini-Watergate scandal involves Brazilian incumbent presidential campaign

A mini Watergate Brazilian-style is emerging following statements from a former high ranking intelligence police officer who claims he was contracted by members of the incumbent presidential candidate team to spy on her main opponent.
Thursday, June 10th 2010 - 06:42 UTC
Annual plunder of developing countries could finance 48.000 km of paved roads

At a time of global economic hardship, corruption fighters from around the world convened this week in Paris to work against further plundering of developing countries, by supporting efforts against asset theft and safe havens for ill-gotten gains.
Thursday, June 10th 2010 - 06:09 UTC
Hillary Clinton promises all military information of US presence in Colombia

United States promised to deliver the Union of South American Nations, Unasur, all the necessary information regarding its military presence in Colombia, said Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa, following a meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 21:18 UTC
UK reaffirms Falklands’ self determination and British sovereignty

The British Foreign Office reaffirmed Wednesday the right to self determination of the Falkland Islands and dismissed the latest statements calling for sovereignty negotiations over the Islands with Argentina.
Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil’s tightest presidential election formally takes off this weekend

Brazil’s most influential parties will be holding this week their national conventions, which is the previous step to the formal launching of the October presidential election campaign considered one of the tightest races in recent electoral history.
Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 19:55 UTC
Busy May for South Georgia fisheries with good tooth-fish catches

May has been a busy month in the South Georgia Fishery, which opened on April 26th and catches have been good, according to the latest edition from the South Georgia newsletter.
Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 19:35 UTC
Long time close friend of Gibraltar named Commons’ Deputy Speaker

Britain’ House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has unveiled his three deputies as Labour’s Chorley MP Lindsay Hoyle, Dawn Primarolo MP and, and Tory Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans. The deputy speakers were elected by MPs in a secret ballot for the first time.
Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 19:33 UTC
Top IMF official warns Asia to prepare for European developments’ consequences

Risks to the global economic outlook have “risen significantly” and policy makers have limited room to provide support to growth warned International Monetary Fund Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara during a conference Wednesday in Singapore.
Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 19:24 UTC
“Conditions not right yet” for Venezuela’s incorporation to Mercosur admits Paraguay

The Paraguayan government will not send do Congress the protocol for the incorporation to Venezuela to Mercosur because conditions for its approval are non existent yet, said the country’s Foreign Affairs minister Héctor Lacognata.