Politics

Friday, August 21st 2009 - 14:01 UTC
Argentine congress extends Kirchner’s special taxing powers

Argentina’s Senate passed a bill extending President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s authority to set export tax rates for one year, further angering farmers who have been confronted with the government for almost two years on the issue.
Friday, August 21st 2009 - 13:59 UTC
Canada reaffirms sovereignty in the Arctic region

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is on a five-day visit to the northern Arctic region of his country. Mr Harper said it was all part of an initiative to promote Canada's sovereignty in the far north.
Friday, August 21st 2009 - 13:49 UTC
Sensational Suarez hits four for Ayax

22 year old Uruguayan international Luis Suarez hit FOUR magnificent goals as Ajax of Amsterdam beat Slovan Bratislava by 5-0 in a Europa Cup qualifying game in the Amsterdam Arena on wednesday night. Substitute Mitchell Donald scored the 5th in injury time.
Friday, August 21st 2009 - 11:26 UTC
Falkland Island: Weekly Penguin News Update

Headlines: ‘Let us help you’ police chief urges domestic abuse victims; Economic Development Strategy goes public; Doyle reports.
Friday, August 21st 2009 - 11:07 UTC
Colombian president closer to re-re-election, but it’s not that simple

Colombia’s Senate passed a bill late Wednesday that may pave the way for a national referendum on whether to allow President Alvaro Uribe to seek a third consecutive term in next year’s presidential election.
Thursday, August 20th 2009 - 16:17 UTC
US does not have or seeks bases inside Colombia, said Hillary Clinton

United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US-Colombia defence cooperation agreement would not create US bases in Colombia or significantly increase US military presence in the region.
Thursday, August 20th 2009 - 16:05 UTC
Argentina and Brazil moving towards “financial integration”

Argentina and Brazil signed Wednesday an agreement to swap domestic currencies for the equivalent of a total 1.8 billion US dollars, which could be used to increase international reserves. The accord was described as an important effort towards “financial integration” in the framework of Mercosur.
Thursday, August 20th 2009 - 15:54 UTC
Brazilian Senate corruption scandal closing in on President Lula da Silva

A former high ranking officer from Brazil’s Tax Office directly accused President Lula da Silva’s handpicked candidate for October 2010 presidential election of trying to stop a probe into the finances of the Senate’s chief family.
Thursday, August 20th 2009 - 15:46 UTC
Buenos Aires tragic rock club manager convicted to 20 years in prison

Argentina's Court of Justice on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a club owner to 20 years in prison for a deadly club fire that killed 194 people but absolved the band that had played the night of the tragedy.
Thursday, August 20th 2009 - 05:06 UTC
Arbitrary arrests and beatings in Honduras, claims Amnesty report

In the seven weeks since the military-backed bloodless coup in Honduras, several hundred people protesting against the de facto government have been arbitrarily arrested and beaten by government forces, a new Amnesty International report says.