Politics

Monday, September 28th 2009 - 07:58 UTC
Gaddafi proposed the creation of a South Atlantic military alliance

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi proposed a military alliance mirroring the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, to counteract the influence of the US and Europe during the second Africa-South America summit held over the weekend in Margarita island, Venezuela and which convened almost sixty leaders.
Monday, September 28th 2009 - 07:37 UTC
Brazil rejects “ultimatum” from Honduras de facto government

Brazilian President Lula da Silva said on Sunday his nation would not comply with a demand from Honduras' de facto government to decide the status of ousted President Manuel Zelaya in 10 days.
Monday, September 28th 2009 - 07:31 UTC
PM Brown won’t “roll over” before the “fight of our lives”

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has faced down critics who have called on him to stand down ahead of the coming general election by declaring: “I do not roll over”. As Labour began its final annual conference before the election, which must take place within nine months, Mr Brown acknowledged the party faces “the fight of our lives”.
Sunday, September 27th 2009 - 18:31 UTC
South American leaders sign agreement creating South Bank

The presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela, signed on Saturday night an agreement establishing the South Bank with an initial capital of 20 billion U.S. dollars.
Saturday, September 26th 2009 - 12:44 UTC
G20 summit announces “tough new regulations” but short of specific rules

The world's leading nations have agreed “tough new regulations” to prevent another global financial crisis, US President Barack Obama said on Friday. These relate to the amount of money banks have to hold in reserve and to excessive pay for bankers.
Saturday, September 26th 2009 - 12:31 UTC
Security Council calls on Honduras to stop harassing the Brazilian embassy

The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting on the situation in the Brazilian Embassy in Honduras, where ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya has been sheltering since Monday. The council condemned acts of intimidation and called on the de-facto Honduran authorities to stop harassing the embassy.
Saturday, September 26th 2009 - 06:45 UTC
US Congress report argues Zelaya’s ousting was “legal and constitutional”

A report from the US Library of Congress legal branch released this week concluded that the ousting of elected Honduran president Manuel Zelaya was “legal and constitutional”.
Saturday, September 26th 2009 - 06:42 UTC
Itaipú agreement remains stalled; Lula da Silva blames Congress

The coming electoral year makes it difficult for the Brazilian congress to approve in the short term the agreement reached with Paraguay referred to the surplus energy from the world’s largest operational hydroelectric dam Itaipú, signed last July by presidents Lula da Silva and Fernando Lugo.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 14:07 UTC
Uruguay on the “grey list” of OECD tax havens

Uruguay, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala among nine countries remain in the so called “grey list” of tax havens from the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, one of the issues to be addressed by the G20 summit in Pittsburgh.
Friday, September 25th 2009 - 13:50 UTC
Military operation unveiled “biggest UK Parliamentary scandal in two centuries”

The United Kingdom Members of Parliament expenses scandal which generated angry reactions from British public opinion began because the mole that caused the leak was angry about inadequate equipment for the armed forces, the Daily Telegraph published on Thursday.