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Montevideo, May 15th 2026 - 19:52 UTC

Politics

  • Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 16:46 UTC

    Air France crash: Brazil navy arrives in ocean zone

    The airship would have collapsed in only 4 minutes

    Search crews flying over the Atlantic have found debris from the crashed Air France jet spread over more than 90km of ocean. Brazilian Defence Minister Nelson Jobim said the existence of large fuel stains in the water could rule out an explosion.

  • Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 16:03 UTC

    Growing pressure on PM Brown to step down; Labour in turmoil

    Cameron called for elections saying “the government is collapsing before our eyes”

    Britain’s Gordon Brown's authority as Prime Minister has been dealt a severe blow as Communities Secretary Hazel Blears quit the Cabinet on the eve of Thursday crucial European and local elections.

  • Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 15:27 UTC

    Resources short Cuba cuts power to wasteful companies

    The full impact of the global crisis on tourism and commodities exports has left Cuba short of strong currency.

    Hundreds of Cuban entities and state-run companies were sanctioned when a drastic government plan to save energy entered into force, according to reports in the official media.

  • Thursday, June 4th 2009 - 07:15 UTC

    OAS agrees to let Cuba back in, but initiative rests on Havana

    “The Cold War is over”, said Honduran President Manuel Zelaya. A more reflective Celso Amorim from Brazil said OAS decision shows “common sense is still alive”.

    The Organization of American States, OAS, lifted its 47-year suspension of Cuba on Wednesday following a consensus agreement which contemplated Washington’s position and those of the Havana regime supporters who wanted a return with no conditions.

  • Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 10:51 UTC

    Brazil confirms Air France jet crashed into the Atlantic

    Brazilian and French teams have been searching the Atlantic Ocean (Photo AFP)

    Brazil's military has found wreckage from the Air France passenger jet that disappeared with 228 people on board, the country's defence minister says.

  • Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 10:14 UTC

    OAS summit debates five proposals on the Cuban issue

    After one day of negotiations, Secretary of State left Honduras for Egypt to join President Obama’s Middle East tour.

    United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says no consensus has been reached on re-admitting Cuba to the Organization of American States, which suspended the country in 1962 in response to its alliance with the Soviet block in the midst of the Cold War.

  • Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 09:36 UTC

    “Little-known stories” about 1914 are myths

    German steamer Seydlitz built in 1903, she could carry 1900 passengers.

    Last week’s Penguin News carried an article by John Fowler, “War veteran publishes little known stories”, about the account by Colonel Tamaño entitled “Historias poco conocidas: Un ferrocarril en las Malvinas” [“Little-known stories: A railway in the Malvinas”], published recently on the Argentine army website soldadosdigital.com.

  • Wednesday, June 3rd 2009 - 06:08 UTC

    Black Thursday anticipated for Labour and several cabinet members

    Knockouts are getting closer and closer to PM Gordon Brown

    British cabinet member Jacqui Smith is to stand down as home secretary in the cabinet reshuffle, sources close to her have told the BBC. Prime Minister Gordon Brown is set to shake up his cabinet after Thursday's European and English local elections.

  • Tuesday, June 2nd 2009 - 13:18 UTC

    Hunt for Air France jet intensifies

    Rescuers are searching waters deep in the Atlantic for a French airliner which disappeared in a storm early on Monday. The search, involving ships and planes from many nations, was part-suspended overnight, but aircraft with monitoring equipment continued to scour the sea.

  • Tuesday, June 2nd 2009 - 12:48 UTC

    Paraguayan president, tenth Latam leader to visit Cuba this year

    The former bishop could be meeting with Cuban revolution leader Fidel Castro

    Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo is scheduled to arrive in Havana on Tuesday for a two-day visit to Cuba, making him the tenth Latinamerican leader, so far this year, to meet with Cuban president Raul Castro and possibly his ailing brother Fidel.