Politics

Thursday, January 8th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Obama urges “drastic action” from Congress on stimulus plan

US President-elect Barack Obama has called for “drastic action” to prevent the US economic situation worsening. In his first major policy speech since being elected, Mr Obama urged Congress to act quickly to pass his 800 billion US dollars stimulus plan.
Wednesday, January 7th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Venezuela expels Israeli ambassador over Gaza bombing

Venezuela expelled on Tuesday the Israeli ambassador to protest against the country's assault on Gaza, after the Venezuelan president described it as a “holocaust”.
Wednesday, January 7th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Bush's Presidential medals for Uribe, Blair and Howard

United Status outgoing president George W. Bush will be presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe and to the former prime ministers of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair and John Howard from Australia.
Wednesday, January 7th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
“Ponzi” Madoff inquiry targets SEC and regulators

The US Congress has launched an inquiry into a suspected 50 billion US dollars fraud allegedly run by the US hedge fund manager, Bernard Madoff. The House Financial Services Committee is to question regulators and investors to try to determine why the authorities failed to uncover the scandal.
Wednesday, January 7th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Chile's presidential election has two main candidates

A public opinion poll gauging the support of what are considered Chile's five main political leaders –and presidential hopefuls--, shows the head of the conservative opposition leading comfortably, but his runner up is closing in.
Tuesday, January 6th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Sir Alan Walters, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's personal economic advisor, dies aged 82

Professor Sir Alan Walters, former personal economic advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and credited with being an architect of the 1980's renaissance of the economy of the United Kingdom, died peacefully at home on Saturday at the age of 82.
Tuesday, January 6th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Ecuador to beef up patrolling along Colombian border

Ecuador will implement this year a plan to reinforce its borders, particularly with Colombia, to eliminate the presence of guerrillas and irregular forces in its territory, announced the country's Defence minister Javier Ponce.
Tuesday, January 6th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
After twelve months opinion polls are smiling for Bachelet

Chilean president Michelle Bachelet administration showed a positive public opinion assessment, for the first time in twelve months, according to the latest CEP polls published over the weekend.
Monday, January 5th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Cubans can now build their homes with own private funds

Cubans will be permitted to build their own homes using their own private funds, President Raul Castro announced on Sunday, in the latest reforms to back off the centralized economy hard-line orthodoxy of the past five decades.
Monday, January 5th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Brazil beefs up troops and forts to protect Amazon forest

Brazil plans to double the number of troops along the borders of its vast Amazon rain forest area in the framework of the “Protecting Amazon” project, reported O Estado de Sao Paulo” this weekend.