Politics

• Wednesday, October 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Marx “Das Kapital” sales soar among young Germans

  

  Sales of Kart Marx's “Das Capital” have soared in Germany as a consequence of the financial crisis reported on Tuesday editor Jrn Schtrumpf from the newspaper “Neue Ruhr/Rhein Zeitung” (NRZ).

• Wednesday, October 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Russian interest in South American Defence Council

  

  Russia officially requested its incorporation as observer to the Union of South American Nations Defence Council, CDS announced on Tuesday Argentina's Defence Ministry.
  
  The request was presented by Russian Security Council chairman Nikolay Patruscev during a meeting held with Minister Nilda Garré.

• Wednesday, October 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Captain of ship wrecked on Gibraltar cliffs, free on bail

  

  Gibraltar Police arrested the captain and two officers of the cargo ship Fedra, which ran aground on the sheer cliffs of Europa Point last Friday in extreme weather, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.

• Wednesday, October 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands: UK tells UN no to sovereignty negotiations

  

  The United Kingdom reiterated it has no doubts about sovereignty over the Falkland Islands and said that there could be no negotiation on the issue until and at such time as the people of the Islands so wished.

• Wednesday, October 15th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentina promises to protect industry; Brazil dissents

  President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that the defence of the economy and employment will be the priority of her administration, in order to cope with the international financial crisis that is affecting world markets.

• Tuesday, October 14th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Obama proposes new jobs tax credit and foreclosure relief

  

  Democratic US presidential candidate Barack Obama unveiled on Monday an “economic rescue plan for the middle class” at a campaign event in Toledo, Ohio.

• Tuesday, October 14th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands ready to receive HMS Iron Duke

  

  BRITISH Type 23 frigate, HMS Iron Duke, who was recently involved in anti – drug smuggling work in the Caribbean, has officially taken over the South Atlantic Patrol Task

• Tuesday, October 14th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Vazquez announces massive investment in pulp plant and port

  

  Uruguay's president Tabare Vazquez announced that a Portuguese pulp and paper company will spend over 4 billion US dollars to build a cellulose plant and port in Uruguay.

• Tuesday, October 14th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Uribe, Lula da Silva and Vazquez, best performing leaders

  Colombia's Alvaro Uribe, Brazil's Lula da Silva and Uruguay's Tabare Vazquez figure as the leaders with the best performance record according to the 2008 edition of the Ibero-American Governance Barometer 2008.

• Monday, October 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguayans admits graft is rampant in government offices

  

  A majority of Uruguayans admitted that graft is extended in government offices particularly to make sure proceedings get that “needed push”, according to a public opinion poll released over the weekend.