Politics

• Thursday, September 25th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  “Celtic tiger” becomes first Euro economy in recession

  Ireland, better known as the “Celtic tiger” became the first Euro zone economy to slide into a recession as homebuilding and consumer spending continued to slump. GDP contracted 0.5% in the second quarter from the previous quarter which had also shrank 0.3%, according to the Central Statistics Office said Thursday in Dublin.

• Wednesday, September 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Ban Ki-moon calls to address “challenge of global leadership”

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened on Tuesday the General Assembly's annual high-level debate by urging world leaders to rise to the “challenge of global leadership” and work together to solve the most pressing and intractable problems, from climate change and the energy crisis to entrenched poverty and the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.

• Wednesday, September 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Suitcase scandal: where's the rest of the money?

  

  Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson, the star witness of the money-stuffed suitcase scandal which involves Argentine and Venezuelan officials, declared in a federal court in Miami that the plane in which he flew August 2007 to Buenos Aires was carrying a second suitcase with 4.2 million US dollars besides the 800.000 which were seized by Buenos Aires Customs.

• Wednesday, September 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay and Chile, least corrupt in Latinamerica says TI

  

  Uruguay and Chile figure among the best ranked in Latinamerica in the latest report from Transparency International, a non government organization which rates countries according to corruption in the so called Corruption Perception Index or CPI.

• Wednesday, September 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  FBI probes into four US giant financial institutions

  

  The US Department of Justice, FBI is investigating four of the US financial giants caught out by the financial crisis hitting Wall Street for possible fraud, according to reports.

• Wednesday, September 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay's former guerrilla leader, the king maker

  

  Uruguay's most voted and popular leader, former guerrilla and currently Senator Jose Mujica admitted he would be a presidential candidate if he counts with the support from other groups of the ruling coalition.

• Wednesday, September 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Almost half of Brazil under 18 population lives in poverty

  Almost half of young Brazilians live in poverty conditions according to the latest Social Indicators 2008 report from the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute, IBGE

• Wednesday, September 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  World Maritime Day celebrates 60 anniversary of IMO

  

  In the 21st century where communications are instantaneous, 90 per cent of world trade still reaches its destination via the commercial shipping industry, which has been shaped over the last six decades by the practices and standards set by the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO).

• Tuesday, September 23rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  “This is no time for a novice”, plain PM Brown message

  

  Prime Minister Gordon Brown has staked his claim to be the only man to steer Britain through tough economic times saying: “This is no time for a novice.”

• Tuesday, September 23rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Financial crisis, Iran and Falklands in Cristina's UN bag

  

  In her first speech before the United Nations General Assembly Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner mocked United States policies, reiterated Iran should extradite officials allegedly involved in terrorist actions in Argentine territory and insisted on claiming sovereignty over the Malvinas/Falklands.