Politics

Wednesday, July 16th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Wife of Moscow mayor buys £ 48 m London mansion

Witanhurst, a 90-room Grade-II Queen Anne listed mansion in Highgate, sold for £23 million last year, only to see its value soar 56% in the last 12 months despite worries of falling house prices.
Wednesday, July 16th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Uribe admits Red Cross symbol used in rescue operation

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe admitted one Red Cross symbol was used in a daring and successful hostage rescue mission that took place two weeks ago.
Wednesday, July 16th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Buenos Aires “fed up” with Kirchner farmers' conflict

A majority of Buenos Aires City residents are “fed up” with political rallies stemming from the ongoing stand off between the Argentine government and the protesting farmers over grains and oilseeds export taxes, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
Tuesday, July 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Kirchners Senate block show cracks ahead of crucial vote

With less than two days for the crucial Congressional vote on the sliding tax regime on grain and oil seed exports which is at the heart of a dispute between the Argentine administration of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and the farmers, the final tally remains uncertain.
Tuesday, July 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
SS doctor Aribert Heim 'still alive in Chile'

Former SS doctor Aribert Heim is still likely to be alive in Chile, said a director of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre at the end of a five-day mission.
Tuesday, July 15th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Mercosur unsatisfied with WTO agenda for next meeting

Brazil's Foreign Affairs Minister Celso Amorim said that developed nations' agricultural subsidies and tariff barriers for farm goods remain the biggest obstacle to an agreement on the long-stalled Doha round of World Trade Organization talks.
Sunday, July 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Aerolíneas back in the air rescued by Argentine gov.

The Argentine government could take control of Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral to guarantee regularity of commercial flights and protect Argentine assets and 10.000 jobs, anticipated the representative of the State in Aerolíneas Argentinas Julio Alak.
Sunday, July 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Washington promises information on IV fleet Atlantic actions

United States Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon said Washington will provide information to Latin American countries on the actions of the fourth fleet in Atlantic waters, to ease concerns that erupted after the United States decided to re-activate that fleet.
Sunday, July 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Argentina: all set for Tuesday's rallies force-demonstration

The Argentine government/farmers stand off over export taxes has scheduled a new demonstration of force next “Super” Tuesday when the presidential Kirchner couple government faithful, and farmers with city supporters, will be out on the streets of Buenos Aires in two simultaneous, but 50 blocks away separate rallies.
Saturday, July 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Cubans must prepare for “realistic” brand of communism

President Raul Castro warned Cubans on Friday to prepare for a “realistic” brand of communism that is economically viable and does away with excessive state subsidies designed to promote equality on the island.