Politics

• Saturday, February 3rd 2018 - 10:30 UTC

  Venezuela rejects UN decision to take Guyana border controversy to The Hague

  

  Venezuela has rejected the decision made by the United Nations to refer the border controversy with Guyana to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). “The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, faithful to its historical tradition and in accordance with the Bolivarian Diplomacy of Peace, reiterates its firm disposition to defend the territorial integrity of our Homeland and maintain political negotiation based on the 1966 Geneva Accord, as the only way to reach a peaceful solution, practical and satisfactory for both parties and in favor of our Peoples,” the Venezuelan government said in a statement on Wednesday.

• Saturday, February 3rd 2018 - 10:22 UTC

  Costa Rica wins coastal border dispute with Nicaragua at UN Court of Justice

  

  Costa Rica claimed victory over Nicaragua on Friday, after the United Nations’ highest court awarded Costa Rica disputed territory along the coastal border shared by the two Central American countries. Nicaragua was ordered by the International Court of Justice in The Hague to remove a military base from a contested coastal area near the San Juan river, which the judges said violated Costa Rican sovereignty.

• Saturday, February 3rd 2018 - 10:12 UTC

  Gay marriage at the center of Costa Rica's Sunday presidential election

  

  A debate over gay marriage has upturned Costa Rica's presidential race, giving ammunition to conservative frontrunners ahead of Sunday's vote and challenging the Central American country's image as a progressive bastion. Evangelical Christian singer and congressman Fabricio Alvarado, who leads recent polls, has pitted himself against a January ruling from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights that urges Costa Rica to legalize same-sex marriage.

• Saturday, February 3rd 2018 - 10:07 UTC

  Ecuador's Sunday referendum could annul Correa's aspirations of reelection

  

  When Ecuadorians vote on Sunday barring former president Rafael Correa from re-election, they will also be choosing whether to buck a trend across South America in which overbearing former presidents just can’t let go of power.

• Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 08:18 UTC

  Un-convened and unconvinced Uruguayan farmers again take to the roads

  

  Un-convened and unconvinced Uruguayan farmers again took to the roads of the country for a peaceful protest vigil in an estimated 300 posts, and which counted with spontaneous support from small business people linked to the rural sector.

• Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 07:38 UTC

  Irish farmers call on Commissioner Hogan to stop Malmstrom yielding to Mercosur

  

  Irish Farmers National Livestock Chairman Angus Woods has said the break in Mercosur talks until Friday is an opportunity for Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan to face down the Trade Commissioner and force a rethink on the sell-out of beef farmers.

• Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 07:31 UTC

  UK supports reelected Honduran president but demands respect for human rights and combating corruption

  

  UK expressed support for Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez who was re-elected in a controversial process, and calls on the new leader to make respect for human rights and the fight against corruption, the priorities of his administration. Fernandez took the oath of office on 27 January.

• Friday, February 2nd 2018 - 00:28 UTC

  Argentina organizing Falklands charter for relatives of newly identified remains at Darwin cemetery

  

  The Argentine government is organizing a trip to the Falklands with relatives of the 88 combatants buried in Darwin and whose remains were recently identified by a team on international forensic experts, following a humanitarian agreement between UK and Argentina, and Falklands consent, and implemented by the International Red Cross Committee.

• Thursday, February 1st 2018 - 21:53 UTC

  Trump presses: Bipartisan efforts stalled in Bargain on Immigration

  

  After the night of Trump’s State of Union address, bipartisan clashes continue since President Donald Trump turned on the pressure on Democrats on Thursday to come to an agreement on protection for the undocumented immigrants brought to the country illegally as children.

• Thursday, February 1st 2018 - 20:35 UTC

  Majority of Brazilians want Lula in prison and would not support a candidate sponsored by him

  

  Brazil’s presidential election is up for grabs, according to the latest public opinion poll, with popular ex-president Lula da Silva likely to be barred because of his corruption conviction and half of the electorate responding they want to see him in jail.