Politics

Monday, September 26th 2016 - 11:06 UTC
Land distribution, remains challenge for the post-peace accord in Colombia

Conflicts over land in Colombia are likely to increase following a peace deal to end half a century of war as once no-go areas in the Andean country open up for business and development projects, land rights experts said. The government and rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are due to sign a peace accord Monday to end Latin America's longest-running conflict, which has killed 200,000 people.
Monday, September 26th 2016 - 10:56 UTC
US Treasury Secretary on advisory visit to Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will urge his counterparts in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico to press ahead with economic and fiscal reforms aimed at restoring or strengthening growth, a senior Treasury official said on Friday. Lew will be visiting the four largest Latin American economies this week beginning with Argentina on Monday, recognizing efforts by President Mauricio Macri to reintegrate Argentina into the global economy.
Monday, September 26th 2016 - 10:22 UTC
Corbyn crushes MPs challenge and is confirmed as undisputed Labour leader

Left-winger Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected British Labour leader on Saturday, seeing off a challenge from MPs but leaving the main opposition party split as critics said it was even further from power than before. Supporters in Liverpool leaped to their feet cheering as the 67-year-old was confirmed winner with 61.8% of the vote among party members and supporters, easily defeating challenger Owen Smith.
Monday, September 26th 2016 - 10:07 UTC
US role in Colombia peace: from fanning the war to ensuring peace

When the Colombian government and Marxist rebels FARC sign the final peace accord this Monday to end a 52-year guerrilla war, a US envoy from the Obama administration will be one of the special guests at the signing ceremony.
Saturday, September 24th 2016 - 10:24 UTC
Pinochet ordered the 1976 assassination of opposition leader Letelier, says CIA

The United States on Friday gave Chilean President Michelle Bachelet declassified CIA documents confirming that former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet personally ordered the 1976 assassination of opposition leader Orlando Letelier. US Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom presented the documents to Bachelet during a ceremony on the site of the killing in the US capital, two days after the 40th anniversary of the brazen attack.
Saturday, September 24th 2016 - 08:02 UTC
Temer links Rousseff's removal with the drastic change in economic policy

Brazilian president Michel Temer addressing business leaders and foreign policy experts in New York earlier this week revealed another twist to the recent political events in the country which led to the impeachment and removal of his elected predecessor Dilma Rousseff.
Friday, September 23rd 2016 - 11:10 UTC
Heavy fire from Obama, if blacks don't turn out to vote, “I will consider it an insult to my legacy”

President Barack Obama, in one of his final presidential addresses to a predominately black audience of Capitol Hill lawmakers and guests, made a plea to his Democratic base: African-Americans must vote en masse in November's presidential contest to help his legacy or he will be personally insulted.
Friday, September 23rd 2016 - 10:55 UTC
An Argentine family to remain above the poverty line needs US$ 820 a month

An Argentine average household made up of a couple with two children 6 and 8 years old needs 12.489 Pesos (approx US$ 820) to remain above the poverty line according to the stats office, Indec estimate for the month of August. The same household will have to pay 5.176 Pesos (approx US$ 340) for the Basic food basket, not to drop to indigence.
Friday, September 23rd 2016 - 09:32 UTC
Argentina's economy further contracts in 2Q; government insists recovery is round the corner

Argentina’s recession deepened in the second quarter as President Mauricio Macri’s efforts to implement free-market reform exacerbated an already flagging economy. GDP fell 3.4% from the same period a year earlier, the largest year-on-year contraction in almost two years, the refurbished statistics agency said in a report published on Thursday.
Friday, September 23rd 2016 - 09:28 UTC
Brazilian lawmakers in late night vote fail “to neutralize” Petrobras investigation

President Michel Temer criticized a surprise move by Brazilian lawmakers, including some members of his party and even a cabinet minister, to wipe the slate clean on illegal donations they allegedly received.