Politics

Friday, June 10th 2016 - 08:02 UTC
St Helena's airport opening delayed indefinitely because of wind conditions

The opening of an airport on the British overseas territory of St Helena has been delayed indefinitely due to safety fears - amid warnings the cost to the UK government could increase. The £285m airport is being paid for by the Department for International Development and was due to open in May.
Friday, June 10th 2016 - 07:49 UTC
RMS St Helena in London on her farewell tour, which marks the end of sea link to UKOT St Helena

HRH Princess Anne attended a reception on Wednesday evening onboard the RMS St Helena, moored next to HMS Belfast in The Pool of London. RMS St Helena is one of the world's last working Royal Mail ships and is visiting London as part of her farewell tour.
Friday, June 10th 2016 - 07:43 UTC
Garcia-Margallo joint sovereignty comments referred to Gibraltar dismissed

Conservative member of the European Parliament, MEP, Julie Girling has rubbished suggestions by the Acting Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel García-Margallo, that Gibraltar will have to contemplate a joint UK/Spain sovereignty arrangement in the event of a “Leave” vote in the European Union referendum.
Friday, June 10th 2016 - 07:28 UTC
Obama endorses Hillary, “I'm with her”; joint campaign to unite Democrats and fight Trump

President Barack Obama endorsed one-time rival Hillary Clinton to be his successor Thursday, signaling to Democrats it is time to unify after a bitter primary campaign and beat Donald Trump.
Friday, June 10th 2016 - 07:11 UTC
Kuczynski becomes Peru's next president, with minimum support in Congress

Former World Bank economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski won the majority of votes in Peru’s closest presidential contest in five decades, election officials announced Thursday, even as his rival Keiko Fujimori had yet to concede defeat.
Friday, June 10th 2016 - 07:02 UTC
Argentina calls on UK to strengthen bilateral relations and for Malvinas dialogue

The Argentine government reiterates its full willingness for an open dialogue with the United Kingdom to strengthen the bilateral relation and indentify possible cooperation areas in the South Atlantic. Likewise it invites the UK to resume negotiations on the Malvinas question in the framework of the UN General Assembly resolution 2065, according to an official statement from the Argentine foreign ministry released on Friday.
Thursday, June 9th 2016 - 09:41 UTC
Peruvian election too close to call, and 1% of votes have been challenged

Peruvians waited Wednesday to learn who their next president will be, as ex-Wall Street banker Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's camp called his lead insurmountable and controversial rival Keiko Fujimori insisted she still had a shot. Three days after Sunday's runoff election, the race to lead one of Latin America's fastest-growing economies was still too close to officially call, even though 99.5% of the ballots had been counted.
Thursday, June 9th 2016 - 09:32 UTC
Bachelet names new chief of staff in an attempt to uplift her administration

Embattled Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's chief of staff, Jorge Burgos, resigned Wednesday after a series of disagreements with his boss over policy issues. The government said Burgos quit for “personal reasons,” and named Chile's current ambassador to Uruguay, Mario Fernandez Baeza, as his replacement.
Thursday, June 9th 2016 - 09:27 UTC
Brazilians want fresh elections; 62% believe Rousseff's impeachment was the right decision

The government of Interim President Michel Temer has a low approval rating among Brazilians and a majority of the country wants new elections to be held this year, according to a poll released on Wednesday.
Thursday, June 9th 2016 - 09:16 UTC
Argentina's energy minister, the official with largest amount of funds abroad

Almost 100 million pesos (approx US$ 7.3 million) are held in offshore accounts by officials from the current Argentine administration economic Cabinet, a figure higher than the 18 million pesos President Mauricio Macri reported as having in a Bahamas account.