Politics

Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 07:11 UTC
Supreme Court lets three powerful Temer allies off the hook

Brazil's Supreme Court has rejected a request by the nation’s Attorney General to arrest three senior members of acting President Michel Temer’s party in connection with the massive corruption investigation focused on Petrobras.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 07:03 UTC
Hillary ahead of Trump in polls, but both have strong unfavorable impressions

The 2016 United States presidential election has been divisive, but Americans agree on something: they really don't like Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, according to one of the latest public opinion polls.
Thursday, June 16th 2016 - 06:55 UTC
Germany warns Brexit could lead to the European block's disintegration

If the United Kingdom votes to leave the EU next week, the move could ultimately lead to the bloc's disintegration, Germany's foreign minister has warned. Frank-Walter Steinmeier was speaking near Berlin after talks with his French counterpart, Jean-Marc Ayrault.
Wednesday, June 15th 2016 - 12:40 UTC
Brexit: What if?

By Gwynne Dyer - After months in which opinion polls showed a six to ten percentage points lead for the 'Remain' side in the referendum campaign on continued British membership of the European Union (EU), the numbers have suddenly shifted in favor of 'Leave'.
Wednesday, June 15th 2016 - 11:46 UTC
Rio Games receive the blessing from Olympic Committee president

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said on Tuesday he was “happy” with interim Brazilian president Michel Temer's commitment to the Rio Games, following his first meeting with the host country's new leader.
Wednesday, June 15th 2016 - 07:54 UTC
Brexit debate escalates: Remains warn of a fiscal “black hole”; Vote Leave slams “hysterical prophecies”

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne says he will have to slash public spending and increase taxes in an emergency Budget to tackle a £30bn “black hole” if the UK votes to leave the European Union. The chancellor will say this could include raising income and inheritance taxes and cutting the NHS budget.
Wednesday, June 15th 2016 - 07:15 UTC
Kerry announces at OAS assembly high-level talks to ease tensions with Venezuela

United States Secretary of State John Kerry announced high-level talks to ease tensions with Venezuela's populist government on Tuesday, just hours after he backed calls for a referendum that could force President Nicolas Maduro from office. Kerry said the talks would start immediately in Caracas and be led by Thomas Shannon, a veteran of U.S. diplomacy in the region. Attempts last year at dialogue between the ideological foes were stalled by Venezuela's deepening crisis.
Wednesday, June 15th 2016 - 05:26 UTC
An Argentine ex-Kirchnerite official caught red-handed trying to hide bags of cash in a monastery

An Argentine former secretary of Public Works with the Cristina Fernandez administration, Jose Lopez, and currently a member of the Mercosur parliament, was arrested on Tuesday in the Buenos Aires province locality of General Rodríguez while he was trying to hide bags full of money and an automatic gun in the garden of a convent.
Tuesday, June 14th 2016 - 17:07 UTC
Falklands commemorates 34th anniversary of Liberation Day

Commemorations are being held today in the Falkland Islands to mark the ending of the Falklands War, which ended 34 years ago after 74 days of Argentine occupation. Liberation Day as it is officially known in the Falklands is commemorated every year on the 14th June in the Islands and is a national holiday.
Tuesday, June 14th 2016 - 12:23 UTC
Maduro appeals to bureaucratic chicaneries to impede the recall referendum

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's allies asked the Supreme Court on Monday to block a bid to call a referendum on sacking him, accusing the opposition of “fraud.” The move casts doubt on the recall vote sought by the opposition, which accuses the high court of pro-Maduro bias and has clashed with it repeatedly since winning control of congress in December.