Politics

Monday, June 20th 2016 - 05:22 UTC
Peruvian First Lady charged with money laundering for electoral campaigns

Judge Richard Concepcion ordered Peru's first lady and the president of the ruling Nationalist Party, Nadine Heredia, not to leave the country in order to answer charges of suspected money laundering in the electoral campaigns of 2006 and 2011.
Saturday, June 18th 2016 - 09:16 UTC
“K” money funneling scam finally emerging: from 'sweet solidarity' to a convent

Argentine public opinion still hasn't been able to overcome last week's events: a civil engineer who has been working for the Kirchner couple since 1991 and managed some 130bn dollars in public works in that time is locked in a psychiatric ward awaiting charges after he was discovered trying to hide almost 9 million dollars cash and jewels in a rather secretive convent.
Saturday, June 18th 2016 - 07:13 UTC
Rio under “state of public calamity” with seven weeks before the Olympics

Brazil's Rio state authorities have declared a “state of public calamity” over a major budget crisis, in order to release emergency funds to finance the Olympic Games. The decree authorizes the state to “adopt all necessary emergency measures to ration essential public services in order for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games to take place”.
Saturday, June 18th 2016 - 04:34 UTC
Malcorra will present the Malvinas case before C24 next Thursday

Argentine foreign minister Susana Malcorra will be absent from the debate on the Venezuelan situation scheduled for next Thursday in Washington, since that same day she will be attending the UN Special Decolonization Committee when the Falklands/Malvinas issue is to be addressed.
Saturday, June 18th 2016 - 04:23 UTC
Argentina “authorizes” Red Cross assessment mission to the Falklands

Argentina extended an authorization to the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, for a technical assessment mission to the Malvinas Islands at the end of the month, to help with the initiative for the identification of the remains of Argentine Armed Forces members buried in the Argentine cemetery of the Islands, according to a Friday official release from the Foreign ministry in Buenos Aires.
Friday, June 17th 2016 - 07:48 UTC
Argentine Jewish community criticize UN chair hopeful Malcorra on a Unesco vote

Argentina's Jewish community sent a strong letter to foreign minister Susana Malcorra rejecting and condemning the administration of president Mauricio Macri for having supported a controversial Unesco resolution under the heading of “Occupied Palestine”.
Friday, June 17th 2016 - 07:42 UTC
Cameron cancels “Stronger in Europe” rally in Gibraltar following killing of Labor MP

Thursday's “Stronger in Europe” rally at Gibraltar at which UK Prime Minister David Cameron was due to speak, was cancelled at the last minute after Labour MP Jo Cox was shot and stabbed in an attack in West Yorkshire. The news of the fatal attack came shortly after Cameron arrived t the Rock.
Friday, June 17th 2016 - 07:04 UTC
A furious Temer describes corruption implications as “irresponsible, lying and criminal”

Brazilian interim president Michel Temer, described as “irresponsible, lying and criminal” a statement implicating him in the corruption at state oil company Petrobras.
Friday, June 17th 2016 - 06:52 UTC
Petrobras “ministerial bowling” in Brazil: head of Tourism knocked out

Brazil's tourism minister resigned on Thursday, less than two months before the country hosts the Olympics, as the government of interim President Michel Temer lost its third minister in a month to a sweeping graft probe of state oil company Petrobras.
Friday, June 17th 2016 - 00:13 UTC
Meirelles sponsors constitutional amendment to cap public spending increases

The government of Brazil’s interim president Michel Temer said on Wednesday it would propose to lawmakers a constitutional amendment to cap public spending increases for at least 10 years.