Politics

Wednesday, September 30th 2015 - 09:21 UTC
French Mistral helicopter carriers, originally for Russia, sold to Egypt

France has agreed to sell two Mistral helicopter carriers to Egypt for 950 million Euros after their sale to Russia was canceled in August, French officials said on Wednesday.
Wednesday, September 30th 2015 - 07:46 UTC
Obama and Castro renew calls for an end to US trade embargo against Cuba

President Barack Obama met his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro on Tuesday at the United Nations and renewed calls for an end to the US trade embargo against Havana.
Wednesday, September 30th 2015 - 07:12 UTC
Falklands launches on-line shopping service for philatelic products

The Falkland Island Government and Falklands Post Service Ltd have announced the launch of our new on-line shopping service for philatelic products.
Wednesday, September 30th 2015 - 06:54 UTC
Argentina furious with Washington over top-spy 'hiding' in the US

Argentina and the US are on collision course following president Cristina Fernandez complaint of lack of cooperation from Washington, in helping locate a former Argentine spy, head of special operations, who apparently is hiding 'or being protected' in the US, and has been summoned by prosecutors in Buenos Aires.
Wednesday, September 30th 2015 - 06:38 UTC
Plenty of Cristina's friends referred to the Malvinas claim at the UN

Although president Cristina Fernandez, to the surprise of many, did not mention a word about Argentina's claim over the Falkland Islands, particularly since this was her last address to the UN General Assembly, Minister Hector Timerman said that nobody could doubt the president's commitment to the Malvinas question, and there were plenty of mentions to the issue from allied countries.
Tuesday, September 29th 2015 - 10:32 UTC
“Even in jail I will fight for a free Venezuela”

By Leopoldo López - Prisión de Ramo Verde, Venezuela. On Feb. 12, 2014, the repressive and inept elite that governs Venezuela ordered my arrest on charges of conspiracy, arson, inciting violence, damage to public property and other crimes.
Tuesday, September 29th 2015 - 07:37 UTC
Boehner calls hard-line conservatives 'false prophets' and pledges funds for Planned Parenthood

Blasting hard-line conservatives as “false prophets,” US House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday said Congress will avoid a government shutdown this week and he will push through as much unfinished legislation as possible before leaving at the end of October.
Tuesday, September 29th 2015 - 06:54 UTC
A repeat of the Corbyn surprise in United States?

By Gwynne Dyer - Jeremy “Jez” Corbyn and Bernie Sanders are very much alike - and so are their ambitions. Corbyn wants to lead Britain's Labour Party into the next election and become prime minister; Sanders wants to win the Democratic Party nomination and become the next President of the United States. And then each man plans to turn his country sharply to the left.
Tuesday, September 29th 2015 - 06:28 UTC
Former president says “no way Uruguay can escape the impact of the Brazilian crisis”

Brazilian former president Fernando Henrique Cardoso, (1995/2002) said that the serious economic situation faced by Brazil is very complex, will take time to overcome and most surely the impact will be felt in neighboring Uruguay, a country which must target other markets, other economic spaces.
Tuesday, September 29th 2015 - 06:19 UTC
Corbyn's Falklands 'negotiable' approach causes dissent among Labour

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn statement that the Falkland Islands are 'negotiable', a position he has maintained since he was first elected to Parliament, not only triggered immediate reaction from veterans and Falkland Islanders when he was chosen earlier this month: in effect, senior members from the party, even those within his shadow cabinet openly express their disapproval of his views, according to UK media reports.