Politics

Tuesday, September 1st 2015 - 23:23 UTC
Francis allows priests to forgive the sin of abortion during the Holy Year

In a new set of pastoral guidelines for the upcoming Holy Year of Mercy Pope Francis has made some significant moves, allowing all priests to forgive the sin of abortion and granting SSPX priests the faculty to forgive sins.
Tuesday, September 1st 2015 - 06:59 UTC
US Appeals Court backs Argentina: sovereign immunity for Central bank funds

A US appeals court supported Argentina's appeal Monday against an earlier ruling that could have permitted a group of creditors to seize assets of Argentina's central bank.
Tuesday, September 1st 2015 - 06:36 UTC
Brazil presents 2016 budget and Real drops to a 12-year low against the dollar

Brazil's government presented a 2016 budget Monday that for the first time projects the world's seventh largest economy operating in the red, sparking worries that the country's investment grade rating will be put at risk.
Tuesday, September 1st 2015 - 06:26 UTC
Rolls Royce cooperating with Petrobras corruption investigators

Britain's Rolls-Royce is cooperating with investigators in a massive corruption scandal at Brazilian state oil giant Petrobras, a spokesman said. The engineering company confirmed it had been contacted by investigators involved in the probe, which has engulfed Brazil's political and business establishment amid allegations of a massive kickbacks scheme.
Tuesday, September 1st 2015 - 06:17 UTC
Guatemalan president holds on: congress to vote this week on his removal

Guatemalan President Otto Perez said on Monday he is calm and confident he has done nothing wrong, as lawmakers debated stripping his immunity and forcing him to face prosecution on corruption charges.
Tuesday, September 1st 2015 - 03:58 UTC
Malvinas Argentine veterans demand justice of abuse suffered at the hands of their officers

Argentine Veterans from the 1982 Malvinas war will continue to voice their condemnation of abuse suffered at the hands of their superior officers as a legal team reiterate their demands for recognition and justice before federal courts in Río Grande on Monday.
Monday, August 31st 2015 - 07:34 UTC
Argentine opposition agree on reform but not on an electoral alliance

Argentine opposition presidential candidates despite the encouraging mathematics which emerged from early August primaries, and despite having sat at the same table to call for electoral reform, insisted that any ongoing cooperation between the two rival candidates on electoral matters should not be confused with an electoral alliance.
Monday, August 31st 2015 - 07:22 UTC
Lacking congressional support Rousseff discards reinstating financial transactions tax

President Dilma Rousseff has dropped the idea of reinstating a tax on financial transactions to bridge a gaping fiscal deficit in Brazil after it ran into a barrage of criticism even from within her coalition, Brazilian media reported on Sunday.
Monday, August 31st 2015 - 07:11 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas: Sarkozy willing to bring sides together to address the issue

Former French president Nicholas Sarkozy, visiting Buenos Aires, has offered to bring sides together regarding the Falklands/Malvinas Islands dispute between Argentina, the United Kingdom and the Islanders, according to the incumbent presidential candidate Daniel Scioli.
Monday, August 31st 2015 - 06:52 UTC
Spain 'willing' to improve cross-border law enforcement with Gibraltar

Spain has signaled its “full willingness” to improve cross-border law enforcement cooperation with Gibraltar, according to a press report in Spain. 'El Pais' said Madrid was seeking to defuse the fallout from last Saturday’s incident at sea, during which warning shots were fired by officers of the Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera (Customs) who tried to board a local pleasure boat in British waters.