Politics

Monday, January 11th 2016 - 13:50 UTC
Argentina and Uruguay praise new spirit in relations and “return to normality”.

Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra said that the meeting between President Mauricio Macri and his Uruguayan counterpart Tabare Vazquez last Thursday symbolized a “return to normality” for bilateral relations between the two neighbours.
Monday, January 11th 2016 - 13:29 UTC
Guns are our shared responsibility

By Barack Obama - The epidemic of gun violence in our country is a crisis. Gun deaths and injuries constitute one of the greatest threats to public health and to the safety of the American people. Every year, more than 30,000 Americans have their lives cut short by guns. Suicides.
Monday, January 11th 2016 - 11:42 UTC
PM Cameron hopeful of reaching a deal on EU referendum with Brussels in February

Prime Minister David Cameron says he is “hopeful” of reaching a deal with European leaders in February that will allow him to hold the UK's EU referendum. The prime minister said the in-out vote “would follow” if agreement was reached on his reforms at next month's summit. He also said he would stay on as PM even if he ended up on the losing side.
Saturday, January 9th 2016 - 11:24 UTC
Spanish Socialists target “a grand coalition of progressive parties”, Portugal model

Almost three weeks on from Spain’s election, which left a fragmented Parliament, Socialist Party leader Pedro Sánchez ruled out a coalition with the conservative People’s Party (PP) on Thursday and said he was seeking “a grand alliance of progressive forces” to lead the country.
Saturday, January 9th 2016 - 07:47 UTC
A robust US economy keeps adding jobs: 284.000 a month in the fourth quarter

United States jobs growth remained solid in December as the economy added 292,000 jobs, beating expectations. The Bureau of Labor Statistics data also showed the jobless rate held at its seven-and-a-half year low of 5%.
Saturday, January 9th 2016 - 07:34 UTC
Platini drops out of FIFA presidential race; Infantino and Ebrahim Al Khalifa, leading candidates

Suspended UEFA chief Michel Platini has withdrawn from the FIFA presidential race as he fights to clear his name following an eight-year ban. Platini was banned by FIFA's ethics judge in December over a “disloyal” $2 million payment he received from Sepp Blatter in 2011. It virtually ended his dreams of succeeding Blatter at the helm of FIFA in the Feb. 26 election.
Saturday, January 9th 2016 - 07:20 UTC
Mexican marines recapture drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán

Mexican authorities recaptured drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in a bloody raid on Friday. “Mission Accomplished,” President Enrique Peña Nieto announced via Twitter. “We have him” in reference to the recapture of one of the world's most notorious and slippery criminals.
Friday, January 8th 2016 - 20:06 UTC
US and Cuban universities sign cooperation and student exchange programs

The Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the University of Havana that will allow the institutions to develop cooperative programs in a variety of academic disciplines.
Friday, January 8th 2016 - 11:51 UTC
Rousseff vows 'fiscal belt-tightening' but 'there's no rabbit in the hat' for the current situation

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff vowed Thursday that her administration would strive for fiscal belt-tightening and look to keep inflation in check in 2016, saying achieving those goals would help lift the economy out of recession.
Friday, January 8th 2016 - 11:46 UTC
Venezuela's problems are because it's “too capitalist” says new Economy czar

President Nicolas Maduro is doubling down on his existing economic policies with the appointment of a young leftist hardliner to head the country's dilapidated economy, setting the stage for confrontation between the ruling socialist party and the newly powerful opposition.