Politics

• 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.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2015 - 05:46 UTC

  Obama willing to work with Iran and Russia to end Syrian conflict, but not with President al-Assad

  

  The United States is willing to work with Iran and Russia to try to end the Syrian conflict, US President Barack Obama on Monday but insisted there could not be a return to the status quo under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

• Tuesday, September 29th 2015 - 05:17 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez points her guns to the US and 'vulture funds', but no word on the Falklands

  

  Addressing the UN General Assembly, President Cristina Fernandez accused the United States of 'protecting' a former Argentine intelligence agent, blasted the speculative or 'vulture funds', gave details of the Iran-US-Argentina dealings and to everybody's surprise did not mention a word about the Falkland Islands sovereignty claim.

• Monday, September 28th 2015 - 11:15 UTC

  Francis leaves Philadelphia with “a heart full of gratitude and hope”

  

  Pope Francis left Philadelphia and is headed back to Rome on Sunday night, bringing his historic trip to the U.S. and Cuba to a close. The pope's airport farewell included appearances from Vice President Joe Biden, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, as well as a performance by a high school band.

• Monday, September 28th 2015 - 11:08 UTC

  Francis pledges clergy and bishops abusing children will be held accountable

  

  Pope Francis has celebrated a large open-air Mass in Philadelphia, ending his six-day visit to the US. He appealed for unity and family love, as thousands of people gathered at the city's Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Earlier, the pontiff prayed with a group of victims of child sexual abuse, saying “God weeps” for their suffering.

• Monday, September 28th 2015 - 10:35 UTC

  Brazil has sufficient reserves, but Rousseff concerned about companies with dollar debts

  

  Brazil President Dilma Rousseff cited the nation's foreign currency reserves as a backstop to excessive volatility and weakness in the Brazilian Real.

• Monday, September 28th 2015 - 10:21 UTC

  Brazil supports Paris conference and pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions 37% by 2025

  

  President Dilma Rousseff pledged on Sunday to slash Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions by 37%, during her speech to the UN General Assembly. Outlining her vision for a global climate change agreement on Sunday, Rousseff stressed on the importance of a “common response”.