Politics

• Monday, August 17th 2015 - 06:21 UTC

  “Dilma Out”, was voiced by hundreds of thousands across Brazil

  

  Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Brazil to call for the impeachment of president Dilma Rousseff, whom they blame for a vast corruption scandal and the economy's worst slump in a quarter-century. Less than a year into her tumultuous second term, the president's support has dwindled to single digits in recent polls, while two in three support calls for her impeachment.

• Saturday, August 15th 2015 - 08:50 UTC

  Uruguay says Brazil rejects idea of leaving Mercosur, but agrees that deep changes are urgent

  

  Uruguay's foreign minister said on Friday that “nobody” supports the proposal from the Brazilian Senate president Renan Calheiros to put an end to the Mercosur customs union. However he did point out that he proposal exposed that the block effectively is 'not working' and needs to have its foundations reviewed.

• Saturday, August 15th 2015 - 08:33 UTC

  Kerry calls for a new era in relations with Cuba, but also urged political change

  

  US Secretary of State John Kerry declared a new era in relations as he celebrated restored diplomatic ties in Havana on Friday, but he also urged political change in Cuba, telling Cubans they should be free to choose their own leaders.

• Saturday, August 15th 2015 - 08:14 UTC

  US dollar in Argentina reaches its highest mark so far this year: 15.10 Pesos

  

  Argentina's foreign exchange market was quite active on Friday and the so called 'blue' or 'parallel' dollar hit the highest mark in the year at 15.10 Pesos. Meanwhile the official US dollar ended half a cent higher at 9.255 Pesos in banks and foreign exchange agencies.

• Saturday, August 15th 2015 - 08:04 UTC

  Falklands time capsule to commemorate 250th anniversary of Union Flag raised in the Islands

  

  A time capsule commemorating the 250th birthday of the Union Flag being raised at Port Egmont in the Falkland Islands was delivered to Saunders Island last week.

• Saturday, August 15th 2015 - 07:27 UTC

  Massive protest turnout on Sunday could decide Brazilian president's future

  

  Hundreds of thousands of angry of citizens are expected to take to the streets of more than 114 Brazilian cities on Sunday as allegations of corruption and incompetence swamp the government, and plummeting commodity prices sap its economy, posing a key test for President Dilma Rousseff.

• Saturday, August 15th 2015 - 07:08 UTC

  Twenty people killed overnight in Sao Paulo, in what seems rogue police vengeance

  

  A least twenty people were killed and seven injured in a wave of Thursday/Friday overnight shootings in Brazil's biggest city, Sao Paulo, some of them gunned down in cold blood as they sat in a bar.Alexandre de Moraes, head of the Sao Paulo state security department, announced the death tally -- originally placed at 20 -- Friday after media reports of a deliberate massacre in the suburbs, possibly by rogue police.

• Friday, August 14th 2015 - 09:44 UTC

  Argentina: July inflation 1.92% and 27.15% annually says Congressional index

  

  Argentina's July inflation for the private financial consultants climbed 1.92% and in the last twelve months reached 27.15%, according to the report released in Congress by opposition lawmakers. The so called 'congress index' is an average of the different private consultants which is released monthly by lawmakers to avoid fines and reprisals from government.

• Friday, August 14th 2015 - 09:23 UTC

  Political ally who can save Rousseff from impeachment wants Brazil out of Mercosur

  

  Renan Calheiros, president of the Brazilian Senate, and the man who could help President Dilma Rousseff avoid impeachment in Congress, has proposed a package of measures to rescue Brazil from its current stagflation, but among his demands is “an end to the customs union of Mercosur”.

• Friday, August 14th 2015 - 09:06 UTC

  Highest PLO award to Cristina Fernandez for supporting Palestinian state

  

  Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) chief Saeb Erekat praised Argentine President Cristina Fernandez for her support and recognition of the Palestinian state as he paid tribute to the backing of the region’s leaders.