Politics

Friday, May 15th 2015 - 07:01 UTC
UN praise for Argentina's maternity and children's social protection schemes

Argentina has substantially improved its social protections for maternity and young children, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Friday, May 15th 2015 - 04:41 UTC
Exxon discovers oil off Guyana coast, in territory claimed by Venezuela

Exxon Mobil Corp has discovered oil off the coast of Guyana, the company and the South American nation's government said on Thursday, potentially inflaming a long-running territorial dispute with neighboring Venezuela.
Thursday, May 14th 2015 - 08:45 UTC
Malvinas war veterans appeal abuses case to Inter American Human Rights Commission

Malvinas war veterans have taken their Human rights abuse case against Argentine officers to the Inter American Human Rights Commission, IHRC, following on Argentina's Supreme Court decision rejecting the case because of time limit.
Thursday, May 14th 2015 - 08:34 UTC
Rousseff expected at the White House next June 30: a long delayed bilateral agenda waits

Next June 30 Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will visit Washington D.C. to meet with President Barack Obama, a highly anticipated event given tensions between the two governments over the past two years.
Thursday, May 14th 2015 - 08:08 UTC
Most immigrants to US now come from China and India displacing Mexico

New data from the U.S. Census Bureau, indicate that China and India have replaced Mexico as the top countries sending immigrants to the United States. Although people from Latin America still dominate the population of legal and undocumented immigrants in the U.S., it is now China and India that send more immigrants to the United States, the data said.
Thursday, May 14th 2015 - 08:02 UTC
Vatican formally recognizes the State of Palestine and signs first treaty

The Vatican concluded its first treaty that formally recognizes the State of Palestine, with an agreement on Catholic Church activities in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority, the Holy See said on Wednesday.
Thursday, May 14th 2015 - 07:38 UTC
Argentine Supreme Court confirms Chief Justice and challenges Cristina Fernandez

Argentina's Supreme Court has signed an “extraordinary accord” confirming the re-election of Chief Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti to the chair until 2019, in a meeting attended by Justice Carlos Fayt who has been the target of an ongoing attack from the administration of president Cristina Fernandez, which wants the 97 year judge impeached.
Thursday, May 14th 2015 - 07:30 UTC
Brazil's austerity measures to balance the budget start moving in Congress

Brazil's Congress Lower House passed a bill on Wednesday toughening access to social security pensions, the second measure approved in a week to cut benefits in a drive to reduce a growing fiscal deficit.
Thursday, May 14th 2015 - 01:45 UTC
Partial recount of Guyana's May 11 general elections votes delays results

The release of official results from Guyana’s May 11 general elections has been delayed for at least another 48 hours to allow for a partial recount, the Guyana Elections Commission, known as GECOM, said on Wednesday.
Thursday, May 14th 2015 - 00:56 UTC
Falklands debates bringing contract workers for maintenance of roads system

Bringing contract workers in to ensure enough staff to maintain the Falkland Islands' roads ready for the start of the season in the spring, if not earlier is MLA Gavin Short’s wish.