Politics

• Monday, July 6th 2015 - 07:55 UTC

  Francis in Ecuador repeats call 'to hear the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor'

  

  Francis landed in Ecuador's capital Quito on Sunday to begin an eight-day tour of South America that will also include visits to Bolivia and Paraguay. On his first visit as pontiff to Latin America, the Argentina-born pope is scheduled to conduct masses in both Quito and the coastal city of Guayaquil before flying to Bolivia on Wednesday.

• Monday, July 6th 2015 - 07:34 UTC

  Euro zone to hold emergency summit to discuss Greek referendum 'no'

  

  Euro-zone nations will hold an emergency summit on Tuesday to discuss the Greek referendum “No” result after the German and French leaders called for a meeting, EU president Donald Tusk said. The special meeting comes as Brussels reels with the implications of what the head of the Euro-group of finance ministers from the 19-country block, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, called a “very regrettable” decision.

• Monday, July 6th 2015 - 07:22 UTC

  “An outright victory of democracy and dignity” said Cristina Fernandez on the Greek vote

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández used her Twitter account on Sunday to celebrate the result of a Greek bailout referendum saying it was “an outright victory of Democracy and Dignity. The Greek people have said NO.”

• Monday, July 6th 2015 - 06:57 UTC

  Presidential hopeful Macri celebrates his successor's victory in Buenos Aires City

  

  Saddled on eight years of Mauricio Macri as mayor of the city of Buenos Aires, his handpicked successor Horacio Rodriguez Larreta, won on Sunday Argentina's capital mayoral election, but not with the sufficient margin to avoid a run-off vote later this month. The winner needed to break the 50% mark in order to avoid the second round, which will take place July 19.

• Monday, July 6th 2015 - 06:29 UTC

  Independent 'Peronists' keep control of Cordoba province, second largest electoral district

  

  The governorship of Argentina' second largest electoral district, Córdoba province was won on Sunday by Juan Schiaretti, beating all other parties and coalitions with national representation, including the Victory Front of president Cristina Fernandez.

• Monday, July 6th 2015 - 00:22 UTC

  Ex-Anglo abattoir complex in Fray Bentos joins Unesco's World Heritage List

  

  UNESCO's World Heritage Committee approved the inscription of four cultural sites on the World Heritage List: Fray Bentos Cultural-Industrial Landscape in Uruguay; Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining in Japan, Ephesus in Turkey and Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System in Mexico. The Committee also approved the extension of Spain’s Routes of Santiago de Compostela with the addition of the “Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain”.

• Saturday, July 4th 2015 - 07:33 UTC

  Greece 'Yes' and 'No' voters tied for Sunday's referendum, shows latest poll

  

  Greeks packed city squares for dueling rallies late into the night Friday, as polls showed a dead heat between the 'yes' and 'no' camps ahead of a bailout referendum Sunday that could be Greece's most important vote since it joined the European Union.

• Saturday, July 4th 2015 - 07:21 UTC

  Ecuadorians take to the streets to protest against Correa; Pope arrives Sunday

  

  Thousands of people turned out for protest marches across Ecuador on Thursday to call for the ouster of President Rafael Correa just three days before a visit by Pope Francis. Full demonstrations were reported in the three biggest cities, Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca, as well as other smaller cities. Correa claimed a 'coup' was on the making.

• Saturday, July 4th 2015 - 07:13 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez plans sixth meeting with the Pope, when he visits Paraguay

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández will have a meeting with Pope Francis during the Pontiff’s visit to Paraguay, official sources have confirmed. The Argentine leader will travel to Asunción between July 11 and 13 for her sixth encounter with Francis, who will be ending his South American tour during those dates. The Pope will visit Ecuador, Bolivia and Paraguay, beginning Sunday.

• Saturday, July 4th 2015 - 06:57 UTC

  ITUC appeal to FC Barcelona voting members to end Qatar Airways sponsorship

  

  The ITUC has called on FC Barcelona “socios” (voting members) and fans to end the club’s Qatar Airways sponsorship, saying that the airline is the very worst sponsor for a club with a 100-year tradition of democracy and universality.