Politics

• Friday, November 21st 2014 - 07:04 UTC

  Iran negotiations, OPEC meeting loom for oil markets

  

  As November draws to a close, there are two major events that could profoundly change the oil markets. With the clock ticking, the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5 plus 1) are negotiating down to the wire with Iran over its nuclear program.

• Friday, November 21st 2014 - 06:40 UTC

  Gallipoli campaign to be remembered in London, Turkey and Portsmouth

  

  Three days of international commemorations in London, Turkey and Portsmouth will remember the bitter Gallipoli campaign, 100 years after men stormed the Dardanelles.

• Friday, November 21st 2014 - 06:15 UTC

  Lives lost to terrorism soared 61% in a single year, according to GT index

  

  The number of lives lost to terrorist attacks increased by 61% in a single year, according to the second edition of the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), rising from 11,133 in 2012 to 17,958 in 2013.

• Friday, November 21st 2014 - 06:05 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez rests in Patagonia and prepares for regional agenda

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez left Thursday evening for El Calafate, Santa Cruz province, to spend the long weekend with her family, presidential spokesman Alfredo Scoccimarro reported.

• Thursday, November 20th 2014 - 05:05 UTC

  Former Brazilian minister blames Argentina for lack of EU/Mercosur trade accord

  

  A former Brazilian Development minister and currently member of the board of BRF, one of the world's leading food corporations, Luiz Fernando Furlan said Brazil is far away from world trade agreements and urgently needs to review policies in this area, including participation in Mercosur.

• Thursday, November 20th 2014 - 04:39 UTC

  Uruguay expects fifty cruise calls less this season, reveals tourism official

  

  Uruguay will be receiving fifty cruise calls less this 2014/15 season, which is 26% down compared to a year ago, revealed the country's Deputy Tourism and Sports minister, Antonio Carambula during the official launching of the season. This means Montevideo will be hosting 104 calls and Punta del Este, 70, compared to the 237 between both terminals (121 and 116) in 2013/14.

• Thursday, November 20th 2014 - 04:29 UTC

  Fed minutes confirm reveal consensus on ending stimulus program

  

  Although the US Federal Reserve was worried about turmoil in emerging markets, the central bank reached an easy consensus to end its stimulus program, its latest minutes reveal.

• Thursday, November 20th 2014 - 04:23 UTC

  Colombian government reaches agreement with FARC to release captured general

  

  The armed rebel group FARC and the Colombian government have announced that they have agreed conditions for releasing a captured general and four other people.

• Thursday, November 20th 2014 - 04:13 UTC

  “Malvinas are Argentine”, mandatory in all Argentine public transport systems

  

  All Argentine public transport must include the logo “Malvinas are Argentine”, according to the latest bill approved by the Lower House in Congress, following on an initiative from Senator Teresta Luna from the ruling coalition of President Cristina Fernandez. Victory Front.

• Wednesday, November 19th 2014 - 07:51 UTC

  Greenpeace condemns Japan’s rush to resume Antarctic whaling

  

  Greenpeace on Tuesday condemned the Government of Japan's rush to resume Antarctic whaling and called on them to abide by world opinion and the clearly expressed desires of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).