Politics

• Monday, November 10th 2014 - 09:08 UTC

  “Nothing and no one can stand in the way of freedom” says Berlin mayor

  

  More than a million Germans and people from around the world celebrated on Sunday the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the event that more than any other marked the end of the Cold War.

• Monday, November 10th 2014 - 08:37 UTC

  Argentine president begins ten-day resting period in Olivos

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was discharged on Sunday from Otamendi hospital where she had been admitted a week ago to be treated for sigmoiditis, an infection of the colon.

• Monday, November 10th 2014 - 07:43 UTC

  Over two million Catalans vote in the “consultation of citizens” challenging Madrid

  

  Millions of Catalans voted on Sunday in a symbolic referendum on independence from Spain that supporters hope will propel the issue further despite opposition from Madrid.

• Monday, November 10th 2014 - 07:34 UTC

  Latam Energy Organization approves statement on “Malvinas sovereignty”

  

  Energy ministers from the Latin American Energy Organization, OLADE, meeting in San Salvador approved last Friday a statement on “Malvinas Islands sovereignty” referred to the “illegal hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation undertaken in the Islands surrounding waters”, points out a release from the Argentine Foreign ministry.

• Monday, November 10th 2014 - 07:28 UTC

  US Congress members support for Gibraltar's self determination

  

  British Government is working with the US Congress in order to bolster support for Gibraltar’s right to remain under British sovereignty.

• Sunday, November 9th 2014 - 11:01 UTC

  Uruguay leads the 'prosperity index' in Latin America and ranks 30 worldwide

  

  Uruguay is ranked in position 30 at global level among 'high prosperity' countries, according to the 2014 Legatum Prosperity Index, and remains at top position regarding Latin America. It's the same ranking as in 2013 and confirms Uruguay in the leading position for the region for several years running.

• Sunday, November 9th 2014 - 10:35 UTC

  Argentine bondholders file for 'me too' at Judge Griesa's court: claims reach 6.5bn

  

  Argentina told New York district judge Thomas Griesa that bondholders filed 25 lawsuits since June, when the judge ordered blocking the country's from paying its restructured debt without also paying a group of holdouts, Bloomberg news has reported.

• Sunday, November 9th 2014 - 10:23 UTC

  Plaque dedicated to English soldiers in Cartagena triggers strong controversy

  

  A Colombian engineer smashed a plaque commemorating the death in 1741 of thousands of English soldiers in the coastal city of Cartagena just days after it was inaugurated by Prince Charles, said the mayor of the city who has now ordered its removal.

• Sunday, November 9th 2014 - 10:19 UTC

  Bank of England expected to raise rates, gradually, after May general election

  

  Bank of England interest rates have been left on hold at 0.5% for another month amid fears that the pace of recovery in the UK economy is slowing. The BoE base rate has been at its current level for more than five years, with economists not expecting an increase until next summer.

• Sunday, November 9th 2014 - 10:01 UTC

  Mexico's cancels contract to build a high-speed passenger train link

  

  Mexico has abruptly cancelled a 3.75bn dollars contract awarded on Monday for a Chinese-led consortium to build a high-speed passenger rail link. President Enrique Peña Nieto said he wanted to avoid “any doubts about the legitimacy and transparency” of the bidding process.