Politics

Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 10:13 UTC
UN urges Vatican to live up to Pope's Francis vow to stamp out child sex abuse

A UN watchdog urged the Vatican on Friday to live up to Pope Francis' vow to stamp out child sex abuse by priests, calling on the Church to ensure violators face justice. Three weeks after grilling the Vatican at a public hearing, the UN Committee Against Torture said the Roman Catholic Church had made progress, but said there are still failings of major concern.
Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 10:05 UTC
Vatican-Casa Rosada controversy: the Pope's missive, a letter or a telegram?

Argentina's Secretary to the Presidency Oscar Parrilli said on Friday that the letter sent to President Cristina Fernandez and which caused a controversy with local Church officials, is “authentic”. Argentine ambassador to the Vatican Juan Pablo Cafiero was contacted by Pope Francis to confirm the situation.
Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 09:59 UTC
Relief: airports could soon have devices to screen liquids and gels

Taking baby foods through airport security is a major headache for parents travelling with young children. But now there's a potential solution: the Insight100 scanner which can analyze liquids within five seconds, without the need to open containers.
Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 09:25 UTC
South Georgia releases three new coins: one of them to honor Prince George

Three new South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands government coin designs have been released in recent months. The birth of His Royal Highness the Prince of Cambridge is marked by the release of a coin dated 2013, which is based on a coin originally released the previous year.
Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 07:43 UTC
The 1978 'nominal' co-sovereignty secret project for Gibraltar, with UK, EEC and Spain's guarantee

A form of “nominal” co-sovereignty to be guaranteed UK, Spain and the EEC was proposed by Gibraltar Chief Minister, the late Sir Joshua Hassan, in January 1978, according to papers newly-released to The National Archives.
Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 07:22 UTC
Maduro blames the World Cup for airlines decision to cut flights to Venezuela

President Nicolás Maduro said the World Cup is to blame for international airlines’ decision to cut flights to Venezuela and denied that the move had anything to do with his government's refusal to allow them to repatriate proceeds from ticket sales inside the country.
Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 00:27 UTC
Argentina's auto sales record last year was fed on 'steroids', claims Fiat CEO

One of Argentina's main industry leaders, Fiat CEO Cristiano Rattazzi. said that the boost of auto manufacturing during 2013 and record sales was fed on 'steroids' and demanded more reliability in the rules to revitalize sales.
Saturday, May 24th 2014 - 00:11 UTC
Pescanova Falklands operation could be targeted by Argentina, says Spanish media

Argentina’s government could at any stage now force Spanish seafood group Pescanova to divest its squid fishing operation based in the Falkland Islands, as it is reportedly breaching fishing legislation, said Spanish media.
Friday, May 23rd 2014 - 23:59 UTC
Strikes and protests in chaotic Sao Paulo move to the suburbs

Brazil faced new protests and strikes Friday as bus drivers continued their walkout in Sao Paulo's suburbs and Rio de Janeiro braced for demonstrations 20 days from the World Cup.
Friday, May 23rd 2014 - 23:42 UTC
ECLAC/ILO anticipate less job creation in Latam as the overall economy slows down

The economic scenario for 2014, with an estimated average growth rate of 2.7%, is far from encouraging for the evolution of the Latin American regional labor market and presents major challenges for labor market policy, said the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) in a new joint report released this week.