Politics

Thursday, November 27th 2014 - 06:46 UTC
Gibraltar MEP leader of UK Tories delegation to the European Parliament

Gibraltar MEP Ashley Fox was elected this week leader of the British Conservative delegation in the European Parliament, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Thursday, November 27th 2014 - 06:19 UTC
Mercosur/Pacific Alliance agree on flexible integration but no talk on tariffs

Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance explored this week in Chile the possibilities of a gradual, and flexible, integration but left aside all possibility of a near future agreement on tariffs.
Thursday, November 27th 2014 - 05:16 UTC
Malvinas next-of-kin deny any soon exhumation of Argentine fallen at Darwin cemetery

The Malvinas and South Atlantic Islands fallen next of kin commission, in a public statement said that exhuming and identifying remains of Argentine soldiers buried in the Falkland Islands Darwin cemetery is a most personal issue for each family, strictly humanitarian, not decided and thus rejects any political intentionality in recent statements on the matter.
Wednesday, November 26th 2014 - 10:30 UTC
OECD warns about Euro zone 'prolonged' stagnation with global impact

Global economic growth in the coming two years is facing difficulties because of problems of recession in Japan and stagnation in the European economies and prospects for healthy growth “are stuck in low gear,” the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, November 26th 2014 - 10:10 UTC
France suspends delivery of helicopter carriers to Russia because of Ukraine

France suspended indefinitely on Tuesday delivery of the first of two Mistral helicopter carrier warships to Russia, citing conflict in eastern Ukraine where the West accuses Moscow of fomenting separatism.
Wednesday, November 26th 2014 - 09:41 UTC
Pacific Alliance and Mercosur represent 90% of Latam and Caribbean GDP

The Pacific Alliance (PA) and the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) combined represent more than 80% of regional foreign trade as well as population, and more than 90% of GDP and direct foreign investment flows, according to a new report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
Wednesday, November 26th 2014 - 06:39 UTC
US Securities & Exchange Commission investigating Petrobras corruption scandal

Brazil’s state-run oil firm Petrobras said on Monday it had received a subpoena from the US Securities and Exchange Commission asking for documents relating to an investigation it is pursuing. The SEC investigation is the latest in a multi-layered probe into Petrobras which is spreading beyond Brazil’s borders.
Tuesday, November 25th 2014 - 22:33 UTC
Despite Argentine protests, BBC Top Gear Patagonia episode will be aired in Christmas

After refusing to apologize to Argentina over a much questioned Top Gear episode filmed in Argentina considered “offensive” by the government of President Cristina Fernandez, the BBC has taken the controversy to the next level, deciding to air the episode in the network’s prime-time Christmas slot.
Tuesday, November 25th 2014 - 07:40 UTC
Two hard-core Pentagon former officials candidates for US Secretary of Defense

President Barack Obama is considering two former Defense Department officials as successors to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, administration officials said on Monday. Both are seasoned national security professionals whose credibility among members of both parties and Defense Department experience would be considered assets in managing the threat from the Islamic State, budget cuts and other challenges.
Tuesday, November 25th 2014 - 07:32 UTC
Israel approves bill defining the country as the “nation-state” of Jewish people

In a move likely to further inflame tensions with Israel’s Arab citizens, a divided Israeli Cabinet approved a bill to legally define the country as the nation-state of the Jewish people.