Politics

Saturday, September 13th 2014 - 05:13 UTC
Venezuela quietly working to ensure a seat at the UN Security Council

Venezuela’s populist government has quietly secured the backing of Latin America and the Caribbean to obtain a diplomatic trophy that long eluded the late Hugo Chavez: a seat on the United Nations Security Council.
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 06:55 UTC
With the new bill “Argentina wants to pay, can pay and will pay all contracted debts”

Argentine President Cristina Fernández signed into law the Sovereign Debt bill, which changes the payment location of Argentine bondholders and which was approved by Congress early Thursday morning after 18 hours of debate.
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 06:46 UTC
Falklands Islands' minefield priority areas are named as bidders visit

Four minefield clusters have been pinpointed as priority areas for the next clearance phase in the Falkland Islands. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Advisor for minefield issues Alistair Craib confirmed this week that Priority 1 is Minefield 59 on either sides of the MPA Road near Wall Mountain and Mount Harriet.
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 06:40 UTC
Chile's military coup anniversary exposes a divided country

“In Chile there's no room, and there can be no room, for violence or fear,” President Michelle Bachelet said Thursday at a ceremony commemorating the 41st anniversary of the 1973 military coup and several days after a bomb blast injured 14 people in this capital. The 17-year military dictatorship remains controversial and a rift in Chilean society.
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 06:28 UTC
Argentina's situation “will not develop into a regional financial crisis”, says UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said that while Argentina was facing potential financial instability, its solvency and the sound macroeconomic fundamentals in other countries of the region “should prevent the shock from developing into a regional financial crisis.”
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 06:19 UTC
OAS recalls tragic events of 09/11 in Chile and United States

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza recalled on Thursday the tragic events that occurred on September 11, in Chile and the United States, in 1973 and 2001, and called on the international community “to observe tolerance and to respect diversity at a time when the world is shaken once more by violence.”
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 06:16 UTC
Chilean lawmaker arrested for alleged involvement in killing of activists in 1981

Forty-one years to the day after General Augusto Pinochet seized power in a military coup in Chile, a right-wing legislator was arrested for alleged involvement in the killing of three activists during the 17-year Pinochet dictatorship.
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 06:12 UTC
Argentine organized labor leader forecasts a “social explosion” next December

Argentina is heading towards social outbreak due to soaring inflation, head of the anti-government CGT Azul y Blanca labor confederation Luis Barrionuevo said in statements that have already sparked controversy.
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 04:49 UTC
Samper becomes Unasur secretary general and ratifies peace as his main mission

Former Colombian president Ernesto Samper was inaugurated on Thursday as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations, Unasur, by Surinam's Desire Bouterse who holds the rotating presidency of the group.
Friday, September 12th 2014 - 04:37 UTC
IMF warns about the negative reactions from markets if Scotland becomes independent

Scotland’s possible secession from the United Kingdom as a result of the upcoming referendum could cause negative market reactions in the short-term, William Murray, Deputy Spokesman at International Monetary Fund (IMF), told reporters Thursday.