Politics

Friday, September 26th 2014 - 06:56 UTC
Colombian court orders mining companies to return land to aboriginal tribe

Colombian legal tribunal has ordered 11 companies to halt gold-mining operations in a 50,000-hectare reserve in the northwest of the country and return the land to the native tribe that previously lived there.
Friday, September 26th 2014 - 06:42 UTC
US expands marine reserve in the Pacific to three times the size of California

US President Barack Obama has signed a memorandum to expand a vast marine reserve in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument will become the largest network of oceanic protected areas in the world.
Friday, September 26th 2014 - 06:34 UTC
Colombia and FARC disclose copies of agreements reached at peace talks

Colombia's government and Marxist inspired FARC rebels have released copies of previously unpublished agreements reached at peace talks to end five decades of war, providing a glimpse of accords that could make up a final deal.
Friday, September 26th 2014 - 06:26 UTC
Argentina tightens security on all air flights: requested info must be delivered 72 hours before take off

The Argentine government announced that airlines for both commercial and non commercial flights will be required to deliver further information of its passengers to the National Migrations Office, the AFIP tax bureau, Airport Police and Civil Aviation National Administration (ANAC).
Friday, September 26th 2014 - 06:20 UTC
Pope Francis removes Opus Dei bishop accused of protecting pedophile priest

Pope Francis has dismissed a conservative Paraguayan bishop who was accused of protecting a priest suspected of sexually abusing young people in the United States, the Vatican said on Thursday.
Friday, September 26th 2014 - 06:03 UTC
Pacific alliance anticipates incorporation of new full members in the near future

In the near future the number of full members belonging to the Alliance of the Pacific will increase, but the block will continue with its realistic and pragmatic approach with no intent of a political group, said Peruvian president Ollanta Humala next to his peers from Chile, Colombia and Mexico, in New York, during a meeting hosted by Bloomberg.
Thursday, September 25th 2014 - 06:44 UTC
Brazil calls for 'true reform' of Security Council and the 're-launching' of global economy

Following the opening remarks by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff was the first head of state to address the General Assembly on Wednesday. She called for a “re-launching of global economy” and a “true reform” of the UN Security Council.
Thursday, September 25th 2014 - 06:34 UTC
Cristina Fernandez claims holdouts are committing “economic and financial terrorism”

Argentine President Cristina Fernández accused holdout investors of committing “economic terrorism” and reiterated her wish for a multi-lateral framework to regulate sovereign debt, during her speech before the United Nations 69th General Assembly on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 25th 2014 - 05:17 UTC
Argentina must explain to Judge Griesa why it is not in contempt of court

New York district judge Thomas Griesa has asked Argentina to show cause and explain why the country should not be declared in contempt, following its decision not to pay holdout investors full amount for their defaulted bonds as the judge’s ruling ordered on August 8.
Thursday, September 25th 2014 - 05:11 UTC
US dollar brushes 16 Argentine Pesos, settles at 15.95; monthly devaluation 12.4%

The informal rate for the US dollar in Argentina kept climbing on Wednesday and after brushing 16 Pesos, finally closed 53 cents higher at 15.95 Pesos, while the gap with the formal dollar soared to 89%. Distrust with government policy, plain speculation and hikes in the stock exchange rate were blamed for the situation.