Politics

Tuesday, September 2nd 2014 - 07:19 UTC
UK announces plans to strip suspected Islamist militants of their passports

UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to strip suspected Islamist militants of their passports temporarily, to combat the threat posed by radicalized Britons returning from Syria and Iraq.
Tuesday, September 2nd 2014 - 07:01 UTC
Controversy in Uruguay over transfer of Guantanamo prisoners, before or after October election

US ambassador in Montevideo, Julissa Reynoso said that Washington “does not impose a date” for the transfer and arrival of the Guantanamo prison detainees to be accepted by Uruguay, but admitted that the ideal would be for this to happen before the end of President Jose Mujica's mandate next March first.
Tuesday, September 2nd 2014 - 06:57 UTC
Interreligious soccer match had Maradona as one of the outstanding stars

Diego Maradona and Roberto Baggio were among a host of former soccer stars who played in an interreligious charity match backed by Pope Francis on Monday night. The Argentine pope, an avid soccer fan, did not attend the match but had an audience with both teams earlier in the day and also broadcast a message on the big screens at Rome's Olympic Stadium ahead of kickoff.
Tuesday, September 2nd 2014 - 00:18 UTC
Ukraine's Next Crisis? Economic disaster

Ukraine's next crisis will be a devastatingly economic one, as violent conflict destroys critical infrastructure in the east and brings key industry to a halt, furthering weakening the energy sector by crippling coal-based electricity production.
Monday, September 1st 2014 - 16:44 UTC
EU support for dairy farmers to alleviate Russian restrictions on imports

The European Commission opened Private Storage Aid for butter, Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP) and certain cheeses in order to alleviate the impact of Russian restrictions on imports of EU dairy products and to limit the negative effects on the internal market.
Monday, September 1st 2014 - 15:47 UTC
IMF supports Lagarde despite investigation for negligence in France

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed confidence in its leader Christine Lagarde, despite her being investigated for negligence in France. Ms Lagarde, 58, has been questioned about her role in awarding compensation to businessman Bernard Tapie in 2008, when she was Minister of Finance.
Monday, September 1st 2014 - 14:05 UTC
Ascending Marina Silva ties with Dilma and polarizes the 5 October election

Presidential candidate Marina Silva has widened her lead over President Dilma Rousseff to 10 percentage points in what could be a likely runoff in Brazil's October election, a survey by polling firm Datafolha showed on Friday.
Monday, September 1st 2014 - 13:46 UTC
Timerman presents plan to regulate sovereign debts before the UN on Tuesday

Foreign Minister Hector Timerman referred to Argentina’s plan to regulate international debt restructurings, to be presented on Tuesday before the UN’s General Assembly, and stressed the importance of the project saying that “the legal loophole is huge” and that it affects “most of the countries in the world.”
Monday, September 1st 2014 - 11:22 UTC
PM Cameron 'emotional and nervous' about Scottish independence referendum

British Prime Minister David Cameron said over the weekend he was feeling “emotional and nervous” about the September 18 Scottish independence referendum.
Monday, September 1st 2014 - 11:06 UTC
Several 'plagues' hit Italy: recession, deflation, job losses and little hope ahead

The Italian economy contracted by 0.2% in the second quarter of 2014, Istat said Friday, confirming the continuation of the country's longest postwar recession. GDP was down 0.1% in the first quarter, it added. Likewise deflation hit Italy in August for the first time in more than 50 years, while unemployment rose again in July by 0.3% over June to 12.6%.