Politics

Monday, July 8th 2013 - 06:29 UTC
Argentine training frigate ARA Libertad at last moment suspends annual trip

Argentina’s flagship the tall mast frigate ARA Libertad which last year was retained in Ghana for 77 days, unexpectedly suspended until 2014 the beginning of its annual instruction trip which was scheduled to leave Buenos Aires this weekend.
Monday, July 8th 2013 - 06:16 UTC
Argentina blocks prosecutor from informing US congress on Iran ‘infiltration’

Argentina’s Prosecutor General Alejandra Gils Carbo has prevented AMIA case Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman from attending the US Congress. Nisman was expected to expose the 500-page indictment accusing Iran of allegedly “infiltrating” Latin America to establish “intelligence networks”.
Monday, July 8th 2013 - 04:13 UTC
Brazil demands an explanation from the US regarding electronic surveillance of its citizens and companies

Brazil will demand an explanation from the United States over reports its citizens' electronic communications have been under surveillance by US spy agencies for at least a decade, foreign minister Antonio Patriota said on Sunday.
Saturday, July 6th 2013 - 12:20 UTC
Gibraltar calls on London to complain about Spanish 'buzzing' jets

Britain and Spain faced another round of diplomatic tension on Wednesday night after four Spanish jets “buzzed” over the BOT Gibraltar, causing delay to a commercial flight. Reports collected by the Gibraltar Chronicle indicate eyewitnesses said the Matador jets flew in from behind Los Barrios and very close to the north end of the Rock.
Saturday, July 6th 2013 - 07:09 UTC
Piscator incident: Spain says fishing vessel was operating eight miles outside Argentina’s EEZ

The Spanish government believes an “error of appreciation” was committed in the incident involving the Galician trawler “Piscator” captured this week in the South Atlantic allegedly operating in Argentine waters. Spain is hopeful that the situation will be resolved in “coming hours”.
Saturday, July 6th 2013 - 06:44 UTC
US economy adds more jobs than forecasted; markets looking at the Fed’s reaction

The US economy added a net 195,000 new jobs in June, official figures show. The figure was well above economists' expectations of 165,000. Revisions to data for April and May added a further 70,000 jobs to previous estimates. This means the jobless rate remained steady at 7.6% of the workforce, according to data from the Bureau of Labour Statistics.
Friday, July 5th 2013 - 23:41 UTC
Bachelet and Longueira will dispute the Chilean presidency next November

Chilean president Sebastián Piñera congratulated former president Michelle Bachelet and ex Economy minister Pablo Longeuira who emerged as winners in the two main coalition’ primaries held last Sunday, the first time such an event takes place in the country.
Friday, July 5th 2013 - 23:27 UTC
Brazilians want ‘trial of the century’ jail sentences to be implemented immediately

An overwhelming majority of Brazilians are demanding the immediate compliance of the criminal rulings which sentenced 25 high ranking officials in the so called ‘trial of the century’ for their involvement in corruption practices back in 2005 and which at the time almost toppled the administration of then president Lula da Silva.
Friday, July 5th 2013 - 22:57 UTC
John Paul II and John XXIII will be made saints, announced the Vatican

The late Pope John Paul II will be made a saint, the Vatican said on Friday, announcing that Pope Francis had approved a second miracle attributed to the Polish pontiff, who led the Roman Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005.
Friday, July 5th 2013 - 22:52 UTC
Spain calls for calm over Bolivian plane incident, but anticipates ‘no apologies’

Spain called for calm on Friday in a diplomatic row ignited when Bolivian President Evo Morales's plane was diverted because of suspicions that fugitive US intelligence ‘leaker’ Edward Snowden was aboard. However he anticipated there would be no apologies from Spain as South American countries are demanding.