Politics

• Sunday, June 16th 2013 - 10:31 UTC

  Falklands: Irish lawmakers support UN Resolution 2065 and dismiss recent referendum

  

  Irish lawmakers expressed support for the compliance of UN Resolution 2065 which acknowledges the Argentine/UK Falkland Islands dispute and dismissed any International law consequences from the recent referendum held in the Falkland Islands ratifying British sovereignty, according to Argentine legislators that were received at the parliament in Dublin.

• Saturday, June 15th 2013 - 13:56 UTC

  Falklands: “British sovereignty over the Islands as such, is not accepted by the European Parliament”

  

  “British sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands as such is not accepted by the European Parliament”, according to a visiting delegation of EU lawmakers who met with their Argentine peers in Buenos Aires.

• Saturday, June 15th 2013 - 04:10 UTC

  Simultaneous raids in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay after links between football transfers and money laundering

  

  An estimated 150 search warrants were simultaneously implemented in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile in financial institutions, football clubs and players’ representatives looking for evidence on an organization dedicated to money laundering through the sale of soccer players.

• Saturday, June 15th 2013 - 04:06 UTC

  Greeks and Spaniards move north in growing numbers looking for jobs, says OECD

  

  Greeks and Spaniards are moving to northern Europe in growing numbers, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said this week, as soaring unemployment rates and fiscal austerity erode living standards in the south.

• Saturday, June 15th 2013 - 04:01 UTC

  Brazil bus-fares protests extend with hundreds arrested and dozens wounded

  

  More than a hundred people were arrested and dozens wounded as police in Sao Paulo clashed with activists on Thursday night in the latest and most rowdy in a rising tide of protests against bus, metro and train fare increases in Brazil.

• Saturday, June 15th 2013 - 03:56 UTC

  FIFA expresses ‘full confidence’ Brazil can manage disorders in the streets

  

  After violent protests in three cities heading into the warm-up event for the 2014 World Cup, FIFA expressed ''full confidence'' on Friday that Brazilian authorities have shown they can manage disorder in the streets.

• Saturday, June 15th 2013 - 02:39 UTC

  Duchess of Cambridge christened the new “Royal Princess” in Southampton

  

  Kate Middleton christened the new ‘Royal Princess’ cruise ship in a ceremony in Southampton. The Duchess officially named the ship as she stood on the naming platform with the ship's Captain Tony Draper. “I name this ship Royal Princess. May God bless her and all who sail in her,” Middleton said. She then cut the rob that sent a bottle of Moet & Chandon champagne crashing into the ship, officially welcoming the new ship into the fleet of Princess Cruises.

• Saturday, June 15th 2013 - 02:05 UTC

  Timerman arrives in India for a four-day visit to promote closer relations

  

  Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman begins Saturday a four-day visit to India to co-chair, along with Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, the fourth India- Argentina Joint Commission Meeting (JCM).

• Friday, June 14th 2013 - 23:20 UTC

  Isle of Man hits back at G8 over tax evasion and questions secrecy of UK and US banks

  

  The Isle of Man and Jersey have hit back at accusations that they facilitate tax evasion and avoidance ahead of next week's G8 summit. The offshore jurisdictions, frequently described as tax havens, suggest recent pressure from world leaders is politically motivated.

• Friday, June 14th 2013 - 23:17 UTC

  Brazil pumps more consumer credit lines trying to bolster the economy

  

  The administration of President Dilma Rousseff will hand out 17 billion Reais (8 bn dollars) in cheap loans for home appliance purchases it was announced this week, a further attempt bolster Brazilians' buying power as an anemic economy and high inflation erode its approval rating.