Politics

• Thursday, November 15th 2012 - 18:44 UTC

  BRIC miracle largely over; mature economies take the lead, says US Conference Board

  

  The catch-up boom in China, India and Brazil is largely over and will be followed by a drastic slowdown over the next decade, according to a report by America's top forecasting body.

• Thursday, November 15th 2012 - 18:33 UTC

  Congress gives Cristina Fernandez additional tool to dismember Clarin group

  

  Argentina's Congress approved on Wednesday a new legal regulation which critics say President Cristina Fernandez could use to force a conclusion in her long-running battle with the country's biggest media group.

• Thursday, November 15th 2012 - 11:01 UTC

  Obama immigration reform wants to attract and retain highly skilled manpower

  

  US President Barack Obama plans to give new thrust to a comprehensive immigration reform in the country, one that would not only address the issue of illegal immigrants but also how to attract and retain highly skilled manpower from the rest of the world.

• Thursday, November 15th 2012 - 06:38 UTC

  “A modest tax increase on the wealthy is not going to break their backs” said Obama

  

  President Obama has reiterated his call for high earners in the US to pay more in taxes, in his first news conference since winning re-election. He called for quick legislation to rule out tax rises on the first 250.000 dollars of income, but refused to extend cuts for the wealthiest 2%.

• Thursday, November 15th 2012 - 02:20 UTC

  Argentina takes Ghana to the Law of the Sea Tribunal over the retained frigate

  

  The Argentine government, as anticipated on Wednesday formally reported Ghana before the Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, in a bid to try to recuperate the ship that has been detained in Tema port since October 2. Argentina also announced it will demand compensation for the ‘illicit action’ losses.

• Thursday, November 15th 2012 - 02:16 UTC

  Contacts with Ghana navy help restore water and power supply to ARA Libertad

  

  Ghana port authorities, GPHA, on Wednesday re-established water and power supply to the Argentine Navy flagship ARA Libertad retained in Tema, according to naval sources from Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, November 15th 2012 - 02:08 UTC

  Uruguayan populist president Jose Mujica, as described by BBC

  

  It's a common grumble that politicians' lifestyles are far removed from those of their electorate. Not so in Uruguay. Meet the president - who lives on a ramshackle farm and gives away most of his pay.

• Thursday, November 15th 2012 - 00:13 UTC

  Austerity unites Europe: millions turn out disrupting services and clashing with police

  

  Millions took to the streets across Europe in a co-ordinated day of protest against austerity measures. The European Trade Union Organisation says austerity is a “total dead end” and called for industrial action across 23 countries.

• Wednesday, November 14th 2012 - 23:44 UTC

  Holdout bonds’ ruling: Argentina files a retrial petition at the US Court of Appeals

  

  Argentina filed on Tuesday a petition for a retrial at the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals over a debt ruling that would force the country to pay holdout creditors owning bonds in default since 2002.

• Wednesday, November 14th 2012 - 23:30 UTC

  Gibraltar demands stronger UK action against incursions by the Spanish Navy

  

  The Gibraltar Government said Britain must find a different way to end the “totally unacceptable” actions by Spanish state vessels, the latest of which on Tuesday with the incursion of the corvette “Vencedora” flying an oversized Spanish ensign, which represents “a frontal challenge and an affront to British sovereignty”.