Politics

• Thursday, September 27th 2012 - 17:45 UTC

  President Franco claims Venezuela regime supports terrorist group in Paraguay

  

  Paraguayan president Federico Franco accused the Venezuelan regime of Hugo Chavez of ‘direct and malicious’ involvement in his country’s affairs in support of a ‘terrorist and criminal’ gang, the Popular Army of Paraguay, EPP, which has committed kidnappings, assaults and killings.

• Thursday, September 27th 2012 - 17:19 UTC

  Piñera signs reform bill but students insist with free and better higher education

  

  Chilean president Sebastián Piñera promulgated on Wednesday the education review bill which besides increasing funding by a billion dollars reduces from 6% to 2% the interest rate on loans for students to finance their university fees.

• Thursday, September 27th 2012 - 16:02 UTC

  PM Cameron in Brazil on a two-day visit to boost trade and political links

  

  British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Brazil on Thursday to promote UK business and capitalise on the success of the summer Olympic games. Cameron first stop was Sao Paulo where he arrived with a 58-strong business delegation and opened a new £60m JCB factory.

• Thursday, September 27th 2012 - 14:04 UTC

  UK to Cristina: “no Falklands’ sovereignty negotiations unless and until the Islanders so wish”

  

  “There can be no negotiations on the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands unless and until such time as the Islanders so wish” was the official reply from the UK to remarks made by Argentine president Cristina Fernandez during her speech on Tuesday before the UN General Assembly.

• Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 07:25 UTC

  Guerrilla’s anti-personnel mines have killed over 10.000 people in Colombia

  

  Tens of thousands of anti-personnel mines and unexploded live munitions have caused over 10.000 fatal victims since 1990 in Colombia, the year when the country started to take records on accidents with this kind of ordnance, said Vice-president Angelino Garzón.

• Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 07:21 UTC

  Spain’s rich Catalonia region calls snap election demanding “self determination”

  

  The region of Catalonia announced on Tuesday it was calling a snap election over its drive for greater independence, deepening Spain’s crisis as its government struggles to avoid a full-blown bailout.

• Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 07:19 UTC

  China denies influencing the Venezuelan election in favour of President Chavez

  

  China has “no intention of influencing” the coming Venezuelan elections said a Foreign ministry spokesperson in Beijing following allegations from opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles that recent economic agreements signed between Beijing and Caracas are part of that strategy.

• Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 07:02 UTC

  Pot-banging protestors follow Cristina Fernandez to her hotel in New York

  

  An estimated two hundred protesters demonstrated on Tuesday in front of the hotel where President Cristina Fernández is staying at in New York, holding similar signs to the ones seen at the September 13 pot-banging massive protest in Argentina’s main cities.

• Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 06:55 UTC

  Argentina and Iran to discuss bombings in Buenos Aires in the nineties

  

  President Cristina Fernández announced that Argentina and Iran will meet to discuss the two bombings of Jewish targets in the 1990's, attacks in which Iran was accused by Argentine courts of playing a role.

• Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 03:05 UTC

  Mercosur ‘losing credibility’ before Europe because of Paraguay/Venezuela controversy

  

  Mercosur is losing credibility before European countries following the recent suspension of Paraguay from the group and the later incorporation of Venezuela as full member said Paraguayan president Federico Franco who on Tuesday met with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.