Politics

• Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 07:55 UTC

  Lady Thatcher’s funeral with military honours will take place on April 17

  

  Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's ceremonial funeral with military honours will take place in London on Wednesday, April 17, David Cameron's office said. The service will be held in St Paul's Cathedral, Downing Street announced.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 07:50 UTC

  Argentine lawmakers criticize Lady Thatcher over the ‘Belgrano’ and for promoting economic ‘neo-liberalism’

  

  The Argentine government remains silent on the death last Monday of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, but several lawmakers, former officials and Malvinas veterans organizations did have something say and not only linked to the Falklands war and the sinking of the Argentine cruiser ‘Belgrano’ in May 1982.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 07:39 UTC

  Santos leads massive march in Bogotá with a “I believe in Peace” T-shirt

  

  President Juan Manuel Santos led Colombians in a massive march for peace on Tuesday, calling for an end to decades of armed conflict at a time when peace talks in Havana are under fire from extreme conservative groups.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 07:20 UTC

  G8 Foreign ministers summit in London takes off wish ambitious agenda

  

  The United Kingdom is hosting G8 Foreign ministers in London for a two-day meeting beginning Wednesday, when they will discuss the situation in the Middle East, including Syria and Iran; security and stability across North and West Africa; Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and climate change.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 06:58 UTC

  Special parliament session to debate the legacy of former Prime Minister Thatcher

  

  Britain's lawmakers will gather for a special session of parliament on Wednesday to debate the legacy of former PM Margaret Thatcher, whose death on Monday exposed bitterly divided views on the “Iron Lady's” 11 years in power.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 00:26 UTC

  Italy’s Bersani insists in refusing a “grand coalition’ with his arch rival Berlusconi

  

  Italian centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani confirmed he would meet his centre-right rival Silvio Berlusconi soon, but held out little hope of a breakthrough in the political stalemate since February's inconclusive election.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2013 - 00:21 UTC

  ILO paper warns of social unrest risk in the Euro-zone as unemployment keeps climbing

  

  Unemployment at unprecedented levels in the European Union means the risk of social unrest is on the rise says the UN's International Labour Organization Miguel Angel Malo who argues that EU politicians need to abandon austerity and embrace job creation.

• Tuesday, April 9th 2013 - 07:23 UTC

  Thatcher’s death: Latam leaders send condolence messages but not a word from Argentina

  

  The death of Baroness Thatcher, Prime Minister when the recovery of the Falklands by a British Task Force did not inspire a single word from the Argentine government, but other Latinamerican leaders and countries sent their condolences and praised the courage and determination of the Iron Lady.

• Tuesday, April 9th 2013 - 07:17 UTC

  Margaret Thatcher, one of the great champions of freedom and liberty, said Obama

  

  President Barack Obama has said that with the passing of Baroness Margaret Thatcher the world has lost one of the great champions of freedom and liberty and the US a true friend.

• Tuesday, April 9th 2013 - 07:12 UTC

  Francis underlined Baroness Thatcher’s commitment to promoting freedom among the family of nations

  

  Pope Francis was saddened to learn of the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and appreciative of the Christian values that underpinned her commitment to service and promotion of freedom.