Politics

• Wednesday, April 17th 2013 - 07:54 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez calls on the US to recognize the Venezuelan government

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez demanded the United States “recognizes the Venezuelan government” following on Sunday’s election in which Nicolas Maduro was confirmed as president despite a very tight margin (just over 1% of ballots) and challenges by the opposition candidate.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2013 - 07:50 UTC

  Margaret Thatcher: Some Personal Memories

  

  By David P. Michaels - I was, naturally, sad to hear the news about Lady Thatcher, but cheered myself up by remembering some wonderful, private moments with her, rather than the state of her health these recent years and her subsequent death this past week.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2013 - 07:47 UTC

  A year on YPF’s seizure, Argentina’s energy challenge remains equally strong

  

  Argentina’s President Cristina Fernández takeover of YPF to pare energy imports is backfiring and threatening to narrow the country’s trade surplus needed to pay debt, according to a report from Bloomberg.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2013 - 07:41 UTC

  Europe austerity measures are impacting on healthcare and increasing xenophobia

  

  Austerity measures are impacting European Union healthcare services and causing an increase in xenophobia, warn the humanitarian group Doctors of the World this week highlighting Spain as a potential hotspot.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2013 - 07:38 UTC

  OAS and UN sign cooperation agreement for demining in Colombia

  

  The Organization of American States singed a cooperation agreement with the United Nations for Humanitarian Mine Action Activities in Colombia, a country were virtually tens of thousands of explosives have been planted during the several decades’ long internal conflict.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2013 - 07:33 UTC

  Austria keeps to bank secrecy and demands UK and US shed light on their tax havens

  

  Austria vowed to stick to its bank secrecy laws, defying renewed pressure to follow Luxembourg in revealing information on European Union depositors and criticized the United States and Britain for permitting tax havens.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2013 - 02:50 UTC

  Capriles calls off protest rally after rioting left seven dead, and threats of more violence

  

  Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles called off a march by his supporters in Caracas planned for Wednesday, saying that his rivals were plotting to “infiltrate” the rally to trigger violence. Violent clashes at opposition protests over Venezuela's disputed presidential election have killed seven people, officials said as both sides mobilized supporters nationwide for new demonstrations.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2013 - 02:06 UTC

  Despite invitation Argentine ambassador will not attend Lady Thatcher’s funeral

  

  Argentine ambassador to the UK Alicia Castro has declined the official invitation to attend Margaret Thatcher’s funeral, Downing Street reported. Lady Thatcher was Britain’s PM when the Argentine invasion of the Falklands and she sent a task force to successfully recover them in June 1982 after a 74-day armed conflict.

• Wednesday, April 17th 2013 - 01:54 UTC

  Argentine ambassador presents her letters of credence to President Obama

  

  The Argentine ambassador to the United States, Cecilia Nahón, presented on Tuesday her letters of credence to President Barack Obama, who said he hoped both countries would remain committed to a fruitful joint work with President Cristina Fernández in the G20.

• Tuesday, April 16th 2013 - 06:21 UTC

  Attack on Boston marathon leaves three dead, 17 critically injured and fears it was a 'terrorist bombing'

  

  An investigation is under way after two explosions near the finishing line of the Boston Marathon left three people dead and more than 100 injured. The FBI has taken over co-ordination of what it described as a “potential terrorist inquiry”.