Politics

Thursday, August 23rd 2012 - 00:50 UTC
Where’s the cheapest to ‘fill her up’? Venezuela: 12.8 US cents a liter of petrol

Venezuela, the latest entry as full member of Mercosur has the cheapest petrol price in the world, 8 pennies per liter, (1 £ trading at 1.59 dollars on 22 August) according to the latest report from UK website, “This is money”, based on a research from Evans Halshaw.
Wednesday, August 22nd 2012 - 05:44 UTC
Double standards in Ecuador: Correa ready to extradite Belarus who faces death threat

Less than a year ago an Ecuadorean judge denied a request to extradite Aliaksandr Barankov to Belarus, the former Soviet bloc nation whose president has been nicknamed “Europe's last dictator”, reports the US and European media.
Wednesday, August 22nd 2012 - 05:12 UTC
Argentina consumers’ 12-month inflation expectations reach 39.8%

Argentine consumers’ inflation expectations for the next twelve months reached a record of 39.8% climbing for the third month running, according to the latest release from the University of Torcuato Di Tella.
Wednesday, August 22nd 2012 - 05:07 UTC
Lawmaker rejects idea of ‘Kirchnerite era’ end if CFK is not re-elected in 2015

Argentine lawmaker and close counsellor of President Cristina Fernandez Carlos Kunkel rejected on Tuesday the idea that the ‘Kichnerite era’ could end if President Cristina Fernández is not re-elected in 2015 presidential elections as has been suggested by some of her followers and the opposition.
Tuesday, August 21st 2012 - 22:08 UTC
Peru to punish “negationism”, denying a past of killings and destruction by terrorist gangs

The Peruvian government announced that it will be sending Congress a bill that punishes the negation of the terrorist violence suffered by the country during the last decades of the last century. The bill against “negationism” is in ‘support of democracy and a unified front against terrorism’ which is still active in some parts of the country in alliance with the drug lords.
Tuesday, August 21st 2012 - 20:40 UTC
Sweden will not extradite Assange if he faces death penalty in the US

The Swedish government will not extradite Julian Assange to the US should he face the death penalty there, as any possible extradition request from Washington is then subject to strict conditions, an official from the country’s Justice Ministry.
Tuesday, August 21st 2012 - 19:07 UTC
US and Japan file complaints at WTO against Argentine import licensing rules

The United States and Japan launched on Tuesday complaints against Argentina at the World Trade Organization (WTO), alleging that its import licensing rules discriminate against foreign goods. The two complaints follow similar litigation brought by the European Union in May.
Tuesday, August 21st 2012 - 18:43 UTC
Paraguay Electoral Tribunal officially announces April 2013 general election

Paraguay officially announced holding elections on April 2013, when a new president and congress will be voted. The three branches of government attended the launching of the announcement that took place at the Superior Electoral Justice Tribunal on Tuesday, one day ahead of the OAS Permanent Council debate on “the Paraguayan situation”.
Tuesday, August 21st 2012 - 05:21 UTC
Ecuador ready for dialogue with UK, but with eyes on Friday’s OAS meeting

The Ecuadorean government reiterated on Monday that dialogue with UK on the Julian Assange case will continue once London officially “withdraws” the original message with threats. Quito also is hopeful that the coming OAS extraordinary meeting will ratify full support for Ecuador as has happened with other regional organizations.
Tuesday, August 21st 2012 - 04:27 UTC
Brazil’s federal staff several months strike extends to the highways police

The Brazilian highways patrol police in several states joined the national strike of federal workers that are protesting for higher salaries and better working conditions. The strike of the National Federation of Highway Police (Fenapre) was decided unanimously over the weekend effective Monday.