Politics

• Monday, October 31st 2011 - 02:36 UTC

  Ibero-American summit calls for dialogue on Falklands/Malvinas Islands’ sovereignty

  

  Nations from the Ibero-American bloc reaffirmed the need for the resumption of Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty negotiations and called on the UK to avoid carrying out “one-sided” actions, such as exploiting resources and military action.

• Monday, October 31st 2011 - 01:09 UTC

  Hillary Clinton praises CFK and calls for a “strong and successful relationship”

  

  US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) after her re-election and stressed on the importance of renewing their mutual commitment for a “strong and successful relationship.”

• Monday, October 31st 2011 - 01:07 UTC

  Chile looks forward to strengthening relations with CFK re-election

  

  Chilean ambassador to Argentina Adolfo Zaldívar assured that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s re-election “allows for the strengthening of bilateral relations and a more profound integration between both countries.”

• Saturday, October 29th 2011 - 19:20 UTC

  Lula da Silva diagnosed with throat cancer and must undergo chemotherapy

  

  Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was diagnosed with throat cancer, casting doubt on his political future in Latin America's largest economy.

• Saturday, October 29th 2011 - 10:49 UTC

  China sets out terms for supporting the Euro bail package

  

  The European Union (EU)'s new bailout deal reached Thursday served a boost to global markets. China, as a major trade partner with the EU, welcomes its step to tackle the debt crisis and expects to enhance cooperation with the regional bloc for world economic recovery.

• Saturday, October 29th 2011 - 05:24 UTC

  Brazil will look into its harsh political past but the military are safe

  

  The Brazilian congress approved this week the creation of a Truth Committee that will look into human rights abuses from 1946 to 1988, which includes the military period from 1964 to 1985, but leaves untouched the controversial 1979 Amnesty Law that benefits military and police personnel.

• Saturday, October 29th 2011 - 05:08 UTC

  Argentina had no chance in the Malvinas war: it was fighting the ‘Holy Alliance’

  

  “Malvinas is a sacred cause for the Argentines used by the military with a spurious purpose: to remain in power” according to Juan Bautista ‘Tata’ Yoffre author of the recently launched book “1982” on the Falklands/Malvinas conflict.

• Saturday, October 29th 2011 - 03:51 UTC

  Falkland/Malvinas continues as “a colonial dagger in America” Timerman tells his peers

  

  Malvinas continues as “a colonial dagger in America” said Argentine Foreign Affaire minister Hector Timerman during an Ibero-Latin American ministerial meeting in Paraguay ahead of the full summit on Saturday.

• Saturday, October 29th 2011 - 03:46 UTC

  Argentina’ tax office will validate buyers of foreign exchange as of Monday

  

  Argentina’s tax revenue office (AFIP) will validate from Monday onwards the people or enterprises that purchase currencies at the foreign exchange markets in order to control if they have the funds to do it and end with the irregular transactions, Economy Minister Amado Boudou announced Friday.

• Saturday, October 29th 2011 - 03:19 UTC

  London School of Economics tarnished by links with the Gaddafi family

  

  London School of Economics (LSE), one of the most renowned branches of the University of London, is currently making news due to the activities of a couple of its more infamous, rather than famous, alumni - one of them named Gaddafi.