Politics

Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 21:36 UTC
Argentine military dictator confirms Catholic Church hierarchy was well aware of the “disappeared”

Argentine former military dictator said he kept the country’s Catholic hierarchy informed about his regime’s policy of “disappearing” political opponents, and that Catholic leaders offered advice on how to “manage” the policy.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 21:13 UTC
US sides with Argentina in “pari-passu” controversy with defaulted bondholders

Argentina asked a US federal appeals court to reverse lower-court rulings that could help creditors including Elliott Management Corp.’s NML Capital Fund collect on 1.4 billion dollars in defaulted bonds.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 21:06 UTC
Bingo decides the order of municipal staff payments in Argentine town

A bingo is determining which civil servants in a small Argentine town will receive their pay, due to insufficient funds, its mayor announced on Monday.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 15:27 UTC
UK reaffirms sovereignty over Gibraltar territorial waters following incident with the Guardia Civil

The UK reaffirmed sovereignty over Gibraltar and Gibraltar territorial waters following an incident with the Spanish Guardia Civil which detained two Gibraltar British Nationals in British jurisdiction and transferred them to Spain.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:40 UTC
The only ‘coup’ was including Venezuela in Mercosur with Paraguay suspended

Paraguayan president Federico Franco said on Monday that the only coup, if that is the word, was implemented by Mercosur from the moment they left Paraguay out of the decision to incorporate Venezuela as a full member of the group.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:31 UTC
Uruguay raises banks’ reserves requirements to help bring down inflation

Uruguay's central bank said on Monday it will raise marginal reserve requirements on local and foreign currency deposits from Aug. 1 as part of its efforts to bring inflation within the official target range.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:26 UTC
Euro down to lowest in 11 years as Spain crumbles and investors flee

The Euro weakened to the lowest in more than 11 years against the Yen as investors sought safer assets amid mounting concern that European leaders are failing to control the region’s debt crisis.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:18 UTC
Brazil prepares new stimuli measures geared to infrastructure and manufacturing

Brazil's government may ease its primary surplus target next year to create room to carry out additional tax cuts to boost growth, Folha de S. Paulo newspaper reported Monday.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:15 UTC
Humala dumps hardliners, names new ‘soft hand’ cabinet to calm anti-mining protests

President Ollanta Humala named human rights lawyer Juan Jimenez prime minister on Monday as the Peruvian leader shuffled his cabinet to calm a wave of violent anti-mining protests and a drop in his popularity.
Tuesday, July 24th 2012 - 06:08 UTC
Chile to request Havana details of the car accident in which Cuban dissident died

Chile will request from Cuba all the information on the death of opposition leader Oswaldo Payá who according to the Havana government died in a car accident, something with the Chilean authorities wants to corroborate to “complete certainty”.