Politics

• Tuesday, September 6th 2011 - 00:49 UTC

  World safer than in aftermath of 9/11, say EU and NATO officials

  

  The world is safer today than in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the United States, with global terror groups weaker than 10 years ago, senior EU and NATO officials said Monday.

• Tuesday, September 6th 2011 - 00:41 UTC

  Meeting in Buenos Aires to “recondition Argentine missiles” with Brazilian technology

  

  Brazil’s Minister of Defence Celso Amorim is in Buenos Aires for several scheduled meetings this week with his Argentine counterpart Arturo Puricelli and to establish closer ties in defence issues in the framework of Unasur (Union of South American nations).

• Tuesday, September 6th 2011 - 00:36 UTC

  Central Bank urges EU members to press ahead with financial reforms

  

  The current and incoming head of the European Central Bank demanded that European governments quickly implement a strengthening of a regional bailout fund and press ahead with wider reforms.

• Monday, September 5th 2011 - 10:02 UTC

  Defense minister and lose aide of Raul Castro dies; 3 days national mourning

  

  Gen. Julio Casas Regueiro, an accountant who fought in Cuba's revolution, then used his training to run the military's lucrative economic enterprises for two decades before becoming defense minister, has died, state television reported. He was 75.

• Monday, September 5th 2011 - 05:56 UTC

  Two-day national mourning in Chile for the victims of the plane crash at sea

  

  Chile on Sunday declared two days of national mourning after rescuers gave up hope for 21 people believed killed when an air force plane crashed off Juan Fernandez (Robinson Crusoe) Island in the Pacific.

• Monday, September 5th 2011 - 03:05 UTC

  Chilean students will assess Piñera road map for education reform before next meeting

  

  Chile's student organizations are waiting for the road map promised for Monday by government authorities following Saturday’s meeting with President Sebastian Piñera for nearly four hours in the government palace.

• Monday, September 5th 2011 - 01:21 UTC

  Seven presidential candidates confirmed in Argentina, but CFK looks unbeatable

  

  At the closure of the period, seven Argentine presidential tickets registered at the Electoral Justice for the October 23 elections. All seven tickets were confirmed in the 14 August primary elections when President Cristina Fernandez, CFK, trashed all other hopefuls with over 50% of all valid ballots.

• Monday, September 5th 2011 - 01:18 UTC

  The big questions China still has to answer according to World Bank chief Zoellick

  

  The world’s economic leaders need to “rebalance” their thinking as well as their economies. Fiscal and monetary policies have dominated. That makes sense to a degree: decisions on deficits, debt and the Euro zone this autumn may well determine whether the global economy slides deeper into danger, or begins the long climb back.

• Monday, September 5th 2011 - 00:03 UTC

  “An independent Palestine state counts with support from about 140 countries”

  

  Palestinian negotiator Nabil Shaath said on Sunday that an estimated 140 countries will recognize an independent Palestine State in the United Nations at the end of the month when the international request is formally presented.

• Sunday, September 4th 2011 - 23:31 UTC

  Blockaded by Argentina, Falkland’ plans to grow its own vegetables and eggs

  

  A quarter of million pounds (approximately 400.000 dollars) is to be used to produce more fruit, vegetables, salad and hen eggs within the Falkland Islands. The Executive Council (ExCo) agreed the funding which is to be administered by the Development Corporation (FIDC) in a bid to reduce the amount of imports into the Islands.