Politics

Thursday, July 21st 2011 - 09:43 UTC
HMS Edinburgh arrives in the Falklands after visiting Cape Town

The Portsmouth-based destroyer HMS Edinburgh faced some mountainous seas on the 4,000-mile passage from Cape Town to Mare Harbour in the Falkland Islands, her base for the next five or so months as she patrols Britain’s South Atlantic territories.
Thursday, July 21st 2011 - 09:30 UTC
Cameron regrets having hired former editor at heart of phone-hacking scandal

British Prime Minister David Cameron, defending his integrity in an emergency debate in parliament, said on Wednesday he regretted the uproar caused by his hiring of a former newspaper editor at the heart of a phone-hacking scandal.
Thursday, July 21st 2011 - 01:40 UTC
Humala seems ready to accept Peruvian economy is robust and on the right track

In a week’s time Ollanta Humala takes office in Peru as president for the next five years.
Wednesday, July 20th 2011 - 22:23 UTC
Auschwitz “angel of death” writings and records on auction

More than 4,000 pages of journal entries and other material written by Dr. Josef Mengele, the “angel of death” are to go under the hammer Thursday at a United States auction house.
Wednesday, July 20th 2011 - 22:21 UTC
Lula da Silva again to the rescue of President Rousseff facing cabinet setback

Former Brazilian leader Lula da Silva said President Dilma Rousseff managed the latest political crisis in the cabinet ‘correctly’ and is proving she has the capacity to lead “in this and in all situations”.
Wednesday, July 20th 2011 - 07:22 UTC
A humble Murdoch blames in Parliament the “people I trusted” for the phone-hacking scandal

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and his son James testified Tuesday to a British parliamentary committee at which he defended his son and his company over a scandal that has rocked the British establishment.
Wednesday, July 20th 2011 - 07:10 UTC
EU/Mercosur trade talks ‘only after the October election’, requests Argentina

On request from Argentina advance on EU/Mercosur trade talks will be delayed until after next October’s presidential election, revealed the EU Trade Commissar Karel de Gucht.
Wednesday, July 20th 2011 - 07:01 UTC
Chile’s tsunami victims protest violently demanding government honours aid promises

Residents of Dichato, Chile, capped off a week of demonstrations with violent protests to demand the government revamp assistance efforts for victims of the tsunami that devastated the area in February 2010.
Wednesday, July 20th 2011 - 06:57 UTC
Iran insists in cooperating with Argentina to clarify 1994 attack on Jewish centre

Following Iran’s offer Sunday to help investigate into the attack on the Argentine Jewish community centre (AMIA) which took place in 1994 and claimed the lives of 85 people, Teheran insisted in cooperating with Argentina to uncover the truth behind the attack, and make efforts to prove the innocence of the accused Iranian people.
Wednesday, July 20th 2011 - 06:28 UTC
Uruguay readies for its 15th Copa de America next Sunday in Buenos Aires

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez scored twice as Uruguay beat Peru 2-0 to reach the Copa America final, where it will try for a record 15th South American soccer championship.