Politics

Thursday, September 13th 2012 - 06:17 UTC
UN calls on Chavez not to withdraw from Americas’ Human rights convention

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay strongly urged Venezuela to reconsider its decision to withdraw from the American Convention on Human Rights, warning that it could be a serious setback for human rights protection in Venezuela and the region as a whole.
Thursday, September 13th 2012 - 06:12 UTC
Ecuador and UK to retake Assange case during the coming UN General Assembly

Ecuador and UK will resume talks on Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, during the coming session period of the UN General Assembly, said Ecuadorean Vice-president Lenin Moreno who anticipated a solution in accordance with “sovereignty and the law”.
Thursday, September 13th 2012 - 06:10 UTC
Pro-Europe parties winning in tight Dutch election

Exit polls in the latest Dutch elections show Prime Minister Mark Rutte's ruling Liberal party leading by one seat. They also predict a massive loss of seats for the far-right PVV party. An exit poll by the Dutch broadcaster NOS/RTL showed the two pro-European parties, Liberal and Labour, had 41 and 40 seats respectively.
Thursday, September 13th 2012 - 01:53 UTC
Chile can’t forget Pinochet’s coup: a Carabinero killed, hundreds of protestors injured and arrested

A Carabinero was shot dead, scores of people were injured and 255 others arrested in violent protests marking the 39th anniversary of the military coup that toppled Chilean elected Socialist president Salvador Allende in 1973, reported the Ministry of Interior on Wednesday.
Thursday, September 13th 2012 - 01:51 UTC
Allende shot himself as Pinochet troops stormed the palace, confirms Chilean court

A Chilean court has confirmed that President Salvador Allende killed himself in 1973 as troops attacked the presidential palace to oust him. Official reports, accepted by his family, concluded that his death was suicide but his body was exhumed in 2011 to settle lingering doubts.
Thursday, September 13th 2012 - 01:49 UTC
Arctic conquest: Russia building the world’s biggest nuclear powered icebreaker

Russia's plans to build the world's biggest nuclear-powered icebreaker could attract more trade to the country, says a leading UK analyst. The new ship is meant to be more efficient at breaking ice and able to navigate in deep Arctic waters as well as shallow Siberian rivers.
Wednesday, September 12th 2012 - 19:42 UTC
A comment on the anniversary of the Chilean coup

By Trent Boultinghouse - This week marked the 39th anniversary of the Chilean coup d’etat that ousted the constitutional president of Chile, Salvador Allende, from office and gave rise to the vicious dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet. Pinochet was known for his adherence as an unabashed apostle to a hard-lined laissez-faire free market economic policy that was widely seen as the impetus for Chile’s economic revival.
Wednesday, September 12th 2012 - 14:44 UTC
Whistleblower in tax-fraud case against UBS receives 104 million dollars rewards from US

The whistleblower in a breakthrough tax fraud case against Swiss bank UBS AG has won a record-setting 104 million dollars reward from the US Internal Revenue Service, a handsome payout that could entice more informants to come forward.
Wednesday, September 12th 2012 - 14:39 UTC
German high court says yes to Euro bail-out plan but on tough conditions

Germany's Constitutional Court gave a green light for the country to ratify the Euro zone's new bailout fund and budget pact, but insisted the German parliament have veto powers over any future increases in the size of the fund.
Wednesday, September 12th 2012 - 05:02 UTC
A front to counter Argentine presidential re-re-election attempts begins to take shape

Argentine main opposition groups, parties and unions, have been rallying in an attempt to counter the alleged intentions of the Cristina Fernandez administration to sponsor a constitutional reform that would enable her to bid for a third consecutive presidential mandate in 2015.