Politics

Saturday, July 21st 2012 - 06:59 UTC
Bolivia raids the offices of India’s Jindal alleging “breach of contract”

Bolivian prosecutors with the support from police and military forces on Friday raided the offices of India’s Jindal in La Paz as part of an investigation for an alleged “breach of contract” following the company’s confirmation it was abandoning the huge iron-ore mining project of El Mutún.
Saturday, July 21st 2012 - 06:50 UTC
UK receives first of next generation of stealth aircraft, STOVL F-35 Lightning II

The first of the UK's next generation of stealth combat aircraft, Lightning II, was handed over to the Ministry of Defence at a ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond formally accepted the first of the jets which are short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and are manufactured by Lockheed Martin.
Saturday, July 21st 2012 - 06:44 UTC
Argentine collar clamp has sentenced businessman ‘trapped’ in Uruguay

An Argentine businessman who was sentenced in Uruguay to home arrest following a car accident in which one person died remains at the location of the crime because his family in Argentina have been unable to purchase the 5.000 US dollars bail needed for his release.
Saturday, July 21st 2012 - 06:16 UTC
Chinese electric-battery buses for Uruguay; the first arrive at end of 2012

China’ BYD has inked another strategic deal for its electric bus products, this time in Uruguay with one of the country’s leading tourism companies. The agreement was witnessed by Uruguay’s president Jose Mujica.
Saturday, July 21st 2012 - 06:08 UTC
Angola approves wide-ranging cooperation agreement with Brazil

Angola’s National Assembly approved this week the Joint Declaration on the Establishment of Strategic Partnership with Brazil, as well as the draft resolution on Cooperation between the two countries in defence domain.
Saturday, July 21st 2012 - 00:16 UTC
Senior economist “ashamed” of having worked for IMF; blasts power-play

A senior economist at the International Monetary Fund spearheading the bailouts of three Euro zone countries has lambasted its lack of leadership and said its first female chief is not fit for the job.
Friday, July 20th 2012 - 08:27 UTC
Argentines inflation expectations for the next 12 months in July climbed to 35.7%

Argentines inflation expectation for the next twelve months climbed in July to 35.7% from 34.9% in June according to the latest report form the Di Tella University Finance research centre (UTDT).
Friday, July 20th 2012 - 08:21 UTC
Argentina blasts WTO for its biased and tendentious reports on world trade

The Argentine government, together with Brazil, India and South Africa questioned the inclination, almost bias, of some trade measures elaborated by the World Trade Organization Director General.
Friday, July 20th 2012 - 07:48 UTC
Brazilian police arrest land owners and gunmen who killed indigenous chief

Police in Brazil have arrested 18 people in connection with the killing of an indigenous leader last November. Gunmen shot Nisio Gomes in Mato Grosso do Sul and took away his body, which is still missing.
Friday, July 20th 2012 - 07:43 UTC
New Yahoo CEO compensation package could reach 70 million in five years

New Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's compensation package could total more than 70 million dollars in salary, bonuses, restricted stock and stock options over five years, according to a regulatory filing made by the company Thursday.