Politics

Friday, April 13th 2012 - 00:53 UTC
The remarkable robust 1945 line and the Falkland Islands dispute

By Gwynne Dyer - International human rights campaigner and occasional actor Sean Penn, whose well-deserved Nobel Peace Prize continues to be delayed for mysterious reasons, was the first famous foreigner to lend his support to the cause. “The world today is not going to tolerate any ludicrous and archaic commitment to colonialist ideology,” he told Cristina Kirchner, the president of Argentina. He was speaking, of course, of the Falkland Islands.
Friday, April 13th 2012 - 00:50 UTC
In three years the ‘Obama magic’ has turned irrelevant for most Latam leaders

Three years after being received by Latin American leaders as a super-star, US President Barack Obama faces scepticism and disappointment at this weekend’s Summit of the Americas for failing to meet promises of a new era in relations with the region.
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 17:48 UTC
World trade growth will slow for second year in 2012, anticipates WTO

World trade growth will slow for a second year to 3.7% in 2012 but “severe” downside risks could drive it further below the 20-year average of 5.4%, the World Trade Organization forecast on Thursday.
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 17:19 UTC
Swiss video accuses Blatter of ignoring human rights in run-up to World Cup

A video featuring world football boss Sepp Blatter dancing uninhibitedly has been launched in Switzerland to draw attention to human rights in the run-up to the 2014 World Cup.
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 17:11 UTC
Soros tells Germany preparing for “end of the Euro” only worsens the situation

Billionaire investor George Soros said financial markets are concerned other countries will follow Germany’s Bundesbank in girding against the end of the Euro.
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 17:08 UTC
Spain warns Argentina that any hostile action “will bring consequences”

Amidst the cross-fire between the Argentine government and Repsol-YPF oil giant, Spain’s Industry, Energy and Tourism Minister José Manuel Soria, warned on Thursday that “any sign of hostility” against Spanish companies “will be considered as a hostile sign against Spain and its government, and will bring consequences.”
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 06:17 UTC
Hillary Clinton will be visiting Brazil after the Americas Summit in Colombia

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton confirmed she will be visiting Brazil next week following the Summit of the Americas scheduled for April 14/15 in Colombia. Her trip follows on the Brazilian president visit to the White House where both leaders, Dilma Rousseff and Barack Obama politely but unyielding kept to their positions.
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 06:14 UTC
Nine ‘illegal’ Peruvian miners rescued after six days trapped underground

Nine Peruvian miners emerged into the daylight Wednesday morning after six days trapped in a collapsed mine. State television showed the miners leaving the Cabeza de Negro mine, each supported by two rescuers. They wore sunglasses to protect their eyes from the light, after spending so much time in darkness.
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 01:30 UTC
Argentina insists the “Malvinas issue” will be discussed at the Americas summit

Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falklands/Malvinas will be addressed during the Sixth Summit of the Americas this weekend in Colombia, where 33 heads of state and government are scheduled to meet, said Colombian Foreign Affairs minister Maria Angela Holguin.
Thursday, April 12th 2012 - 01:28 UTC
Joint poll shows ‘Falklands/Malvinas’ issue is ‘important’ for Argentines, but only ‘relevant’ for Brits

Argentines give more importance than the British to the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty issue, according to the first public opinion on the matter done simultaneously in both countries involved.