Politics

Saturday, April 7th 2012 - 07:20 UTC
Chile, Brazil and Mexico approve OECD fiscal transparency test

Chile, Brazil and Mexico are among eight new countries which approved the first test of fiscal transparency from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Saturday, April 7th 2012 - 07:12 UTC
Chavez wept and asked God to spare his life during a pre-Easter mass

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wept and asked God to spare his life during a pre-Easter Mass in the eve of Good Friday after returning from his latest session of cancer treatment in Cuba.
Saturday, April 7th 2012 - 07:07 UTC
Obama administration sides with Argentina in case filed by ‘vulture funds’

The US has sided with Argentina and asked a federal appeals court to reverse lower-court rulings stemming from bond holders’ attempts to collect on judgments against the Argentine Republic.
Saturday, April 7th 2012 - 06:59 UTC
Churches in Cuba celebrate Easter for the first time in over half a century

Bells rang from Roman Catholic churches throughout Havana on Friday to remember the death of Jesus Christ as Cubans celebrated a holiday on Good Friday for the first time in more than half a century.
Saturday, April 7th 2012 - 06:53 UTC
Russian yacht goes missing in Antarctica en route to South Shetlands

The Scorpius yacht with a Russian-Ukrainian crew on board has gone missing off the Antarctic coast while performing a polar circumnavigation voyage, the expedition’s press service said on Friday.
Friday, April 6th 2012 - 07:40 UTC
Falkland’s war experiences comes to life in Tyneside novel

A successful Northumberland author’s latest novel has a very timely subject as the UK marks the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War.
Thursday, April 5th 2012 - 23:13 UTC
Brazilian president popularity at its highest since taking office

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's popularity is at its highest level since taking office, buoyed by her handling of an economic slowdown and tough stance against corruption, a poll showed this week.
Thursday, April 5th 2012 - 22:57 UTC
Furious Chile demands an apology from Argentina’s former military governor of the Falklands

The Chilean political system reacted angrily and demanded official apologies from the Argentine government following statements from former General Mario Menendez who said “Chileans behaved as pigs during the Malvinas war” three decades ago.
Thursday, April 5th 2012 - 22:51 UTC
“We were prepared for war with Chile”, not in Malvinas admits former Argentine military governor

The former military governor of the Malvinas Islands during the Argentine occupation said that the negative outcome of the war for Argentina can only be attributed to “negligence and improvisation”.
Thursday, April 5th 2012 - 15:54 UTC
Colombia “rolls up to show a leg” to honour thousands of anti-personnel mines victims

Colombia, only second to Afghanistan as to the country most punished by antipersonnel mines held several ceremonies on Wednesday to remember and honour its 9.755 victims of which 2.044 have died.