Politics

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.
Wednesday, September 12th 2012 - 04:47 UTC
Brazil confident it can organize an Olympics as successful as London’s

Hosting the Olympics two years after staging the World Cup was always going to be a big task but the success of London 2012 has raised the bar even further, according to Brazil's deputy sports minister Luis Fernandes. With the Olympic flame now out in London, all eyes turn to the Brazilian powerhouse and the clock is already ticking for the 2016 Games.
Wednesday, September 12th 2012 - 04:11 UTC
Following public uproar, the Timerman family will celebrate the marriage in Buenos Aires

Finally the Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman family decided not to celebrate the marriage of their eldest daughter Jordana in Uruguay’s most exclusive resort but rather in Buenos Aires.
Wednesday, September 12th 2012 - 01:58 UTC
Plans to preserve the legacy of the Royal Navy’s Invincible class aircraft carriers

Plans to preserve the legacy of the Royal Navy's Invincible Class aircraft carriers have been outlined. HMS Invincible, HMS Illustrious and HMS Ark Royal came into service in the early 1980s and have spent the last thirty years protecting the UK's interests across the world.
Wednesday, September 12th 2012 - 01:54 UTC
EU bites the hand that feeds it: Russia’s Gazprom will bite back

Gazprom has Europe's natural gas market in a stranglehold and Europe is attempting to fight back, first with a raid last year on the Russian giant's offices and then with a probe launched earlier this week against its allegedly illicit efforts to control the EU natural gas supplies.
Wednesday, September 12th 2012 - 01:48 UTC
Moody's warns US may lose triple-A debt rating if no agreement is reached on the debt

The United States may lose its triple-A debt rating if next year's budget negotiations do not produce policies that over time decrease the country's debt, Moody's Investors Service said in an e-mailed statement on Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 12th 2012 - 01:41 UTC
Euro-Rescue-Day: German constitutional court rules on support for the EU currency

Germany's Constitutional Court rejected on Tuesday an attempt to further delay a ruling on the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and fiscal compact, which had previously been pushed back by months while the judges reviewed whether the German parliament is permitted under the constitution to ratify the treaties.
Wednesday, September 12th 2012 - 01:33 UTC
Falkland Islands’ cricket team gearing up for Caribbean tour

Plans for a Caribbean Cricket Tour by the Falkland Islands Cricket Team are well underway. The 15 strong team plans to travel to Belize, Barbados and Jamaica in November and December this year.
Wednesday, September 12th 2012 - 01:23 UTC
Spanish bankruptcy spurs separatism: Catalonia the main tax contributor takes to the streets

Hundreds of thousands of Catalans took to the streets of Barcelona in an unprecedented show of mass support for autonomy from Madrid, blaming Spain's economic crisis for dragging their wealthy region down.
Tuesday, September 11th 2012 - 06:40 UTC
Despite the clamp, Timerman’s plans big ‘dollar splash’ next March in Uruguay

While most Argentines face increasing difficulties to access to US dollars, to travel overseas or use their debit and credit cards abroad, (the famous ‘dollar clamp’) one of President Cristina Fernandez most notorious and loquacious ministers, Hector Timerman is organizing a three-day major splash at Uruguay’s most posh resort to celebrate the marriage of his eldest daughter.