Politics

Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 04:50 UTC
Correa and Assange, “two of a kind” writes Nobel Prize Vargas Llosa

The Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange are “two of a kind” because of the multiple abuses to freedom of expression committed by both, wrote Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa in one of his weekly columns on current affairs.
Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 04:43 UTC
Iran, Venezuela and Egypt, a possible peace troika to address the Syria situation

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro has welcomed Iran’s proposal for the formation of a troika committee on Syria consisting of Iran, Egypt, and Venezuela
Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 04:36 UTC
China and Germany, world’s exporting giants meet in Beijing to discuss Euro-crisis

German leader Angela Merkel is due to hold top-level talks Thursday on her second visit to China this year, with Europe's debt crisis taking centre stage as it begins to drag on the two global powers.
Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 04:32 UTC
Brazil cuts benchmark rate for ninth time running to an all time low of 7.5%

Brazil’s central bank cut the benchmark interest rate for the ninth straight time on Wednesday to an all-time low of 7.5%, as policymakers keep up efforts to bolster a slow-moving economy which is the world's sixth-largest.
Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 04:25 UTC
Venezuelan refinery ‘cooling down’; independent report points to serious lack of maintenance

Venezuela is carrying out an “exhaustive” inspection of its biggest refinery before attempting to restart processing after extinguishing a four-day fire yesterday caused by an explosion that killed 48 people and left hundreds homeless.
Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 04:20 UTC
Brazilian government launches a new round of stimuli to prop consumption

Brazil's government unveiled a host of new measures on Wednesday aimed at increasing investment and consumption as it expanded efforts to boost a sluggish recovery in the world's sixth-largest economy.
Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 03:50 UTC
Venezuela investigating alleged massacre of indigenous people in the Amazon

Venezuela announced it is investigating an alleged massacre of indigenous people in the Amazon rainforest, after a tribal group told the government that a village of 80 natives was attacked in July from a helicopter.
Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 03:18 UTC
FIFA begins round of latest inspection of Brazil 2014 Cup preparations

FIFA secretary general Jerome Valke this week began his latest inspection of Brazil 2014 World Cup preparations amid ongoing concerns over delays in stadiums and infrastructure projects.
Wednesday, August 29th 2012 - 21:49 UTC
The “Paraguay situation” and options as seen from Washington

By Eric Stadius, Research Associate at Council on Hemispheric Affairs and Peter Tase, Research Fellow at Council on Hemispheric Affairs.Two months after President Fernando Lugo’s impeachment, Paraguay has transitioned from reconciling its relatively benign political crisis to enhancing regional and international links politically and economically.
Wednesday, August 29th 2012 - 21:35 UTC
Foreign Office says Ecuador and UK have resume dialogue on the Assange case

Ecuador and the UK have confirmed the resumption of talks on the Assange case following the meeting of Ecuadorean Vice president Lenin Boltaire Moreno and Foreign Secretary William Hague at the Foreign Office on Wednesday.