Politics

• Monday, May 28th 2012 - 04:23 UTC

  Secrets from the Vatican walled citadel leak out and rock the Church

  

  The Vatican faces a widening scandal that in one short week has seen Pope Benedict's butler arrested, the president of its bank unceremoniously dismissed and the publication of a new book alleging conspiracies among cardinals.

• Monday, May 28th 2012 - 01:22 UTC

  Argentina thanks Bolivia for its standing support to the Malvinas sovereignty

  

  Argentine vice-president Amado Boudou publicity thanked Bolivia for its standing and unyielding support to Argentina’s claims over the Malvinas and other South Atlantic Islands.

• Sunday, May 27th 2012 - 03:51 UTC

  Ambassador Argüello explains to the US business community YPF seizure

  

  Argentina explained that the YPF seizure was carried out “in order to avoid an energy crisis” in an article which was published in the US edition of The Financial Times newspaper and signed by Ambassador Jorge Argüello.

• Sunday, May 27th 2012 - 03:47 UTC

  August 3, an emblematic date for Argentina’s “dollar-clamp” policy

  

  The current strict measures to counter the purchase of US dollars and by extension capital flight, implemented by Argentina apparently have a calendar date full of political significance: August 3 when the Boden 2012 fully matures.

• Sunday, May 27th 2012 - 03:01 UTC

  Argentine youth takes to Indian culture from Sanskrit songs to mediation and spiritualism

  

  By R.Viswanathan - I had the most unusual night club experience in Argentina last weekend when I was in “Groove” one of the trendiest night clubs of Buenos Aires. The DJ was not playing Salsa, Samba or Reggaton. Instead, the club was vibrating with Sanskrit songs...

• Friday, May 25th 2012 - 22:54 UTC

  Rousseff announces veto of several Forest Code controversial amendments

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced Friday that she is vetoing some of the controversial amendments to the country’s Forest Code that would have substantially weakened the country’s forest protection and climate mitigation actions.

• Friday, May 25th 2012 - 21:47 UTC

  Cameron pays tribute to Falklands’ conflict dead and reaffirms Islanders right to self determination

  

  UK Prime Minister David Cameron has paid his own personal tribute to the 255 soldiers, sailors and airmen who gave their lives to liberate the Falkland Islands. Making his first visit to the national Armed Forces Memorial as Prime Minister, Cameron also reaffirmed his commitment to defend the Falkland Islanders' right to self-determination.

• Friday, May 25th 2012 - 21:40 UTC

  Almost 19 million urban Brazilians live with no access to drinking water of sewage

  

  Almost 19 million Brazilians live in precarious housing with no running water, sewage or any basic public services, according to a report on urban infrastructure by the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute, IBGE.

• Friday, May 25th 2012 - 21:37 UTC

  Paraguay proposes India long-term plan to exchange food for investments and technology

  

  Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo currently visiting India proposed an exchange of food for investment and technology. Lugo was received by President Pratibha Patil and later by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

• Friday, May 25th 2012 - 07:01 UTC

  Three former presidents admit Mercosur has failed and has Uruguay ‘trapped’

  

  Three former Uruguayan presidents recommended the current administration that without abandoning Mercosur, it should look at major trade blocks associations but at the same time a strong self criticism is needed because maybe the problem is not in Mercosur but in Uruguay.