Politics

• Thursday, December 1st 2011 - 05:49 UTC

  Corruption continues to plague too many countries, says Transparency

  

  Corruption continues to plague too many countries around the world, according to Transparency International’s 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index released Wednesday. It shows some governments failing to protect citizens from corruption, be it abuse of public resources, bribery or secretive decision-making.

• Thursday, December 1st 2011 - 04:26 UTC

  Malvinas war veterans demand DNA tests to identify soldiers buried at Darwin

  

  Malvinas war veterans are demanding DNA tests to identify the unknown soldiers buried at the Argentine cemetery in Darwin as part of the remembrance events of the 30th anniversary of the Falkland Islands conflict in 2012.

• Thursday, December 1st 2011 - 04:14 UTC

  Countdown for Brazil’s Labour minister: sixth cabinet loss on corruption allegations

  

  Brazil’s Executive Committee on Public Ethics, on a unanimous decision adopted on Wednesday recommended President Dilma Rousseff the removal of Labour and Employment Minister Carlos Lupi.

• Thursday, December 1st 2011 - 00:35 UTC

  Mantega to be retained in Brazilian cabinet shuffle expected for January

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff plans to replace a handful of ministers to streamline the cabinet when she completes a year in office in January but the shuffle does not include Finance minister Guido Mantega, according to Planalto sources.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2011 - 23:16 UTC

  Falklands’ by-election already has a firm MLA, Ian Hansen for the Camp

  

  The Falkland Islands are holding a bye election next December 15, one for each constituency, city and camp. However while the Stanley seat has several hopefuls, Ian Hansen as the only candidate for the Camp Constituency will gain his seat by default and without a clear mandate to shape his performance over the remaining course of this Government.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2011 - 21:21 UTC

  Tens of visitors evacuated when HMS Belfast gangway in London collapsed

  

  Nearly 170 visitors were evacuated Wednesday from the HMS Belfast after the gangway leading to the tourist attraction collapsed. AOL (UK) reports that London Metropolitan police have said that two men were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2011 - 20:27 UTC

  UK and Norway reaffirm commitment to polar and Southern Ocean cooperation

  

  The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, and Norwegian Foreign Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre underlined on Wednesday their commitment to enhance UK/Norwegian cooperation in the Polar Regions.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2011 - 06:06 UTC

  IDB calls for democratizing access to internet broadband in Unasur members

  

  Members of the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR, need to improve cooperation and stimulate private investment to increase access to broadband services, a move that will lead to a reduction in costs and greater usage, according to two studies by the Inter-American Development Bank released at a meeting of UNASUR communication ministers.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2011 - 06:03 UTC

  Improved transparency for IDB loan operations and activities

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) became a signatory of the International Aid Transparency Initiative, a voluntary, multi-stakeholder effort to make information about aid spending easier to find, use and compare.

• Wednesday, November 30th 2011 - 00:27 UTC

  Spanish Conservative press predicts the demise of the Gibraltar Tripartite Forum

  

  Spain’s Conservative daily ABC diplomatic correspondent is predicting the demise of the Tripartite Forum, involving Spain, UK and Gibraltar, under Mariano Rajoy PP government expected to take office in mid December