Politics

• Monday, October 24th 2011 - 06:31 UTC

  Sarkozy to Cameron: “you hate the Euro so stop telling us what to do”

  

  French President Nicolas Sarkozy launched a scathing attack on British Prime Minister David Cameron at Sunday's EU summit, saying he was “sick of him telling us what to do,” Britain's press reported.

• Monday, October 24th 2011 - 06:12 UTC

  Ecuador president condemns killing of Gaddafi and family members as ‘homicide’

  

  Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa described the death of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi as a “murder” and strongly rejected foreign in the North African country.

• Monday, October 24th 2011 - 04:13 UTC

  Colombian president claims Gaddafi supported FARC with money

  

  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday that the death of ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi is a moral blow for the FARC that allegedly had ties to the north African leader.

• Monday, October 24th 2011 - 02:58 UTC

  CFK manages re-election with the widest margin since restoration of democracy

  

  President Cristina Fernandez was re-elected in a landslide Sunday, winning with the widest victory margin in Argentina since the recovery of democracy in 1983. At midnight and with 58% of polling stations reporting CFK had 53% of the vote with runner up Socialist Hermes Binner collecting 17.7%.

• Saturday, October 22nd 2011 - 10:58 UTC

  HMS Illustrious helicopter carrier begins intensive training following major refit

  

  Fresh from a £40m refit the Royal Navy helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious has begun two months of intensive training off the south coast of Britain. Once the training is completed, the Portsmouth-based warship will be the UK’s on-call helicopter carrier, ready for global missions.

• Saturday, October 22nd 2011 - 10:45 UTC

  After seven years of negotiations Obama signs US/Colombia trade agreement

  

  President Barack Obama signed into law the free trade agreement with Colombia Friday, marking the end of seven years of legislative effort. Obama also signed similar trade agreements with Panama and South Korea. The US Congress sent the trade bills to Obama after ratifying the agreements October 12.

• Saturday, October 22nd 2011 - 10:37 UTC

  Hague calls on Tories not to vote for a referendum on UK remaining in the EU

  

  Foreign Secretary William Hague has urged Tory MPs not to vote for a referendum on the UK remaining in the EU, saying it would be a distraction.

• Saturday, October 22nd 2011 - 04:29 UTC

  “Closer political links with Brazil” can be expected if CFK is re-elected

  

  The most certain re-election of Cristina Fernandez as Argentina president on Sunday 23 October is expected to signal more intense and closer relations with Brazil, expanding to other foreign affairs issues and working on a shared international agenda according to analysts from both countries .

• Saturday, October 22nd 2011 - 04:28 UTC

  Protestors march in Manhattan and camp before London’s St Paul cathedral

  

  Occupy Wall Street inspired protestors were on the move on Friday in two emblematic places of both New York and in London: in the financial heart of Manhattan and before St Paul’s Cathedral.

• Saturday, October 22nd 2011 - 04:27 UTC

  Unasur receives United Nations Observer Status

  

  The Union of South American Nations (Unasur) received the observer status in the UN General Assembly after the committee of judicial affairs of the organization unanimously approved its request.