Politics

Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 22:08 UTC
Brazil celebrating unconfirmed report that Lula da Silva is free of cancer

A piece of news in a Brazilian website on Wednesday today caused a wave of reactions and expectations when it declared sources close to the medical team treating former Brazilian President Lula da Silva for a throat cancer said he is free of the disease.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 20:24 UTC
Argentina’s night of “show-biz” leaves Falkland Islanders feeling bemused?

The night of “show-biz” glitz, light-shows, orchestrated crowds and even musical allusions, that surrounded Tuesday night’s announcement on the Falklands by Argentine President Cristina Fernandez from the Casa Rosada has left Falkland Islanders on the streets of Stanley feeling slightly bemused at the scenes, considered by many to be more reminiscent of the half-time entertainment at a Super-Bowl than a political debate.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 20:16 UTC
Furious Malvinas war veterans attack lawmaker; claim they were ‘manipulated’

A group of Malvinas war veterans assaulted Tuesday evening an Argentine lawmaker as he exited Government House following President Cristina Fernandez Malvinas war “give peace a chance” speech. He had to be rescued by the police and driven away in his car.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 20:06 UTC
Russian icebreaker ‘Vasily Golovnin’ supplying Argentine Antarctica bases

The Russian icebreaker ‘Vasily Golovnin’ left Buenos Aires this week for Antarctica to deliver equipment, fuel, food and general cargo to Argentina’s Antarctic bases.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 19:56 UTC
Argentina is welcome to take Falklands ‘militarization’ to UN, but also principle of self determination

There was considerable anticipation and speculation in the Falkland Islands on Tuesday as residents and visitors alike waited to hear Argentine president Cristina Kirchner’s much-publicized evening announcement.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 19:46 UTC
French photographer stabbed to death when taking pictures of Buenos Aires Malvinas Memorial

A French photographer was stabbed to death Wednesday morning in Buenos Aires Plaza San Martin, after thieves tried to steal his camera while he was taking pictures of the monument honouring the Argentine Malvinas War memorial.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 06:13 UTC
Half a century embargo and nine US president later Fidel Castro is still around

The 50th anniversary of the US trade embargo against Cuba on Tuesday was met with little fanfare on the island, where Cubans said it was a failed policy that had succeeded only in making their lives more difficult.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 06:06 UTC
“Unlikely” Peru would back Argentina in a new Malvinas conflict

Peru’s former Foreign Affairs minister, Jose Antonio Garcia-Belaunde, says it is unlikely that Peru would back Argentina if there were a new conflict with the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, newspaper El Comercio reported.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 04:21 UTC
Lawmaker says Chile should keep distance from the Malvinas issue

Lawmaker Ivan Moreira from the ruling coalition junior partner UDI said that Chile should not get involved in the Falklands/Malvinas issue which has to be addressed between Argentina and the UK, and recalled that Chile has its own problem with the coming International Court of Justice dispute with neighbouring Peru.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 01:19 UTC
Argentina will accuse UK of South Atlantic and Malvinas militarization before UN

In a much expected speech President Cristina Fernandez announced a further escalation of the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty diplomatic dispute with the UK including formal ‘militarization’ complaints before the United Nations, a personal attendance with a delegation from all parties next June 14 to the UN decolonization committee and called on PM David Cameron to “give peace a chance”