Politics

• Thursday, September 15th 2011 - 07:19 UTC

  Fifth cabinet minister drops out from Brazilian cabinet on corruption allegations

  

  Brazil's Tourism minister resigned late Wednesday amid a long-brewing corruption scandal, marking the fifth cabinet-level official to step down from President Dilma Rousseff's nine-month-old government since June.

• Thursday, September 15th 2011 - 07:04 UTC

  Fears Brazilian states’ battle for oil royalties share could turn nasty

  

  Brazil's government presented a plan on Wednesday for dividing up oil royalties among states, a crucial step in advancing its effort to tap deepwater reserves it hopes will turn the country into a major crude exporter.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 21:57 UTC

  Preparations for Falklands’ war victory to be celebrated thirty years on

  

  Plans are being drawn up for celebrations to mark next year's 30th anniversary of the Falklands conflict, reports Wednesday the Evening Standard. The UK Ministry of Defence, Foreign Office and Falkland Islands government are working on how best to commemorate the 1982 conflict with Argentina.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 16:52 UTC

  Polls confirm landslide victory for Argentine president re-election next October

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is heading for a landslide victory in the coming October elections according to public opinion polls released this week. CFK would collect 51.9% of the votes, forty percentage points ahead of the runner up, according to Management & Fit.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 15:51 UTC

  President Obama dealt double setback: on the economy and Israel support policy

  

  US President Barack Obama has been dealt a double setback after Republican wins in two seats, including one billed as a referendum on his economic policies. In New York, Republican Bob Turner won a key election to succeed Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner, who quit in June over a sex texting scandal.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 15:17 UTC

  CFK/Sarkozy summit in Paris talk trade and the coming G20 meeting

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner held on Wednesday a 45 summit meeting with her counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy on the third and last day of her official visit to France.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 06:53 UTC

  Chile has the most socio-economic segregated education system of OECD members

  

  The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) names Chile the most socio-economically segregated country regarding education opportunities. The annual report released this week shows that private schools receive the most funding from the government and these schools have the least socioeconomic integration.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 06:43 UTC

  BRICS countries preparing aid package in support of the European Union

  

  Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, which make up the so-called BRICS group, will meet in Washington next week to discuss how to help the European Union avert a full-blown financial crisis as Greece veers toward default on its debt, Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said Tuesday.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 06:29 UTC

  Menem acquitted from gun running to Ecuador and Croatia

  

  Former Argentine President Carlos Menem was acquitted in connection with the case of gun running to Ecuador and Croatia between the years 1991 and 1995.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 06:26 UTC

  Top Republicans criticize elimination of tax breaks in Obama jobs plan

  

  Top opposition Republicans in Congress criticized today President Barack Obama's proposal to pay for a job creation plan by eliminating 467 billion dollars in tax breaks for wealthier Americans and corporations.