Politics

Sunday, November 27th 2011 - 02:06 UTC
Brazil’s Labour minister closer to the brink on further corruption accusations

Brazil’s Labour minister Carlos Luppi is again under a barrage of accusations from the Sao Paulo press which could definitively make him the sixth toppled cabinet member in less than a year from the government of President Dilma Rousseff on charges of corruption.
Sunday, November 27th 2011 - 01:01 UTC
Peruvian peasants clash with police to protest against gold mine in the Andes

Peruvian police fired tear gas on Friday to break up a protest at Newmont Mining Corp's proposed 4.8 billion dollars Conga gold mine as the government tried to mediate a bitter environmental dispute over the project. Several protesters were injured.
Saturday, November 26th 2011 - 03:20 UTC
Mercosur to share intelligence and coordinate regionally organized crime combat

Combating the drugs and arms trade and traffic of people as well as a greater coordination of regional intelligence services are among the pillars in security affairs that Argentina, as chair of Mercosur in the first half of 2012 will be applying.
Saturday, November 26th 2011 - 03:16 UTC
Bolivia admits 26.1% live in extreme poverty but not on the hunger fringe

The Bolivian government strongly rejected a statement from a FAO (UN Food and Agriculture Organization) official saying that 26% of the population (2.5 million people) is on the hunger fringe since they can not satisfy their basic food needs.
Saturday, November 26th 2011 - 03:14 UTC
After spending time in US and French jails former dictator will be extradited to Panama

French appeals court ruled this week that former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega could be extradited to his homeland to serve time for crimes committed during his iron-fisted rule in the 1980s.
Saturday, November 26th 2011 - 03:10 UTC
What are the real reasons behind Brazil’s interest in a nuclear powered submarine?

By Lucius Lomax<br />
The idea of a rogue nation using peaceful nuclear technology for armaments has been explored extensively by both Hollywood and the United Nations. But the idea of acquiring nuclear power—under the pretext of military use—with the real intention of commercial development appears to be an original idea of the Brazil government.
Friday, November 25th 2011 - 14:02 UTC
British Services team ready for two-month Antarctica expedition to honour Captain Scott

The Service personnel who will take part in the British Services Antarctic Expedition 2012 have recently completed their final mission rehearsal exercise (MRX) in the Ecrins National Park region of the French Alps.
Friday, November 25th 2011 - 13:46 UTC
Falklands’ by-election December 15: two seats on dispute

Following the resignation of MLAs Emma Edwards (Stanley Constituency) and Bill Luxton (Camp Constituency) nominations have now been confirmed for the forthcoming Falkland Islands double bye-election on the 15th December.
Friday, November 25th 2011 - 06:50 UTC
“It’s very tough living inside Mercosur”, admits Uruguayan head of the Industries chamber

Uruguay’s president of the Chamber of Industries, (CIU) Washington Burghi said that relations with Mercosur partners are becoming ever so complicated and if these problems are not addressed “we will be in serious trouble because the whole world is going through tough situations”.
Friday, November 25th 2011 - 03:00 UTC
Falklands’ success story, centre of 30th anniversary of the conflict

A request for a member of the Royal Family to attend Remembrance day 2012 in the Falkland Islands, during the 30th anniversary year of the liberation of the Islands, has been sent to Buckingham Palace, reports the latest edition of Penguin News