Politics

Thursday, August 11th 2011 - 23:51 UTC
Chilean students organizing new demonstrations to protest education system

Clashes between Chilean students and police continued in the capital Santiago, while government bureaucrats meet with student leaders to negotiate an end to the unrest which has rocked the capital for weeks.
Thursday, August 11th 2011 - 23:40 UTC
President Rousseff orders ‘clean up’ of the Agriculture and Tourism ministries

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff ordered a “cleanup and fumigation” in the Agriculture ministry following claims of lobbyism and suspended all tenders at the Ministry of Transport where the minister and his top staff resigned because of corruption charges.
Thursday, August 11th 2011 - 23:28 UTC
Two weapons used in the killing of French tourists in northern Argentina

Ballistic forensic reports in the case investigating the murder of two French tourists in the Argentine northern province of Salta, determined that at least two firearms were involved in the killings, sources indicated on Thursday.
Thursday, August 11th 2011 - 23:12 UTC
PM Cameron promises to track down and punish rioters and looters

British Prime Minister David Cameron, facing a defining crisis of his premiership, promised on Thursday to crack down on street gangs as a national priority and said rioters behind Britain's worst violence in decades would be hunted and punished.
Thursday, August 11th 2011 - 23:00 UTC
Argentina’s financial “spin”

On Sunday, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner will be seeking approval to lead the FPV in October’s general elections. With the country currently braving the world’s economic storm, she is keen to keep up appearances.
Thursday, August 11th 2011 - 07:04 UTC
UN Assembly president and Timerman discuss Falklands/Malvinas situation and Unasur

Argentine Foreign Affairs Minister Héctor Timerman received on Wednesday the president of the United Nations General Assembly, Joseph Deiss to discuss “the Malvinas situation, Unasur growing presence and the international financial crisis”, among other global issues.
Thursday, August 11th 2011 - 06:48 UTC
UK Parliament expected to grill PM Cameron for police cuts in the wake of rioting

British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to come under renewed pressure to reverse the coalition government's police cuts in the wake of riots sweeping the country.
Wednesday, August 10th 2011 - 18:06 UTC
US citizens believe the country is on the wrong track shows poll

US citizens by a large majority believe the United States is on the wrong track and nearly half think the worst is yet to come in the economy, a Reuters/Ipsos poll said today.
Wednesday, August 10th 2011 - 18:03 UTC
Chilean students with unions support announce a new round of demonstrations

Chilean students organization with the support of unions have announced a new round of demonstrations while the conservative government of President Sebastián Piñera reported on Wednesday the arrest of over 400 hundred protesters as violence erupted on the streets of Chile's capital along with other cities, during marches demanding changes in public education.
Wednesday, August 10th 2011 - 17:59 UTC
Argentine police confirms gun confiscated was used to kill French tourists

The Argentine Police investigating the double-murder case of the French tourists in Salta confirmed Wednesday that the gun confiscated last Saturday from the six people arrested in connection with the crime, was the weapon used to kill the young French women, a Salta court spokesperson said.