Politics

Wednesday, November 16th 2011 - 05:08 UTC
Judge upholds New York City eviction of protestors from Zuccotti Park

A judge upheld New York City's legal justification for evicting Occupy Wall Street protesters from a park when police in riot gear broke up a two-month-old demonstration against economic inequality.
Wednesday, November 16th 2011 - 00:34 UTC
Argentina tells Uruguay it will not accept surplus Pesos from the summer season

Argentina will not take back the millions of Pesos that thousands of tourists spend in neighbouring Uruguay during the summer season. That was the reply to a request from Uruguay’s largest bank branch in the City of Buenos Aires, according to banking sources in Montevideo.
Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 23:05 UTC
Peruvian Vice-President suspended from Congress over corruption allegations

The ethics committee in Peru's Congress voted on Tuesday to suspend Vice President Omar Chehade from the legislature over corruption allegations, increasing pressure on him to resign from both posts.
Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 23:03 UTC
Colombia’s FARC name a new leader and promise to fight on

Colombia's FARC guerrillas named Timoleon Jimenez, known as Timochenko, as the group's new leader after its previous boss was killed this month, according to a rebel statement published on a website.
Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 22:04 UTC
NYC police evict ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protestors’ camp from financial district

Police wearing helmets and carrying shields evicted protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement early Tuesday from the park in New York City's financial district where they have camped since September, dismantling their tent city and arresting about 70 people.
Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 21:59 UTC
Greece and banks begin discussing bonds’ 50% haircut and swap

Greece and private bondholders begun working on a deal to halve its public debt, a key pillar of a bailout plan to save the country from bankruptcy and ejection from the euro zone, sources said.
Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 20:40 UTC
Falklands turns out for Remembrance Day and to honour Islanders killed in active service

Last Sunday was Remembrance Sunday, the nearest Sunday to Armistice Day, the anniversary of the ending of the First World War, which came at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.
Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 18:46 UTC
Strong support in Caribbean countries for Falklands’ right to self determination

Falkland Islands lawmakers said on Tuesday they found a very positive attitude from Governments and civic leaders in support for self-determination in all non-independent territories during their current round of visits to Caribbean independent countries.
Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 17:04 UTC
Contract for infrastructure defence support in Falklands, Gibraltar and Ascension

A UK-based company named as the Ministry of Defence’s new infrastructure support provider in Gibraltar has also won contracts for other British complexes in the Falkland Islands, Ascension Island and Cyprus as well as Gibraltar.
Tuesday, November 15th 2011 - 16:44 UTC
President Mujica in Mexico to boost trade and relations with G20

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica arrived Tuesday in Mexico for a two day visit to promote bilateral trade and to address with his host Felipe Calderon issues related to recent discrepancies with the G20 that described Uruguay and Panama as “fiscal havens”.