Politics

• Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 23:36 UTC

  “Argentina is not to blame” says father of one or the French girls killed in Salta

  

  The father of one of the two French tourists who were murdered in the northern Argentine province of Salta in July, Jean Michel Bouvier, spoke on French radio saying that his daughter Cassandre and Houria Moumni “lived through true martyrdom,” but that “Argentina is not to blame, my daughter knew that the country has a lower crime rate than most”.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 23:34 UTC

  Trichet warns EU sovereign debt has become “systemic”

  

  Europe's top financial watchdog warned Tuesday that the Euro zone's sovereign debt crisis has become systemic and threatens global economic stability unless decisive action is taken urgently.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 08:36 UTC

  Peruvian president purges the Police and promotes fresh generation in Armed Forces

  

  President Ollanta Humala has fired two-thirds of all generals in Peru's police force in an unprecedented purge to stamp out systemic corruption, the government said on Monday. In the Armed Forces there was also a renewal with the promotion of 48 officers.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 08:22 UTC

  Indigenous Bolivians retake protest march against Brazil financed reservation road

  

  Hundreds of indigenous people protesting the construction of a road in Bolivia's Amazon basin region are again marching toward the capital, La Paz, their leaders said.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 08:07 UTC

  Paraguay sends the Army to the north of the country to combat guerrilla groups

  

  Paraguay troops begun pouring into two Northern provinces Monday evening where a state of exception was declared to try and combat an outbreak of guerrilla attacks that has killed members of the police forces, kidnapped for ransom and robbed local banks.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 07:54 UTC

  Brazil satisfied with first chapter of “Strategic Frontiers Plan”

  

  President Dilma Rousseff revealed Monday that in the last four months Brazilian forces in the framework of the ‘Strategic Frontiers Plan’ had seized over 62 tons of drugs and 650 kilos of arms and explosives.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 07:44 UTC

  ”We are the 99%” protestors in downtown Chicago disrupt bankers’ events

  

  Thousands of protesters, including teachers and religious leaders, converged on downtown Chicago Monday to rally against economic inequality, with two financial industry events in their crosshairs.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 07:27 UTC

  Odyssey Marine discovers WWI torpedoed vessel off Ireland with 18m in silver

  

  Odyssey Marine Exploration announced Monday the discovery of a new sunken treasure dating back to the First World War that they plan to retrieve from the bottom of the North Atlantic.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2011 - 07:13 UTC

  Brazil is a “decisive partner” for Argentina in the event of a major crisis

  

  For Argentina, Brazil is a “decisive partner” in addressing the negative effects of the world economic crisis which has hit the United States and the European Union, said on Monday Argentina’s Deputy Economy minister Roberto Feletti.

• Monday, October 10th 2011 - 22:53 UTC

  CFK main presidential competitor promises “responsible opposition”

  

  The Argentine Socialist Frente Amplio Progresista’s (FAP) presidential candidate Hermes Binner assured that if he doesn’t make it to a second round after October 23rd, his party will be part of a “responsible opposition.”