Politics

• Friday, September 9th 2011 - 03:35 UTC

  Uruguayan marines in Haiti involved in ‘misconduct’; no evidence of sexual abuse

  

  Three independent investigations in Haiti following the claim of an alleged sexual abuse against a local by five Uruguayan marines from the UN peacekeeping force coincide in that there was “misconduct” of the involved, but no crime was committed.

• Friday, September 9th 2011 - 02:24 UTC

  Haiti UN peacekeeping force led by Brazil will begin gradual pullout

  

  Brazil's Defense minister said on Thursday that Haiti's peacekeeping force of 12,000 soldiers and police, known as MINUSTAH, will begin a gradual withdrawal aimed at turning security over to the Haitians, but not imperiling the stability achieved.

• Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 21:21 UTC

  Commonwealth Youth Games open with Falklands proudly flying the flag

  

  In a stunning display, the Commonwealth Youth Games opened in Douglas on the Isle of Man Thursday.

• Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 16:07 UTC

  Argentina military approve first gay officers marriage; second couple waiting

  

  An Argentine Lieutenant colonel and an Army captain will become the first gay military couple to marry since Argentina legalized such unions last year.

• Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 05:58 UTC

  Italy and Spain pass austerity measures to control budgets and debts

  

  Italy and Spain have passed new austerity measures as they battle to control their debts. Italy's upper house of parliament approved an austerity package which should cut its deficit by some 54 billion Euros over three years.

• Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 05:46 UTC

  Thousands turned out to the streets of Brazil for anti-corruption demonstrations

  

  Thousands of people have joined anti-corruption demonstrations in Brazil, as the country marked on Wednesday its Independence Day. Wearing face paint and clown noses, protesters joined crowds watching the traditional military parade in the capital, Brasilia. Similar protests were held in other cities across Brazil.

• Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 02:51 UTC

  Argentine president and business leaders exchange compliments

  

  Argentina “is neither untouchable nor invulnerable” to the complicated global financial situation said on Wednesday President Cristina Fernandez who highlighted that had the crisis hit in a different time it would have obliterated Argentina.

• Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 01:22 UTC

  Gibraltar and La Linea committed to share ‘a common socio-economic future’

  

  Gibraltar and La Linea are meant to “share a common socio-economic future” Chief Minister Peter Caruana declared Tuesday in the neighbouring Spanish town hall after his first official meeting with the new Socialist (PSOE) mayor Gemma Araujo.

• Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 00:52 UTC

  Brazilian forces try to regain control of shanty town again lost to criminal gangs

  

  As Brazilians celebrate Wednesday September 7, Independence Day – a national holiday – Brazilian forces are engaged in trying to regain control of one of Brazil’s largest favelas.

• Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 00:45 UTC

  Argentina alleges Falklands is under ‘military occupation’ with more soldiers than civilians

  

  Falklands-Malvinas is “under military occupation” and the military base “has more soldiers than the British civilian population occupying the Islands”, said Argentine ambassador before the United Nations Jorge Argüello during a conference at China’s International Studies Foundation.