Politics

• Tuesday, July 12th 2011 - 01:41 UTC

  Adopted heirs of Argentine media group test negative to first DNA tests

  

  DNA tests from the adopted children of one of Argentina's richest women do not match blood samples from two families who suspect the siblings were stolen as babies from political prisoners in the 1970s, legal sources said on Monday.

• Monday, July 11th 2011 - 23:50 UTC

  Falklands’ MLA Summers takes the oath: “a pleasure and a responsibility” to be back

  

  The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly has eight members once again. Mike Summers, a veteran of Falklands’ affairs was sworn in as an MLA at an official ceremony held at Government House this Monday morning.

• Monday, July 11th 2011 - 18:12 UTC

  Euro-confidence crisis contagion reaches Italy and again attacks Spain

  

  European finance chiefs will consider how to dig Greece out of its financial hole just as markets batter the bonds of Spain and Italy, opening a new front in the debt crisis.

• Monday, July 11th 2011 - 08:05 UTC

  News of the World exits but the political consequences have just begun

  

  British government lawyers are drawing up a plan to block Rupert Murdoch's bid for the pay-TV operator BSkyB, the Independent newspaper reported on Monday.

• Monday, July 11th 2011 - 07:34 UTC

  Mayor Macri wins in Buenos Aires; confirms he’s the main opponent to the Kirchner plans

  

  Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri took a 20-point lead on Kirchnerite mayoral candidate Daniel Filmus on Sunday’s election but none of the candidates managed to obtain more than 50% of the votes.

• Sunday, July 10th 2011 - 09:00 UTC

  “The News of the World” last mobile phone hacking message: “Thank You & Goodbye”

  

  The final edition of the paper engulfed in a phone hacking scandal was published today as Rupert Murdoch headed to London to try to save the bigger prize of his takeover of the British broadcaster BSkyB.

• Sunday, July 10th 2011 - 06:05 UTC

  Buenos Aires City mayoral race seems set for a run off at the end of July

  

  Almost two million and a half Buenos Aires city residents will vote Sunday to elect a new Mayor and Deputy-Mayor for Argentina’s capital from a list of 15 hopefuls although current mayor Mauricio Macri and the central government coalition sponsored candidate Daniel Filmus are expected to re-edit the scenario of four years ago.

• Sunday, July 10th 2011 - 06:00 UTC

  Polls show Mrs Kirchner has an 18 point lead over her runner up

  

  Voter support for Argentine President Cristina Fernandez's re-election rose in the last few weeks but her lead over Congressman Ricardo Alfonsin narrowed slightly as his backing jumped, a poll showed last Wednesday.

• Sunday, July 10th 2011 - 05:50 UTC

  Brazil confirms the multibillion fighter jet deal postponed until early 2012

  

  The Brazilian government will not review multibillion-dollar bids for a fighter jet deal until the start of 2012, Defence Minister Nelson Jobim told reporters in France.

• Saturday, July 9th 2011 - 07:29 UTC

  Brazil offers Venezuelan leader Chavez specialists to help him overcome cancer

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Roussef offered Venezuela leader Hugo Chávez her support over the mandate’s battle against cancer. According to the Presidential House press Secretary, Rousseff expressed her sentiments during a phone call conversation held this morning.