Politics

• Tuesday, July 5th 2011 - 00:15 UTC

  Brize Norton becomes the new home for the RAF Hercules Force

  

  As of this month RAF Lyneham's Hercules fleet has a new base at RAF Brize Norton which is becoming critically important as an RAF logistics support hub including the air bridge with the Falkland Islands.

• Monday, July 4th 2011 - 23:17 UTC

  Peruvian president-elect will meet Obama and Clinton in Washington

  

  Peruvian president-elect Ollanta Humala will be meeting next Wednesday President Barack Obama and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. Humala is expected in Washington on Tuesday.

• Monday, July 4th 2011 - 19:18 UTC

  EU/Mercosur launch ‘timid’ sixth round of trade negotiations in Brussels

  

  Mercosur/European sixth round of negotiations to reach a wide ranging cooperation and trade agreement took off Monday in Brussels, but rather timidly with no immediate prospects of an exchange of proposals for market access.

• Monday, July 4th 2011 - 17:22 UTC

  In a surprise return Chavez is back in Venezuela singing and saying he’s “fine”

  

  Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez made a surprise homecoming on Monday after cancer surgery in Cuba and declared himself “fine” despite speculation he may still require lengthy treatment.

• Monday, July 4th 2011 - 04:54 UTC

  Government promises Cubans will be allowed to buy and sell their cars and homes

  

  The authorities in Cuba have released more details of their plans to allow people to buy and sell their cars and homes for the first time in 50 years. The new laws will open up a private property market and enable Cubans to buy any car they can afford.

• Monday, July 4th 2011 - 04:48 UTC

  Greece warned aid package means significant losses of “sovereignty” and jobs

  

  Euro zone finance ministers have approved a 12 billion euro instalment of Greece's bailout, but signalled that the nation must expect significant losses of sovereignty and jobs.

• Monday, July 4th 2011 - 04:42 UTC

  French left leaning voters want Socialist Strauss-Khan back in politics

  

  A majority of left-leaning French voters, 60%, want former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, whose high-profile trial on sexual assault charges could collapse, to return to French politics, a poll released showed.

• Monday, July 4th 2011 - 04:38 UTC

  Tierra del Fuego governor re-elected in run-off; solid support for Cristina Fernandez

  

  Tierra del Fuego incumbent governor Fabiana Rios was re-elected on Sunday’s run-off with 50.2% of the vote beating Rosana Bertone who obtained 48.9%, according to the latest official results.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2011 - 06:18 UTC

  Venezuela’ top general says Chavez is ‘recovering satisfactorily’ and ‘soon’ will be back

  

  Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is recovering “satisfactorily” from surgery to remove a cancerous tumour and will be home “soon,” the head of the country’s military said on Friday.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2011 - 06:06 UTC

  ”You can vote for Cristina with your pocket, heart or mind” says Boudou

  

  “You can vote for Cristina (Kirchner) with your pocket, your heart or with your mind” because the Argentine economy has advanced in all fields, said the country’s Economy minister and vice President candidate for next October election, Amado Boudou.