Politics

Thursday, October 27th 2011 - 23:13 UTC
CFK opens huge mausoleum on first anniversary of her late husband death

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, CFK, attended Thursday a small private ceremony at the Río Gallegos cemetery (Santa Cruz province) and paid tribute to her late husband and former president, Néstor Carlos Kirchner, on the first anniversary of his death.
Thursday, October 27th 2011 - 20:13 UTC
Centennial of Amundsen and Scott’s South Pole feat next 14 December

British and Norwegian teams are in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, preparing for a repeat of the South Pole feat on 14 December 1911 first accomplished by explorer Roald Amundsen and a month later by Sir Robert Scott.
Thursday, October 27th 2011 - 15:57 UTC
France praises Argentina justice system over the sentencing of Astiz

French Foreign Affairs Minister, Alain Juppé praised on Thursday the life sentence declared by the Argentine justice system against former navy spy, Alfredo Astiz, for the crimes against humanity, tortures and kidnappings he committed during the last military dictatorship. Juppé said the decision “honours Argentina.”
Thursday, October 27th 2011 - 06:52 UTC
Argentine Navy captain ‘Angel Face’ Astiz sentenced to life imprisonment

Two notorious former Argentine navy officers Alfredo Astiz and “Tigre” Acosta were sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday night after being found guilty of kidnapping, torture and the forced disappearances of many detainees in the former Navy School of Mechanics (ESMA) during the last dictatorship (1976/1983).
Thursday, October 27th 2011 - 06:24 UTC
Brazilian Sports minister resigns: fifth to be forced out over corruption allegations

Brazil's sports minister resigned on Wednesday over a corruption scandal, the country's GloboNews television station said, reviving concern over President Dilma Rousseff's unstable ruling coalition and the country's lagging preparations for the 2014 World Cup.
Thursday, October 27th 2011 - 06:05 UTC
EU leaders reach a deal on Greek debt and boosting bailout fund to 1.4 trillion

European Union leaders announced an agreement early Thursday in Brussels on debt crisis measures including a hard-fought deal with private sector investors to write down Greek bonds by 50%.
Wednesday, October 26th 2011 - 13:58 UTC
Can the Falkland Islands achieve economic diversification borne from adversity?

The launch this month by the Falkland Islands Development Corporation (FIDC) of the Import Substitution Programme under the slogan, “Use Spades, Not Ships” bears striking parallels to the Grow More Food campaign established in war-time Britain during the Second World War. A campaign known better by its slogan – “Dig for Victory”.
Wednesday, October 26th 2011 - 13:40 UTC
HMS Montrose expected to arrive in the Falklands mid November

Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose has set sail for a six-and-a-half month deployment to the Falkland Islands and other South Atlantic Islands to maintain a continuous presence protecting British interests.
Wednesday, October 26th 2011 - 13:28 UTC
Argentine lawmakers present Falklands’ motion before the Parliamentary Union

Argentine lawmakers participating of the Inter Parliamentary Union, IPU, in Switzerland presented a motion referred to the Falklands/Malvinas, calling for a ban on the exploitation of natural resources in those countries that have been invaded by military forces.
Wednesday, October 26th 2011 - 03:08 UTC
In eight years Brazilian officials skimmed 37.7bn dollars from government coffers

Brazilian officials skimmed at least a staggering equivalent of 37.7bn dollars from government coffers in just eight years of corruption cases from 2003-2010, the Rio do Janeiro daily O Globo reported, based on numbers from the country’s Public Accounts ombudsman.