Politics

• Monday, July 25th 2011 - 11:58 UTC

  Chilean Energy minister sets record: resigns after three days on the job

  

  Only three days after being appointed Minister of Energy, Fernando Echeverría handed in his letter of resignation to Chilean President Sebastián Piñera. He was replaced by former Treasury Undersecretary Rodrigo Álvarez, a lawyer and member of the UDI party.

• Monday, July 25th 2011 - 11:54 UTC

  Chilean Navy officers cleared of presumed death of British priest in 1973

  

  A Valparaiso court of appeals confirmed Friday that a stay of proceedings had been declared against 19 former Chilean Navy and police officers linked to the disappearance and presumed death of Chilean-British priest Michael Woodward in September 1973.

• Monday, July 25th 2011 - 07:08 UTC

  EU/Mercosur agreement: “too much fear from both sides”

  

  A trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union would significantly expand European investment given the increase in bilateral trade, but ‘there’s too much fear from both sides’, according to Adrian van den Hover head of international relations for Business Europe.

• Monday, July 25th 2011 - 06:47 UTC

  US debt ceiling: Republicans insist in torpedoing Obama 2012 re-election bid

  

  US President Barack Obama reiterated on Sunday his opposition to any short-term plan to raise the US debt ceiling, while Republicans insisted on a two-step solution, a White House official said.

• Monday, July 25th 2011 - 06:05 UTC

  Uruguay celebrates well into early Monday its record winning 15th Copa America

  

  In Buenos Aires Monumental stadium the match was 2-0 with a few minutes left and Uruguay ready for a Sunday record crowning 15th Copa America when Diego Forlan scored for the second time.

• Monday, July 25th 2011 - 05:59 UTC

  Argentine farmers accuse government of “obsession with power” and exploiting misery

  

  The head of the Argentine Rural Society, Hugo Biolcati carried out a harsh speech against the administration of President Cristina Fernandez saying it was time “to stop punishing farmlands and Argentina”.

• Monday, July 25th 2011 - 05:54 UTC

  Norwegian mass-killer says he is a righteous ‘crusader’ fighting the tide of Islam

  

  Over 1,500 pages long and nearly a decade in the making, the manifesto detailing Norwegian mass-killer Anders Behring Breivik's murderous “crusade” gives a chilling picture of a self-confessed “monster.”

• Monday, July 25th 2011 - 05:43 UTC

  Major electoral setback for Argentine president in fourth most important district

  

  In what is seen as a major setback for Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner ‘Victory Front’ her candidate to governor of the country’s fourth most important electoral district, Santa Fe came in third with just 22.2% of the votes at Sunday’s provincial election.

• Saturday, July 23rd 2011 - 06:36 UTC

  Double attack in Norway kills at least 87; one extreme-right extremist arrested

  

  Norwegian authorities early Saturday dramatically increased the death toll in a gun attack at a youth camp on the Norwegian island of Utoya to at least 80, bringing the total number dead in a pair of apparently related attacks Friday to 87.

• Saturday, July 23rd 2011 - 06:31 UTC

  Santa Fe governor election, a test for Argentine presidential ballot next October

  

  Santa Fe is Argentina’s fourth most important electoral circuit and on Sunday will be voting for governor and a package of provincial officials from lawmakers for the local congress to councilors.