Politics

• Saturday, September 17th 2011 - 07:13 UTC

  Marines involved in alleged sexual abuse of an Haitian civilian back in Uruguay

  

  Uruguayan marines returned to Uruguay to stand trial for the alleged abuse of an 18-year-old man while on the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti. They arrived Friday at Carrasco Airport and then taken to an undisclosed location.

• Saturday, September 17th 2011 - 05:05 UTC

  Abbas reaffirms he will demand full UN membership for a Palestinian state

  

  Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday he would demand full membership of the United Nations when he goes to the UN General Assembly next week, setting up a diplomatic clash with Israel and the United States.

• Friday, September 16th 2011 - 16:04 UTC

  Dramatic increase of intermarriage between whites and blacks, shows US census

  

  Marriages between whites and blacks in the United States have become less infrequent, going from being relatively rare 30 years ago to comprising a notable percentage of such unions, a study published Thursday found.

• Friday, September 16th 2011 - 15:44 UTC

  Royal Navy unveils the name of its fifth Astute Class submarine: HMS Anson

  

  The name of the Royal Navy's newest, most capable Astute Class submarine has been formally announced Friday, HMS Anson. She’s the fifth in her class, and is being named after Admiral of the Fleet George Anson (1697-1762) who is noted for his circumnavigation of the globe and his role overseeing the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War.

• Friday, September 16th 2011 - 06:56 UTC

  Police in London arrest suspect linked with 2bn dollars rogue trades at UBS

  

  Police in London have arrested a 31-year-old man in connection with allegations of unauthorised trading which has cost Swiss banking group UBS an estimated 2bn dollar (£1.3bn).

• Friday, September 16th 2011 - 06:44 UTC

  Second bus-train accident in Buenos Aires leaves 90 people injured

  

  A collision between a bus, cement truck and a pre-metro (lightrail) train injured 90 people on Thursday during morning rush hour traffic in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, according to police.

• Friday, September 16th 2011 - 06:36 UTC

  Questions about Miss Universe registry papers and complaints from Miss France

  

  It has been a news-headlines plagued Miss Universe pageant, both before and after, that finally crowned beauty queen Leila Lopes, Angola’s first in Sao Paulo.

• Friday, September 16th 2011 - 06:26 UTC

  “Rich, handsome and a great player”, but you urgently need a PR person

  

  Opposing fans give Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo a hostile reception because he is “rich, handsome and a great player,” the Portuguese said after Wednesday's 1-0 Champions League win at Dinamo Zagreb.

• Thursday, September 15th 2011 - 21:43 UTC

  US financial crisis is “political” and needs of strong decisions, says Rousseff

  

  Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff said the financial crisis in the Untied States which is contaminating the rest of the world is more ‘political’ than economic and it’s not only a matter of money, but also and mainly of ‘strong decisions’

• Thursday, September 15th 2011 - 21:13 UTC

  Chavez to undergo new chemotherapy, but promises he will never shut-up

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said this week that he will probably have to undergo a fourth cycle of chemotherapy for cancer, but insisted that he will campaign for re-election next year “with the energy that circumstances require”.