Politics

• Monday, January 24th 2011 - 04:52 UTC

  Argentine Farmers End Protest: For Now

  

  The farmers’ strike which has been taking in place in Argentina for the past week ended on midnight Sunday but the leaders have warned that members of the relevant rural entities will meet in two weeks, to discuss further measures and that they do not rule out another strike. The current measures had put a halt to the sale of grains.

• Sunday, January 23rd 2011 - 23:38 UTC

  Atacama “Is and Will Be Chilean”

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Piñera has responded to Bolivian President Evo Morales who said Saturday that “Atacama, used to be Bolivian and we hope to recover it soon, although a presidential spokesmen later said “it was a joke.”

• Sunday, January 23rd 2011 - 23:07 UTC

  Former Junta Leader Nicolaides Dies

  

  Cristino Nicolaides has died in the Argentine province of Cordoba, age 86. The former leader of the army was under house arrest for numerous of human rights abuses.

• Sunday, January 23rd 2011 - 22:43 UTC

  Exit Polls Show Portuguese Leader Cavaco Silva is Re-elected

  

  Portuguese voters Sunday re-elected Anibal Cavaco Silva for a second term in office, showing that they want political stability. However, there are difficult months ahead asd the country has to face up to the European Union crisis.

• Sunday, January 23rd 2011 - 20:13 UTC

  Thousands Bid Farewell to Ark Royal

  

  Around 250 sailors led crowds on a march through Portsmouth, to say a final farewell to the axed aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal. Portsmouth is the Royal Navy flagship's home.

• Sunday, January 23rd 2011 - 19:39 UTC

  Bolivian Defence Spending Increases

  

  The Bolivian government has increased its military budget by more than 120% during the last decade, increasing 64% during President Evo Morales five years in office, according to a report compiled by Bolivian journalist, Ruy D’Alencar Delgado, published in El Deber newspaper.

• Sunday, January 23rd 2011 - 17:23 UTC

  Brazilian President Imposes New Work Rules

  

  Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is trying to show she is different from former president Lula da Silva. Rousseff prefers strict rules and technical work as opposed to Lula’s political more relaxed way of governing.

• Friday, January 21st 2011 - 18:51 UTC

  Mutiny on board Gorch Fock: Germany Begins Investigation

  

  The German Government has ordered an investigation into a reported muting on their training ship the Gorch Fock, which is said to have taken place last year. The Gorch Fock tall ship was ordered to dock in the Argentine city of Ushuaia early on Friday to await experts, after reports of a revolt in November.

• Friday, January 21st 2011 - 18:39 UTC

  Obama to Base Re-election Campaign in Hometown Chicago

  

  US President Barack Obama has decided to run his re-election campaign from his native Chicago, in the hope of recreating the 2008 winning formula.

• Friday, January 21st 2011 - 18:06 UTC

  Mountaineers Rescued on Aconcagua

  

  An Argentine and a Spaniard were reunited with their families in Mendoza city today after having been rescued from the Aconcagua mountain in Mendoza province, on the border with Chile overnight.